Ep. 14 Griffin Bank’s Head of Financial Crime Product on fraud, AI, and outsourcing in financial services

Kathryn Sharpe is Head of Financial Crime Product at Griffin, an API-first UK bank and full-stack banking-as-a-service platform. Griffin was set up to help companies embed financial services into their own products and manage complex infrastructure and compliance requirements, enabling them to focus on their core business. We talked to Kathryn about financial crime, the impact of AI on financial services, and how collaborating with Veriff is helping Griffin deliver for their clients.

[01:21] Introduction
[02:15] What does Griffin do?
[03:12] How Griffin chose to work with Veriff
[04:42] The alignment of values and priorities between Griffin and Veriff
[06:20] The impact of implementing Veriff’s services
[08:11] Regulatory trends
[10:14] The benefits and challenges of making financial services more accessible
[12:28] How Griffin prioritizes customer safety
[14:54] Griffin’s unique perspective on fraud
[15:57] How Griffin responds to fraud
[16:55] How AI will impact fraud and financial crime
[19:54] The right approach to using AI as a fintech
[23:02] The appetite for third-party outsourcing in financial services
[25:42] The current developments at Griffin
[27:09] Preparing to enter a new sector

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