E-Wallets, money laundering and terrorism financing: Is the voluntary exchange of information the panacea? (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Ryder, N. (2021, March). E-Wallets, money laundering and terrorism financing: Is the voluntary exchange of information the panacea?. Paper presented at Stakeholders Consultation on Trafficking of Dangerous Substances through Exploitation of E-Wallet Services, Vienna

This presentation is divided into three parts. Part I provides a brief overview of E-Wallets, it identifies their unprecedented growth and identifies their abuse by money launderers. Part II comments on the effectiveness of the traditional anti-mon... Read More about E-Wallets, money laundering and terrorism financing: Is the voluntary exchange of information the panacea?.

Terrorism financing and fraud – the unseen (seen) nexus? A broken policy and a series of missed opportunities (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Ryder, N. (2021, February). Terrorism financing and fraud – the unseen (seen) nexus? A broken policy and a series of missed opportunities. Paper presented at Lincoln University Staff Seminar Series, Lincoln University

This presentation identifies a detailed and authoritative terrorism financing fraud typology and a disjointed counter-terrorism financing/counter-fraud policies. The paper recommends that the fraud typology could be used as a disruptive mechanism an... Read More about Terrorism financing and fraud – the unseen (seen) nexus? A broken policy and a series of missed opportunities.

Terrorism financing and fraud – the unseen (seen) nexus? A broken policy and a series of missed opportunities (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Ryder, N. (2020, December). Terrorism financing and fraud – the unseen (seen) nexus? A broken policy and a series of missed opportunities. Paper presented at Jean Monnet Network on EU Counter Terrorism, University of South Wales, Treforest

This paper adds to the existing literature by highlighting how terrorism financiers have been able to accrue funding by different types of fraud. and it divided into five parts. The first part of the article identifies a comprehensive terrorism fina... Read More about Terrorism financing and fraud – the unseen (seen) nexus? A broken policy and a series of missed opportunities.

Public written statement to the UN WGEPAD 27th Session: The urgency of now - Systemic racism and the lessons of 2020 (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Olaiya, M.A., H. B. A. (2020). Public written statement to the UN WGEPAD 27th Session: The urgency of now - Systemic racism and the lessons of 2020

The UN WGEPAD 27th public session: "The Urgency of Now - Systemic Racism and the Lessons of 2020" was held between 30 November to 3 December. This thematic session built on the WGEPAD’s COVID-19 report, systemic racism and global protests, and set t... Read More about Public written statement to the UN WGEPAD 27th Session: The urgency of now - Systemic racism and the lessons of 2020.

Written statement to the 26th Session of the UN Working Group of Experts on people of African descent : Regional meeting with civil society - Europe and North America (2020)
Other
Olaiya, M.A., H. B. A. (2020). Written statement to the 26th Session of the UN Working Group of Experts on people of African descent : Regional meeting with civil society - Europe and North America. United Nations

Written statements were made to a series of regional meetings designed to allow the Working Group of Experts on people of African Descent to engage with and learn from civil society and its experiences, to ascertain the situation on the ground thus f... Read More about Written statement to the 26th Session of the UN Working Group of Experts on people of African descent : Regional meeting with civil society - Europe and North America.

Cryptoassets, social media platforms and defence against terrorism financing suspicious activity reports: a step into the regulatory unknown (2020)
Journal Article
Ryder, N. (in press). Cryptoassets, social media platforms and defence against terrorism financing suspicious activity reports: a step into the regulatory unknown. Journal of Business Law, 8, 668-693

This paper is divided into three parts. Firstly, the paper presents evidence how terrorism financiers are able to operate via the Internet and social media platforms. Secondly, it enhances the understanding of the use of Defence against Terrorism Fin... Read More about Cryptoassets, social media platforms and defence against terrorism financing suspicious activity reports: a step into the regulatory unknown.

Counter-terrorist financing, cryptoassets, social media platforms, and suspicious activity reports: A step into the regulatory unknown (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Ryder, N. (2020, September). Counter-terrorist financing, cryptoassets, social media platforms, and suspicious activity reports: A step into the regulatory unknown. Paper presented at Blockchain Technology: Current Challenges of Cryptocurrency’, Aston University

This paper is divided into three parts. The first part of the paper identifies a new and emerging terrorism funding model via cryptoassets and social media platforms – the Social Networking Funding Model. The paper enhances the understanding of the... Read More about Counter-terrorist financing, cryptoassets, social media platforms, and suspicious activity reports: A step into the regulatory unknown.

Countering the financing of terrorism: Sources of terrorism financing (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Ryder, N. (2020, September). Countering the financing of terrorism: Sources of terrorism financing

The aim of the paper is to provide an overview of the sources of terrorism financing. The paper focuses on the evolution of the new social networking and fraud typologies.

