{"id":1087,"date":"2023-06-29T15:26:53","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T15:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reporter.london\/?p=1087"},"modified":"2026-03-13T12:05:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T12:05:38","slug":"reportercast-june-2023-with-ex-israeli-military-intelligence-officer-yair-samban-on-terrorism-financing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reporter.london\/1087\/","title":{"rendered":"Reportercast June 2023: with ex-Israeli military intelligence officer Yair Samban on terrorism financing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reporter.london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/reportercast_logo_W_V1.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-615\" style=\"width:242px;height:242px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reporter.london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/reportercast_logo_W_V1.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reporter.london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/reportercast_logo_W_V1.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reporter.london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/reportercast_logo_W_V1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reporter.london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/reportercast_logo_W_V1.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reporter.london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/reportercast_logo_W_V1.jpg?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reporter.london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/reportercast_logo_W_V1.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In this special one-year anniversary edition of our website and podcast, we dive deep into terrorism financing with field expert Yair Samban, who is currently a specialist consultant at Pegasystems, an IT company, and a former officer with Israeli military intelligence, tasked with analysing money flows to detect potential terrorists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Samban also wrote a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Terrorist-Decision-Making-Leader-Centric-Contemporary-Terrorism-ebook\/dp\/B07Z74QVPG\">book<\/a> on the subject with co-authors Alex Mintz and Tyson Chatagnier, available from all major stores. In the recording, he gives us his life story, including a tragic event which set him on the path of hunting terrorists, and explains what authorities and the industry could do better to detect money used by these organisations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may listen directly from <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/open.acast.com\/shows\/62b48b395dd83d001220e666\/episodes\/649d9f2e09e8060011f09f0a\" target=\"_blank\">Acast<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/eEOxz5evDqI\" target=\"_blank\">Youtube<\/a> embedded below, as well as use the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.acast.com\/public\/shows\/62b48b395dd83d001220e666\" target=\"_blank\">RSS feed code<\/a> to add the stream to your preferred podcast app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reportercast can be found on most major platforms: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.co.uk\/podcasts\/80ad7c0d-031d-4ce1-89da-a386d50f4650\/reportercast\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon Music<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/70FVVuo1xyPnCVzPfuzbzo\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/ie\/podcast\/reportercast\/id1631379531\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5hY2FzdC5jb20vcHVibGljL3Nob3dzL3JlcG9ydGVyY2FzdA\" target=\"_blank\">Google Podcasts<\/a>, and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@reportercast\" target=\"_blank\">Youtube<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eEOxz5evDqI\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/62b48b395dd83d001220e666\/649d9f2e09e8060011f09f0a\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"190px\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Huge thanks also to A.U. who despite tough personal circumstances once more edited the podcast in time for release.<\/em> <em>He is a true friend on this project.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-donations\"><h4>Make a one-time donation<\/h4><p>Your contribution is appreciated.<\/p><a class=\"jetpack-donations-fallback-link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer noamphtml\" target=\"_blank\">Donate<\/a><hr class=\"donations__separator\"\/><h4>Make a monthly donation<\/h4><p>Your contribution is appreciated.<\/p><a class=\"jetpack-donations-fallback-link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer noamphtml\" target=\"_blank\">Donate monthly<\/a><hr class=\"donations__separator\"\/><h4>Make a yearly donation<\/h4><p>Your contribution is appreciated.<\/p><a class=\"jetpack-donations-fallback-link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer noamphtml\" target=\"_blank\">Donate yearly<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this special one-year anniversary edition of our website and podcast, we dive deep into terrorism financing with field expert Yair Samban, who is currently a specialist consultant at Pegasystems, an IT company, and a former officer with Israeli military intelligence, tasked with analysing money flows to detect potential terrorists. 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