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E167: What keeps payments players up at night?

July 2, 2026 · 33 min

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According to Money20/20, the EMEA region accounts for 48% of the world's outbound cross-border payment flows — just under half!


Now put yourself in the position of assessing those billions of transactions, moving at incredible speed, for financial crime risks and suspicious patterns. Sounds like a headache, right?


Our expert host, Robin Lycka, is joined by René Hofer, CRO/CCO & Branch Director Germany at Holvi, to ask: "What keeps payments players up at night?"


The pair discuss: the challenges facing compliance professionals in the payments industry, the solutions that could make a difference, and all the industry drama too.


Producer: Matthew Dunne-Miles

Editor: Dominic Delargy

Video: Loïs Dunford


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The Laundry explores the complex world of financial crime, anti-money laundering (AML), compliance, sanctions, and global financial regulation.


Hosted by Marit Rødevand, Fredrik Riiser, and Robin Lycka, each episode features in-depth conversations with leading experts from banking, fintech, regulatory bodies, and investigative journalism — dissecting headline news, unpacking regulatory trends, and examining the real-world consequences of non-compliance.


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