In this episode of RegTech RealTalk, we tell a story so outrageous it sounds fictional—except it’s backed by 700,000 leaked documents.
Isabel dos Santos, once hailed as Africa’s richest woman, rose to global prominence through insider deals, offshore networks, and elite partnerships. Backed by firms like PwC and McKinsey, her business empire spanned telecoms, oil, diamonds, and banking. But behind the glossy headlines was something else: a cautionary tale of compliance systems that saw nothing, asked nothing, and stopped nothing.
Then came the Luanda Leaks, exposing a sprawling network of shell companies, sweetheart contracts, and red flags that should’ve triggered action years earlier.
We explore:
How risk systems failed to flag one of the world’s most politically exposed individuals
The role of Western enablers in building her empire
What the Isabel case reveals about the infrastructure gap in global compliance
Why these failures aren’t rare—and why it’s time compliance tools became essential infrastructure
It’s not just about one woman’s fortune. It’s about what happens when global systems are built to serve profit, not protection.
🎧 Tune in now to learn why this case matters for every compliance officer, regulator, and policymaker fighting financial crime.
Dive deeper into the Isabel dos Santos case and the compliance gaps it exposed on our blog:
https://www.anqacompliance.com/anqa-blog//isabel-dos-santos-sanctions-pep-screening
And read more about this incredible story here:
https://substack.com/home/post/p-165163976
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