Finsight Exclusive: Leveraging digital transformation in Latin America to stop criminal activity скачать в хорошем качестве

Finsight Exclusive: Leveraging digital transformation in Latin America to stop criminal activity

In this edition of Finsight Spotlight: ChangeMakers, Economic Development Advisor, Richie Santos Diaz hosts Alejo Campos – Regional Director of Crime Stoppers in the Caribbean, Bermuda, and Latin America in an exclusive interview for Finsight.news shedding light on the work Crime Stoppers does to stop illicit activity in Latin America. Latin America recorded massive growth in tech adoption in 2021, as well as the development of the use of cryptocurrency transnationally. With that, bad actors are getting more sophisticated and moving aggressively into cyberspace to facilitate illegal moves such as money laundering using blockchain and Fintech. In the context of a high criminal activity region, how can authorities use digital transformation to fight crime, and what is the other side of the (crypto)coin? Watch the exclusive interview with Alejo Campos! About Crime Stoppers Crime Stoppers is a global organization initiated in the United States of America in 1977, which has since been working to create an ecosystem where communities connect properly with local and national authorities to fight against transnational crime. The main challenge that the organization has identified in achieving the aforementioned is that community members are reluctant in sharing information with the police or prosecutors as it turns out to be very dangerous for them. This is why Crime Stoppers is focused on being the anonymous and confidential bridge that connects communities and local authorities and has programs that support governments as well because they need better laws, technical and financial capabilities to be able to receive this anonymous information to help them to reach results. Crime Stoppers is also involved in Social Campaigns to help communities fully understand why they need to come forward with information they may have about criminals and their activities. Currently, it is present in El Salvador, Guatemala, Paraguay, Panama, Argentina, Columbia, and Mexico.