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The verification game
May 13, 2026
26m 12s
Is Companies House an economic bellwether?
Apr 15, 2026
19m 37s
Happy birthday OFSI
Mar 10, 2026
21m 44s
It's a grey(list) area
Feb 9, 2026
24m 15s
Crime on the high street - part two
Jan 9, 2026
13m 15s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/13/26 | The verification game | We look at the role of Authorised Corporate Service Providers (ACSPs) in the new regime at Companies House and explain why understanding both its strengths and weaknesses is important to anyone responsible for onboarding or monitoring UK companies, wherever in the world you work. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Follow us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-dark-money-files-ltd/ on Twitter at https://twitter.com/dark_files or see our website at https://www.thedarkm... | 26m 12s | ||||||
| 4/15/26 | Is Companies House an economic bellwether?✨ | economic policiescompany formation+3 | — | Companies House | — | Companies Houseeconomic bellwether+3 | — | 19m 37s | |
| 3/10/26 | Happy birthday OFSI✨ | financial sanctionsUK sanctions regime+3 | — | Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation | UK | financial sanctionsOFSI+5 | — | 21m 44s | |
| 2/9/26 | It's a grey(list) area✨ | risk listsblack and grey lists+3 | — | The Dark Money Files | UK | risk listsblack lists+4 | — | 24m 15s | |
| 1/9/26 | Crime on the high street - part two✨ | crimehigh street+4 | — | BBC | — | crimehigh street+6 | — | 13m 15s | |
| 12/29/25 | Crime on the high street - part one✨ | crimehigh street+4 | — | BBC | — | crimehigh street+4 | — | 16m 25s | |
| 12/8/25 | A fine fanfare - Coinbase and JP Morgan SE✨ | regulatory noticesfinancial institutions+4 | — | CoinbaseJP Morgan SE+2 | — | CoinbaseJP Morgan+4 | — | 16m 03s | |
| 10/24/25 | The Dark Money Files meets (Episode 1)... The Laundry✨ | anti-financial crimeAI+3 | Marit Rødevand | StriseThe Dark Money Files+3 | — | anti-financial crimeAI+3 | — | 29m 05s | |
| 10/9/25 | Policing the corporate landscape - the role of The Insolvency Service✨ | insolvencycorporate governance+3 | — | The Insolvency Service | UK | Insolvency ServiceUK+3 | — | 21m 09s | |
| 8/13/25 | The highs (and lows) of PEP classifications✨ | PEP classificationsFCA guidance+3 | — | FCAThe Dark Money Files | — | PEPFCA+5 | — | 19m 50s | |
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| 7/26/25 | Where there's a will...✨ | forged willsorganised crime+3 | — | BBC | Hungary | forged willsHungarian crime+3 | — | 20m 44s | |
| 5/29/25 | Transparency and trust issues: the secret life of property | In this episode, we chat about a recently published report by Transparency International (see: https://www.transparency.org.uk/news/trust-issues-tackling-final-frontier-secret-property-ownership) and how it impacts on our ability to identify the true ownership of real estate in the UK (and elsewhere). Send us Fan Mail Support the show Follow us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-dark-money-files-ltd/ on Twitter at https://twitter.com/dark_files or see our website at&nbs... | 18m 33s | ||||||
| 4/14/25 | Trigger warning! | We bring you our latest deep dive into the world of crazy company incorporations and weird worldwide coincidences by way of North London, New Zealand and a much loved British sit-com. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Follow us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-dark-money-files-ltd/ on Twitter at https://twitter.com/dark_files or see our website at https://www.thedarkmoneyfiles.com/ | 17m 24s | ||||||
| 3/16/25 | The sharing of suspicion | SARs! Search and rescue services? Subject access requests? Sudden acute respiratory syndrome? No - suspicious activity reports! That's what we are talking about this time. And there's a lot more to them than you might think. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Follow us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-dark-money-files-ltd/ on Twitter at https://twitter.com/dark_files or see our website at https://www.thedarkmoneyfiles.com/ | 17m 41s | ||||||
| 2/8/25 | Don't let mules make an ass of your firm | In this episode we look at the FCA's latest thematic review of the National Fraud Database and money mule account detection tools and summarise what we think firms can take from it and what actions they might consider taking in response. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Follow us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-dark-money-files-ltd/ on Twitter at https://twitter.com/dark_files or see our website at https://www.thedarkmoneyfiles.com/ | 19m 38s | ||||||
