Advancing Global Financial Integrity
The Cross-Border Investigative Alliance (CBIA) was founded in 2024 by a specialized team of experienced journalists, financial researchers, and legal experts. Our purpose is to investigate and expose complex financial crimes that transcend national boundaries, delivering rigorous attention to each carefully selected case of fraud, corruption, and illicit money flows.
Our small, dedicated team includes investigative journalists, financial researchers, legal experts, and data scientists. Together, we conduct exhaustive investigations, build comprehensive evidence, and follow complex money trails across multiple jurisdictions. We also collaborate with former financial crime prosecutors, forensic accountants, and specialists in offshore structures to achieve our goals.
Through our activities, we aim to expose financial crimes impacting multiple jurisdictions, hold powerful actors accountable, improve cross-border financial transparency, and advocate for policy reforms. We focus on achieving concrete impacts such as policy changes, asset recovery, and legal proceedings against perpetrators.
Our Editor-In-Chief
Dr. Neil Pyatt
Dr Neil Pyatt joined CBIA in order to bring aboard almost thirty years' practical knowledge of both online news portals and the editorial and digital marketing needs of international and niche NGOs. His experience as an editor ranges from the fast-paced grind of print journalism, to text-book publication at Pearson Education and the perfection involved in academic proofreading for authors, students and journal publishing houses.
Our Advisory Board
Bakhtawar Atif
Barrister, Lincoln's Inn
Bakhtawar Atif is a Barrister through Lincoln's Inn. She supports nonprofit and advocacy teams with GDPR programmes, fundraising and grant documentation, whistleblowing and safeguarding policies, and clear public-facing transparency pages. She has worked with NGOs, research institutes, and social-enterprise startups.
Azimul Hoque
ACCA-Qualified Accountant
Azimul Hoque is an qualified finance professional with 8+ years’ experience across accounting, financial advisory, and compliance. He has worked with UK-based organisations, SMEs, and non-profits, providing practical, clear financial insight to support good governance and informed decision-making.
Moyosolu Banjoko
Lawyer
Legal professional in financial services and foreign trained Barrister and Solicitor with experience in compliance, corporate onboarding, and financial crime prevention within regulated industries. Demonstrating strong analytical capability in transaction reviews, regulatory reporting, and enhanced due diligence across cross border operations. Skilled in drafting and managing commercial and legal documentation, and effective in collaborating with multinational and cross functional teams..
Our Volunteers
Linda Zarifis
Campaign Volunteer
Diago
Research Volunteer
Claire Preston
Co-Founder
Luke Bennett
Co-Founder
What We Do
Expose Complex Financial Crimes
We rigorously investigate significant financial fraud, corruption, and illicit money flows that transcend borders, bringing hidden malfeasance to light through meticulous journalism.
Hold Powerful Actors Accountable
Our investigative journalism aims to ensure powerful individuals and entities face consequences for financial wrongdoing, fostering a culture of responsibility.
Drive Policy & Legislative Reforms
We advocate for crucial policy changes to close loopholes enabling cross-border financial crime, improving overall financial transparency and oversight.
How We Are Funded
CBIA operates as an independent association, committed to journalistic integrity. Our work is supported by founder funding & private funding. This ensures our complete editorial independence, allowing us to adhere to the highest ethical standards in our fight against cross-border financial crime.