Paul Gilmour

Paul Gilmour is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, University of Portsmouth, and a key member of the Centre for Cybercrime and Economic Crime. His research focuses on financial crime, anti-money laundering, beneficial ownership transparency, corporate security, and the criminological implications of emerging technologies like blockchain and the metaverse.

His research interests include:

• Financial and economic crime
• Beneficial ownership and corporate transparency
• Anti-money laundering (AML) frameworks
• Fraud prevention and detection
• Blockchain, cryptocurrency, and smart contracts
• Metaverse and decentralized finance (DeFi)
• Corporate security and industrial espionage
• Greenwashing and corporate accountability

His recent publications span from 2020 to 2025 and appear in leading journals such as Journal of Financial Crime, Journal of Money Laundering Control, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, and Law, Innovation and Technology. His work often explores regulatory challenges, enforcement mechanisms, and policy solutions in the context of digital and financial crime. He has contributed editorials, book chapters, and commissioned reports, including a scoping study on fraud centres in Ghana, India, and Nigeria.

Scientific Awards and Recognition:

• Recipient of 3 prizes for research excellence
• Work referenced on Wikipedia and featured in 14+ news outlets
• Regular contributor to The Conversation
• ORCID: 0000-0002-6380-8563

Advising and Grants: Paul Gilmour is accepting PhD students and has supervised research in economic crime and cybercrime. He has led and participated in multiple research projects, including those funded by external bodies, focusing on fraud prevention, policing financial crime, and regulatory compliance. His collaborative work with scholars such as Mark Button and Branislav Hock underscores his active role in interdisciplinary research networks.

Labs and Research Groups: He is affiliated with the Centre for Cybercrime and Economic Crime at the University of Portsmouth, which conducts cutting-edge research on digital and financial crime, policy development, and law enforcement strategies.