Executive Mosaic has inducted Honorable Juan Zarate, global co-managing partner and chief strategy officer of K2 Integrity, into the 2022 edition of the Wash100 Award in recognition of his efforts focused on counterterrorism, financial integrity and cryptocurrency across the government, finance and government contracting sectors. He first received a Wash100 recognition in 2016 for supporting […] More

Juan Zarate, global co-managing partner of K2 Integrity, chairman of Consilient, and 2016 Wash100 Award winner recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding the rebranding of K2 Intelligence FIN into K2 Integrity, the origin and continued development of Consilient, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the potential plans for his companies heading into 2021. 

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K2 Integrity, formerly K2 Intelligence Financial Integrity Network, and Giant Oak have formed a joint venture in an effort to provide financial institutions a new model for anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism. "We are trying to revolutionize the AML/CFT regime through the use of federated data analytics and transfer learning," Juan Zarate, global co-managing partner and chief strategy officer of K2 Integrity, told ExecutiveBiz.

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Juan Zarate, chairman and cofounder of strategic advisory company Financial Integrity Network, officially joined Northwestern Mutual on Sept. 24 as a member of the financial security firm’s board of trustees. “Juan brings a critical perspective about the environment in which financial companies operate and thrive,” John Schlifske, Northwestern Mutual chairman, president and CEO, said in […] More

On the heels of the late 2013 release of his second book, Treasury’s War: The Unleashing of a New Era of Financial Warfare, Juan Zarate caught up with ExecutiveBiz to discuss his and the Treasury Department’s work in the years after 9/11 to promote U.S. national security interests through sophisticated global financial campaigns. As the […] More

Salman Banaei, head of public policy in North America for crypto data firm Chainalysis, and other experts shared their thoughts on a Federal Reserve discussion paper that explored the potential benefits, risks and policy considerations for a U.S. central bank digital currency, NextAdvisor reported Sunday. Banaei said he was surprised by how the Fed took […] More

The exponentially increasing use of digital currencies and cryptocurrencies worldwide has introduced a new kind of economic actor to the global stage. With hundreds of millions of users across the globe, this unregulated digital economy is rapidly expanding its footprint in the private sector, and the public sector is taking notice. Gurvais Grigg, chief technology […] More

Technology research company Gartner predicts that 20 percent of large enterprises will use digital currencies by 2024 for payments, collateral or stored value. “Increasing mainstream acceptance of cryptocurrencies on traditional payment platforms and the rise of central bank digital currencies will push many large enterprises to incorporate digital currencies into their applications in the coming […] More

More companies are offering to pay younger employees in cryptocurrency as part of efforts to attract talent, CNBC reported Monday. One of those companies is independent ratings agency SharpRank, which taps influential college students or “campus captains” to help build up the startup’s user base by serving as brand ambassadors. Chris Adams, founder and CEO […] More

An analysis by blockchain analytics company Chainalysis shows that scammers took in more than $7.7 billion worth of cryptocurrency from victims in 2021, reflecting an increase of 81 percent from the previous year. A new type of scam in the decentralized finance ecosystem called “rug pulls” accounted for 37 percent of the total cryptocurrency scam […] More

Leading bitcoin expert Michael Saylor, CEO of MicroStrategy, will share his industry insights on the significant role digital currencies will play in the future of global economics and wealth storage during the Potomac Officers Club’s upcoming Digital Currency and National Security Forum. In his role as CEO of MicroStrategy and chairman of its board of directors, Saylor has […] More

Bruce Caswell, president and chief executive officer of Maximus, and 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding how the company has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as enhancing workforce support, developing new technologies and supporting employment services. Additionally, Caswell discussed investments in new technologies, as well as where Maximus will head in 2021. 

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