Marketisation and competition in criminal legal aid: implications for access to justice (2020)
Book Chapter
Smith, T., & Johnston, E. (in press). Marketisation and competition in criminal legal aid: implications for access to justice. In K. Albertson, M. Corcoran, & . J. Phillips (Eds.), Marketisation and Privatisation in Criminal Justice. Bristol: Policy Press

Legal aid, particularly in criminal justice, is a divisive subject. For its most devoted proponents, state funding of legal representation and advice for those accused of crime is a vital public good which helps to uphold values of fairness, justi... Read More about Marketisation and competition in criminal legal aid: implications for access to justice.

A world fit for money laundering: The Atlantic alliance’s undermining of organized crime control (2020)
Journal Article
Young, M. A., & Woodiwiss, M. (2021). A world fit for money laundering: The Atlantic alliance’s undermining of organized crime control. Trends in Organized Crime, 24(1), 70-95. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12117-020-09386-8

This is the untold history of how prominent civil servants in the UK tailored US-devised anti-money laundering (AML) policies in ways that suited the needs of Britain’s financial services industry. In the aftermath of these initial compromises in 198... Read More about A world fit for money laundering: The Atlantic alliance’s undermining of organized crime control.

Corruption, Integrity and the Law – Global Regulatory Challenges (2020)
Book
Pasculli, L., & Ryder, N. (Eds.). (2020). Corruption, Integrity and the Law – Global Regulatory Challenges. Routledge

Globalisation has opened new avenues to corruption. Corrupt practices are proliferating not only within national borders but across different countries. Despite many national and international anti-corruption bodies and strategies, corruption far fro... Read More about Corruption, Integrity and the Law – Global Regulatory Challenges.

Countering the financing of terrorism: Sources of terrorism financing (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Ryder, N. (2019, November). Countering the financing of terrorism: Sources of terrorism financing. Paper presented at Euromed Police workshop on Countering Financing Terrorism, Rome, Italy

The aim of the paper is to provide an update on the recent development in the sources of terrorism financing.

Preventing and Intervening in White Collar Crimes: The Role of Regulatory Agencies (2019)
Book Chapter
Ryder, N., & Francis, A. (2019). Preventing and Intervening in White Collar Crimes: The Role of Regulatory Agencies. In M. L. Rorie (Ed.), Handbook on White-Collar Crime, (262-278). London: Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118775004

The aim of this chapter is to critically consider the role of financial regulatory agencies in the United States of America, the United Kingdom and Singapore towards tackling financial crime.

Market Manipulation and Insider Trading – Regulatory Challenges in the United States of America, the European Union and the United Kingdom (2019)
Book
Ryder, N., & Herlin-Karnell, E. (2019). Market Manipulation and Insider Trading – Regulatory Challenges in the United States of America, the European Union and the United Kingdom. (1). London, UK: Hart Publishing

The European Union regime for fighting market manipulation and insider trading – commonly referred to as market abuse – was significantly reshuffled in the wake of the financial crisis of 2007/2008 and new legal instruments to fight market abuse were... Read More about Market Manipulation and Insider Trading – Regulatory Challenges in the United States of America, the European Union and the United Kingdom.

Terrorism financing and fraud: The FATF’s mutual evaluation on the United Kingdom
Conference Proceeding
Ryder, N. (2021). Terrorism financing and fraud: The FATF’s mutual evaluation on the United Kingdom

This presentation focused on the results of the United Kingdom's Fourth Mutual Report by the Financial Action Task Force. The paper presented evidence that questioned some of the findings of Mutual Evaluation Report.

Anti-money laundering and global security: The United Kingdom
Conference Proceeding
Ryder, N. Anti-money laundering and global security: The United Kingdom

This paper focused on the threat posed by money laundering and terrorism financing and provided an in-depth commentary on the publication of the United Kingdom’s Mutual Evaluation Report, that was published by the Financial Action Task Force in Decem... Read More about Anti-money laundering and global security: The United Kingdom.

Counter-terrorist financing, cryptoassets, social media platforms, and suspicious activity reports: A step into the regulatory unknown
Conference Proceeding
Ryder, N. Counter-terrorist financing, cryptoassets, social media platforms, and suspicious activity reports: A step into the regulatory unknown

This paper is divided into three parts. Firstly, the paper presents evidence how terrorism financiers are able to operate via the Internet and social media platforms. Secondly, it enhances the understanding of the use of Defence against Terrorism Fin... Read More about Counter-terrorist financing, cryptoassets, social media platforms, and suspicious activity reports: A step into the regulatory unknown.