Episode Details

The episode details the crucial role of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) professionals in disrupting terrorist financing. It explains how terrorists fund their operations through legitimate and illicit means, utilising complex methods to move and store money. The episode highlights key threats, including foreign and domestic terrorist organisations and state-sponsored terrorism, and outlines the three primary funding streams for terrorist activities. Furthermore, it examines the methods terrorists employ to move funds through formal and informal financial systems, as well as digital platforms. Finally, it underscores the importance of understanding the entire funding cycle – raise, move, store, and spend – for effective disruption.