Regulatory Compliance Journal
The Banking Industry & Regulatory Compliance Requirements
Compliance risk is one of the biggest concerns of the banking industry. Failing to comply can have an impact on the reputation of the brand and create a decrease in its customer population. Lack of due diligence in transactions and clients monitoring can drag the bank to costly and time-consumi...
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Inside RegTech - Regulatory Compliance Technology
🎬 Introduction to RegTech and Regulatory ComplianceThe worldwide economic repercussions of the 2008 financial crisis led regulators to strengthen their regulations and controls against the financial market operators. Today, financial institutions are facing a challenging regulatory landscape...
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The rising cost of regulatory compliance for financial institutions
Businesses are increasingly worried about regulatory costs that arise every time a new legal framework is introduced. The stakeholders fear that the cost of compliance will cut the growth of businesses and will lead to very restrictive business environments. What do we mean when we refer to ...
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How do criminals launder their money using the Dark Web?
Drug trade and illegal markets on the dark web have grown exponentially. Criminals are finding new and original ways to launder money generated from their illicit activities. The dark web is an encrypted part of the internet that hosts online content not indexed by conventional search engines....
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What are Hawala transactions and how do they work?
In February 2019, another criminal group was arrested in Europe, for laundering money through hawala transactions. Based on the Europol press release, the cooperation between French and Italian police led to the arrest of 19 suspects. Algerian authorities also seized gold for almost the equival...
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Money Laundering, AML, Audit, Audit Findings, Financial operations, Due Diligence, Financial firms,In recent years, regulators have begun to scrutinize more closely financial institutions regarding the soundness of their AML/CTF program, dissecting the nuts and bolts of their procedures and controls. But the current set-up isn’t what they are s...
MiFID: Time for information transparency
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Open Banking - PSD2: the future of financial services
FinTech, Financial Institutions, PSD2, NPPS, EU, Facebook, Europe,The future of banking is changing and Open Banking is an emerging trend that will evolve the banking world and lead the sector to a digital era. Open Banking transition explainedAccording to the definition provided by "Open Banking Europe", the t...