New Money Review podcast

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How the UK became fraudster heaven

Mar 08 2025 33 mins  
The UK prides itself in being open for innovative tech firms—and companies in general—to set up business. It takes only £12—and 15-20 minutes—to create a new company online.But the laxity of the country’s system for new company formations has made the UK a goldmine for scammers. And the problem is getting worse: fraud, much of it digital, now accounts for over 40 per cen

Unseen Money 5: Stealing your identity—bit by bit

Feb 25 2025 31 mins  
Having your identity stolen is a catastrophe. You can lose your reputation, your credit rating, your money, your home or even be accused of fraud yourself (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/hunter-biden-burisma-ukraine-records-b2596153.html).To victims, ID theft feels like a single, earth-shattering event. But it’s likely that the hacker has been steal

Unseen Money 4: Keeping a phone thief out of your bank account

Feb 10 2025 29 mins  
In the latest episode of Unseen Money, Timur Yunusov and I discuss how to stop a bad dream turning into a real nightmare: when a phone snatcher has your mobile device and is trying to get hold of your money as well. We cover: * How a phone thief can access your bank accounts* The security of contract and non-contract mobile phones* Best mobile phone security practices and what to k

KGB legacy and a new scam in Russia: Unseen Money episode 3

Jan 27 2025 24 mins  
In the latest episode of Unseen Money, we talk about the recent $4.5 million fraud committed against Ol’ga Serova (https://www.vesti.ru/article/4321170), a 71-year-old former bureaucrat from Samara, Russia. We discuss:* KGB legacy: how Russian scammers play on people’s long-standing fear of the authorities* Greed, fear and social engineering by country: how the weak points of f

Why AI is a scammer's dream: Unseen Money part 2

Jan 21 2025 30 mins  
Last week UK prime minister Keir Starmer said artificial intelligence could help fix potholes, teach our kids and slash the cost of public services.What he failed to mention is that AI is also a dream come true for scammers. Listen to the latest episode of Unseen Money as Paul Amery and Timur Yunusov discuss how AI-enabled fraud is rocketing and why.

From app fraud to card fraud: Unseen Money part 1

Jan 07 2025 23 mins  
This is Unseen Money from New Money Review.I’m Paul Amery and I’m joined by my co-host, security researcher Timur Yunusov.Unseen money is our journey into the darker corners of digital payments.For many of us, transferring money is now faster and easier than ever before. It takes a couple of swipes on a smartphone.But with digital payments have come many new opportunities for c

Why the dollar era will end slowly—then suddenly

Dec 10 2024 30 mins  
The latest New Money Review podcast focuses on Trump, tariffs, deglobalisation and the currency markets. My guest, Mark Astley, is a former colleague, a currency and fixed income specialist who recently retired as chief executive of asset manager Millennium Global Investments. “We are living in an epochal time in the history of exchange rates and trade policy,” Astley says in t

The cat and mouse game of payments security

Sep 30 2024 35 mins  
In the last decade, the way we make our payments has become more seamless, faster and cheaper. We’ve switched from signatures on paper cheques to a few swipes and a tap on a mobile phone.But with these advances have come massive new opportunities for cybercriminals.From cons using deception and social engineering to romance fraud, unauthorised transfers, hacks and identity theft,

Default: why sovereign debt matters

Sep 09 2024 35 mins  
When, why and how do countries go bust? That’s the topic of the latest New Money Review podcast, where I’m joined by Greg Makoff, a former physicist, banker, government advisor and now senior fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School.Makoff is the author of a recent book (https://www.defaultthebook.com/) on what has been called “the most contentious default in history”—Argenti

Capitalism on steroids

Jul 15 2024 31 mins  
Supporters of the $10trn private equity industry say it fuels economic growth and delivers leaner, better-performing companies.One leading critic of the sector is Ludovic Phalippou, who says that the industry routinely overstates its financial performance. And, he says, private equity funds charge a whopping 6-7% a year in fees, wiping out any potential benefits to investors.In the