Terrorist Financing: Traditional vs. Emerging Financial Technologies
Terrorist Financing: Traditional vs. Emerging Financial Technologies
Maria Jofre Alberto Aziani Edoardo Villa Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and Transcrime, Milan, ItalyMaria Jofre is a Data Analyst at Open Ownership, helping stakeholders worldwide leverage beneficial ownership data and conduct impactful analyses. With over a decade in academia, she has contributed to and led EU-funded projects and provided consultancy across multiple countries. Maria’s expertise spans crime analysis, risk assessment, and machine learning, reflected in her several publications on money laundering, corruption, terrorist financing, transnational trafficking, and cybercrime. She has collaborated with international organisations, including the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).Alberto Aziani is an Associate Professor of Sociology of Law and Deviance at the Department of Sociology and Social Research at the University of Milano-Bicocca. His research focuses on criminology, with a specialization in illegal markets, transnational trafficking, money laundering, and illicit financial flows. He has published extensively on these subjects, providing insights into the dynamics of criminal economies and their societal impacts. Alberto has also contributed to numerous international initiatives on illegal economies, collaborating with organizations such as the United Nations and the European Commission.Edoardo Villa is a Consultant in Governance Risk & Compliance – Financial Services at KPMG Advisory S.p.A. After earning a master’s degree in Public Policy for Security, he worked with the Joint Research Center on Innovation and Crime – Transcrime and Crime & Tech – Spin-off company of Università Cattolica contributing to various research and projects. In such contexts he had the opportunity to tutor the Summer School on Cryptocurrencies and anti-money laundering for financial intermediaries, law enforcement and industry professionals. He also participated in the European Program Cut The Cord (CTC) aimed at preventing and predicting the use of non-traditional products for financing and supporting terrorist organizations, while assisting Law Enforcement Agencies and other entities to fight financial crimes. Subsequently, he worked as AML-CFT analyst in a financial institution.