"The Impact of Financial Crime on Global Economies", Keynote at EastNets Annual Conference, 8 Mar 2017

9 March, 2017
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The presentation titled “The Impact of Financial Crime on Global Economies” was delivered as a keynote address at the EastNets 14th Annual Conference held on 8th March 2017 in Amman.
In the keynote, the focus was on economic crime and its impact on economic growth. With the rise of the digital economy and associated disruptions, the presentation looks at the growing risks of cybercrime across the globe, and also at the regional level. Another interesting point of discussion centres around where there is a FinTech/ RegTech revolution around compliance. The presentation ends with an outlook on financial crime in today’s world as well as a few key takeaways.

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