Media ready expert
Dr Paul Gilmour
Biography
Dr Paul Gilmour is Senior Lecturer in Economic Crime, course leader of the MSc Economic Crime (campus) degree, and lead of the Economic Crime Research Group at the University of Portsmouth. Prior to this, he served for nearly 20 years in the UK police service, most recently, as a detective specialising in criminal investigations. He serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Financial Crime and Journal of Money Laundering Control.
He is involved in a range of research and teaching activities within economic crime and organised crime. His research focuses on corporate transparency, issues of financial secrecy, offshore jurisdictions, freeports, and beneficial ownership. He is intrigued with understanding the characteristics of offshore jurisdictions, the methods used to conceal beneficial ownership, and how governments and regulatory bodies attempt to control illicit offshore activities and markets.
He also researches the role of blockchain technology in registers of beneficial ownership.
Research interests
- Corporate transparency.
- Beneficial ownership.
- Tax havens and secrecy jurisdictions, and illicit offshore finance.
- Freeports and free-trade zones.
- Anti-money laundering control.
- Application of blockchain technology in registers of beneficial owners.
I welcome proposals for doctoral research supervision in the above subject areas.
Media availability
I have made media appearances on radio and for national television, and am available to speak on areas of economic crime and policing.
Research outputs
2025
Registers of beneficial owners based on blockchain technology: Implications for the accounting profession
Gilmour, P., Pandey, D., Goldbarsht, D.
1 May 2025, In: Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 214, 10p., 124051
Research output: Article
Confronting metacrime: Complexities, enforcement challenges, and regulatory pathways
Tiwari, M., Zhou, Y., Gilmour, P., Bernot, A.
4 Mar 2025, In: Law, Innovation and Technology, 18p.
Research output: Article
2024
Enhancing research collaboration within a large university department
Gilmour, P.
27 Jun 2024, In: Innovations in Education and Teaching International. 61, 4, p. 622-635, 13p.
Research output: Article
Accounting meets metaverse: navigating the intersection between the real and virtual worlds
Pandey, D., Gilmour, P.
27 Apr 2024, In: Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting. 22, 2, p. 211-226, 6p.
Research output: Article
Addressing the collective threat of fraud and industrial espionage through robust corporate security programmes
Zabirko, M., Gilmour, P.
16 Apr 2024, In: The Company Lawyer. 45, 6, p. 200-202, 3p.
Research output: Article
What works in policing money laundering?
Hock, B., Button, M., Shepherd, D. W. J., Gilmour, P.
2 Jan 2024, In: Journal of Money Laundering Control. 27, 1, p. 5-13, 8p.
Research output: Article
What really works in preventing fraud against organisations and do decision-makers really need to know?
Button, M., Hock, B., Shepherd, D. W. J., Gilmour, P.
1 Jan 2024, In: Security Journal. 37, 18p.
Research output: Article
2023
Understanding the rise of fraud in England and Wales through field theory: blip or flip?
Button, M., Shepherd, D. W. J., Hock, B., Gilmour, P.
1 Sep 2023, In: Journal of Economic Criminology. 1, 10p., 100012
Research output: Article
Understanding beneficial ownership disclosure
Gilmour, P.
4 May 2023, In: Journal of Financial Transformation. 57, 7p., 57
Research output: Article
Levelling up: how UK freeports risk harbouring international crime
Gilmour, P.
31 Jan 2023, In: The Conversation
Research output: Article