| 12/15/24 | We're scamming, we hope you like scamming too... | "...Because every day we pay the price, we’re the living sacrifice" Taking inspiration from Bob Marley (sorry about the pun) we've done a little episode about scams and scammers (and some hints on how to spot them). Send us Fan Mail Support the show Follow us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-dark-money-files-ltd/ on Twitter at https://twitter.com/dark_files or see our website at https://www.thedarkmoneyfiles.com/ | 15m 23s | ||||||
| 11/26/24 | Unheard voices - fine outcomes | In this episode we look at some of the links between three recent enforcement actions. We try to avoid the knee jerk reactions, and think a bit deeper about them. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Follow us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-dark-money-files-ltd/ on Twitter at https://twitter.com/dark_files or see our website at https://www.thedarkmoneyfiles.com/ | 18m 56s | ||||||
| 10/14/24 | Financial Crime Training - Mind the gap! | We turn our attention to the requirement to train relevant staff on all matters anti-financial crime. And if you're planning on training - your training needs a plan! Send us Fan Mail Support the show Follow us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-dark-money-files-ltd/ on Twitter at https://twitter.com/dark_files or see our website at https://www.thedarkmoneyfiles.com/ | 16m 37s | ||||||
| 9/10/24 | The (out)source code | In this episode we turn our attention to the tricky subject of outsourcing. We were going to get someone else to do it for us but we couldn't find a suitable candidate. :) Send us Fan Mail Support the show Follow us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-dark-money-files-ltd/ on Twitter at https://twitter.com/dark_files or see our website at https://www.thedarkmoneyfiles.com/ | 15m 18s | ||||||
| 8/16/24 | Hot spots and intelligence 2 | Hot spots and intelligence 2 In this second episode we look more broadly at the genesis of intelligence led policing, how it works and how compelling it is to draw parallels with our world of anti-financial crime. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Follow us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-dark-money-files-ltd/ on Twitter at https://twitter.com/dark_files or see our website at https://www.thedarkmoneyfiles.com/ | 18m 40s | ||||||
| 7/3/24 | Hot spots and intelligence | In this episode we report on a recent visit to the European Crime Analysis conference in Copenhagen and draw parallels between the work of law enforcement and those working in compliance. Links referred to in the episode: Hot spot policing Wolfsberg Group Statement on Effective Monitoring for Suspicious Activity Send us Fan Mail Support the show Follow us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-dark-money-files-ltd/ on Twitter at https://twitter.com/dark_files or see our ... | 18m 06s | ||||||
| 6/4/24 | Are corporate entities the Swiss army knife of financial crime? | In this episode we explore some of the many different ways in which corporate entities can be used to engage in financial crime – although, as far as we are aware, they aren’t much use in removing stones from horse’s hooves. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Follow us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-dark-money-files-ltd/ on Twitter at https://twitter.com/dark_files or see our website at https://www.thedarkmoneyfiles.com/ | 17m 10s | ||||||
| 5/25/24 | Organised Crime - two's company but three's an OCG | We dive into the details of OCGs and how they use corporate networks to launder their ill-gotten gains - and the clues they leave behind. And, rather appropriately, we also introduce the world to our new sponsor: https://riskalert247.com/ Send us Fan Mail Support the show Follow us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-dark-money-files-ltd/ on Twitter at https://twitter.com/dark_files or see our website at https://www.thedarkmoneyfiles.com/ | 20m 14s | ||||||
| 5/7/24 | A proliferation explanation conversation | In this episode we turn our attention to the thorny subject of proliferation financing and provide a basic explainer of what it's about and why it's important. The documents referred to in the episode can be accessed via the links below: FATF Guidance on PF risk assessment | https://bit.ly/4a9FKTM UK National Risk Assessment of PF | https://bit.ly/3JP2Lk7 | RUSI paper on PF in banking | https://bit.ly/4b4JpTU | European Commission guidance for EU operators | https://bit.ly/4do... | 18m 28s | ||||||
| 4/26/24 | It’s payback time! – the new UK regime for mandatory scam reimbursement | With a forthcoming new requirement which makes it mandatory for UK payment service providers (PSPs) to reimburse the victims of some types of fraud, we look at the rules and how they are likely to play out. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Follow us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-dark-money-files-ltd/ on Twitter at https://twitter.com/dark_files or see our website at https://www.thedarkmoneyfiles.com/ | 22m 26s | ||||||
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