On FINCast Episode 39, Juan Zarate sits down with K2 Integrity’s Katya Hazard and Amir Fadavi to discuss the state of Russia-related sanctions and to explore what has worked and what may require further coordinated efforts to curtail Russia’s ambitions and war power. While certain “sanctions fatigue” starts to settle in, it is more important than ever to consider real costs of sanctions circumvention, including the very real risks of a sanctions designation of persons disregarding US, UK, or EU trade restrictions ..read more

On FINCast Episode 38, Juan Zarate speaks with Coinbase Chief Policy Officer Faryar Shirzad to discuss the state of the crypto environment, the challenges for the future of the industry, and the prospects for regulatory clarity in the digital asset space ..read more

FIN Co-Founder Juan Zarate hosts a discussion with fellow FIN Co-Founder Chip Poncy and FIN Senior Associate Eric Lorber on the recent Russia sanctions legislation passed by the United States Senate. Their discussion covers what the legislation means, the complications and implications for the bill, what's next as it makes its way through the United States House, and how Chip and Eric's testimonies before the United States Congress earlier this year helped lay the groundwork for this legislation ..read more

FIN Chairman Juan Zarate is joined by FIN Senior Adviser Elaine Dezenski to discuss the latest in anti-corruption, bribery, and transparency, with a special focus on the recent Paradise Papers leaks ..read more

FIN Co-Founders Juan Zarate and Chip Poncy host a discussion with new FIN Principal Danny Glaser, who served until January 2017 as the U.S. Treasury Department's Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes. The discussion covers Danny's thoughts and reflections on his two-decade career at the U.S. Treasury, which included several of the most important policy, technical, and national security issues faced by the U.S. government ..read more

In this episode, FIN Chairman Juan Zarate hosts a discussion with FIN Senior Adviser Zachary Goldman on the current state of cyber sanctions, cybercrime, and the convergence of cyber security and the anti-money laundering system ..read more

FIN Co-Founders Juan Zarate and Chip Poncy discuss the strategic implications of the new rule on customer due diligence, issued by the U.S. in 2016 ..read more

In Episode #5, FIN Co-Founder Juan Zarate hosts a discussion with FIN Senior Associate Eric Lorber on the new report released by the Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance, titled “Securing American Interests: A New Era of Economic Power”. Read the report: http://www.defenddemocracy.org/content/uploads/documents/CSIF_Securing_American_Interests.pdf ..read more

FIN Co-Founders Juan Zarate and Chip Poncy discuss an article they authored on designing a new AML system, to include why they wrote the article, the challenges they see in imagining a new AML system, and how this new system can be implemented. The article, Designing A New AML System, was released in the 2016 Q3 issue of Banking Perspectives, and can be found at this link: http://bit.ly/2mghVmq ..read more

On FINCast Episode 37, Juan Zarate sits down with Will Inboden, K2 Integrity’s Michele Malvesti, and Farah Pandith to discuss the upcoming book, Hand-Off: The Foreign Policy George W. Bush Passed to Barack Obama. Tune in for a look back at the foreign policy transition between the Bush and Obama administrations from a unique group of national security and foreign policy thinkers ..read more