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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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Serious fiscal fraud is not just a legal risk, it’s a direct threat to an organization’s reputation. The s...
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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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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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In recent years, the banking sector in the European Union has been shaken by different scandals related to money launder...
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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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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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Since 1991, the European Union has regularly updated and released new anti-money laundering directives to adapt to and b...
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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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How to integrate AI into compliance without breaching GDPR & EU AI Act rules?
In an era where artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming how financial institutions manage risk, detect fraud, monitor compliance, and automate oversight, integrating AI into compliance programs offers significant potential. In practice, banks and insurers are already deploying AI in areas ...
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What should financial institutions prepare for under the European Payments Package: PSD3 & PSR?
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 & cor...
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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 Fun...
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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, Financial Institutions, MiFID2, Reporting, Risk Management, Compliance, Europe, Risk Based Approach, Operational Resilience, Financial operations,In 2020, the EU introduced a new regulatory framework that would be centered on measures to increase the digitalization of the financial sector. It later would be called the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), and is a part of the Digital Fina...
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Financial firms, MIFID, Financial firms, Investment Funds, UCITS, MiFID2, ESMA, PRIIPS, Transparency, Compliance,MiFID (Markets in Financial Instruments Directive) was put into force in November 2007 and was created with the objective of harmonising Europe's financial landscape. This Directive changed how the financial markets worked and especially how they ...