Recording: ‘Rinsed: From Cartels to Crypto’ - A Conversation with Geoff White

The Centre for Finance and Security was delighted to host Geoff White to discuss his new book, Rinsed: From Cartels to Crypto: How the Tech Industry Washes Money for the World's Deadliest Crooks.

There is a dark history of money laundering that’s as old as time. For as long as people have been stealing money, there has been an industry to wash it. But what happened when our economy went digital? How does the global underworld wash its dirty money in the internet age?

The book follows money from the outrageous luxury of Dubai hotels to sleepy backwaters of coastal Ireland, from the backstreets of Nigeria to the secretive zones of North Korea, to investigate this new cyber supercartel. Through first-hand accounts from the victims of its devastating crimes, White uncovers the extraordinary true story of hi-tech laundering – and exposes its terrible human cost.

Geoff White is an investigative journalist covering technology and organised crime. He has reported on the Snowden leaks, investigated the hacking of the UK's largest internet service provider TalkTalk, exposed fraud in the online dating industry, and won multiple awards. His work has appeared in outlets including Channel 4 News, the BBC and The Sunday Times. His podcast series The Dark Web has been a top-ten hit on Audible since its launch in 2017 and his latest podcast, The Lazarus Heist, which he co-hosted with Jean Lee for the BBC World Service, was number one in the UK Apple chart.

The event was hosted by Kathryn Westmore, Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Finance and Security.