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In the past decade, a series of leaks from insider sources have shed light on the complex systems of money laundering, t...
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The coronavirus pandemic has reinforced the hunger to urge world leaders to take consistent action to fight climate chan...
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On November 12, 2018, the European Parliament issued new rules to strengthen the fight against money laundering through ...
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In February of 2022, Transparency International revealed that Russians linked to the Kremlin or with corruption charges...
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Politically exposed persons (PEPs) are individuals who have been entrusted with prominent public functions, such as gove...
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In recent years, the banking sector in the European Union has been shaken by different scandals related to money launder...
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Since 1991, the European Union has regularly updated and released new anti-money laundering directives to adapt to and b...
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Europe has stepped up a gear in the fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism, with the creation in ...
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Serious fiscal fraud is not just a legal risk, it’s a direct threat to an organization’s reputation. The stakes are ...
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Every year, the freedom of millions of innocent lives are stolen while an illicit river of money continues to flow, conc...
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European Payments Package: PSD3 & PSR: What financial institutions need to prepare for
The European Commission's European Payments Package, consisting of the third Payment Services Directive (PSD3) and the new Payment Services Regulation (PSR), represents the most significant overhaul of EU payments regulation since PSD2 in 2015. Together, the directive and the regulation aim ...
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How to build an effective anti-bribery & corruption program
Your financial institution doesn’t have to be Enron to face a corruption scandal, but a plan to embed integrity deep within your operations is essential. Corruption doesn’t start with bribes but with blind spots in your controls. How does one create an effective anti-bribery & corruption pr...
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AML Package 2024–2026: What Financial Institutions Need to Know about AMLA, AMLR & TFR
The European Union has launched its most ambitious anti-money laundering (AML) reform to date. The “AML Package 2024–2026” introduces a new EU Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA), a directly applicable Anti-Money Laundering Regulation (AMLR), and an updated Transfer of Funds Regulation...
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Why is cash prevalent in money laundering?
Despite the growing prevalence of digital payment systems and tighter financial regulations, cash remains an attractive tool for criminals. Its intractability, portability, and its difficulty to regulate offers a level of anonymity that digital transactions simply cannot match. While government...
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DORA: practical guide for small businesses
Compliance with the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) represents a real challenge for small businesses in the financial sector. Unlike large institutions with dedicated cybersecurity and risk management departments, SMEs often lack specialized resources. They may not even have formal go...
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GDPR, Data Security, Data breach, Financial Sanctions, Compliance, Financial firms, Privacy, Personal Data, European Commission, EU,It did not take long after the entry into force of GDPR on 25th May 2018 for many companies to revise their positions and business priorities following their initial scepticism towards the penalties that were to be imposed by the new regulation. The...
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Anti Money Laundering, AML, Audit Findings, Compliance, Due Diligence, Financial Sanctions, KYC, Money Laundering, Red Flags, Risk Based Approach, Reporting, Transaction Monitoring,Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR) drafted by financial institutions contain some of the most valuable information available to law enforcement agencies in the fight against financial crime. Yet, the FinCEN Files scandal of 2020 has shown that major ...
Financial greenwashing: the dark links between green bonds and corruption.
Financial operations, Green Crime, Transparency, Corruption, Green Bonds, European Taxonomy , CBS, GBP, EuGB,Faced with the urgent challenge of climate change, green bonds are emerging as an innovative response to finance sustainable projects and encourage the transition to an environmentally friendly economy. However, the persistent threat of corruption un...