Moody’s Talks: Risk Reframed

Moody’s x Blackdot: Crime uncovered

Episode Summary

Financial crime is becoming more complex, cross-border, and digitally enabled. As criminal networks evolve, investigators are combining data, technology, and collaboration to uncover hidden connections and strengthen risk detection. In this episode, Antonia Edmunds, Chief Commercial Officer at Blackdot Solutions; Olivier Morlet, CEO & Founder of G&A Consultancy; and Francis Marinier, Industry Practice Lead at Moody's, join our host Alex Pillow.

Episode Notes

Financial crime is becoming more complex, cross-border, and digitally enabled. As criminal networks evolve, investigators are combining data, technology, and collaboration to uncover hidden connections and strengthen risk detection.

In this episode, Antonia Edmunds, Chief Commercial Officer at Blackdot Solutions; Olivier Morlet, CEO & Founder of G&A Consultancy; and Francis Marinier, Industry Practice Lead at Moody's, join our host Alex Pillow. 

Their discussion explores how network investigations, open-source intelligence (OSINT), data interoperability, public-private partnerships, and AI are reshaping the fight against financial crime and other emerging risks.

Key topics covered:

• How OSINT enhances financial crime investigations and cross-border asset tracing
• The growing importance of network investigations in uncovering complex criminal ecosystems
• Public-private partnerships and information sharing to combat financial crime
• The role of beneficial ownership data and entity resolution in finding hidden relationships
• How AI, machine learning, and agentic workflows can accelerate investigative processes while keeping humans accountable

Additional resources:

• Moody’s Public Sector landing page
• https://blackdotsolutions.com
• OSINT 101: Data to intelligence podcast episode
• FATF International Cooperation Handbook

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