Money laundering is used to fuel underground economies, often resulting in more crime and the undermining of democracy. In this podcast, we explore how banks uncover money laundering — and why it matters.

Many people who are exploited in work situations don't realize they are victims. When nobody tells you about things like minimum wage and legal working hours, how can you be helped? One solution is to detect such cases proactively, by following the digital fingerprints hidden in banking data. In this first episode of Forensic Finance, we look into this innovative new technology to tackle the $150 billion human trafficking industry.

The University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands‘ Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment, and Dutch bank ABN AMRO have created a one-of-a-kind partnership to analyze bank data for suspicious activity that could pinpoint human trafficking – a problem affecting millions of people and billions of dollars. Listen to the first episode of Forensic Finance soon.