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In May 2015, the biggest scandal in football history (known as “FIFA Gate”) led to seven FIFA executives being arres...

In February 2019, another criminal group was arrested in Europe for laundering money through hawala transactions. Based ...

An audit trail (also called audit log) is a relevant chronological recording of actions, a set of files, or the destinat...

The Enterprise-Wide Risk Assessment (EWRA) or Overall Risk Assessment has become a regulatory obligation from an EU and ...

Politically exposed persons (PEPs) are individuals who have been entrusted with prominent public functions, such as gove...

Lately the 5th Anti-Money Laundering EU Directive (AMLD5) retained a particular interest on innovative instruments of pa...

Efficiently fine-tuning AML Transaction Monitoring can help financial firm's compliance teams to increase productivit...

For one week, from the 13th to the 18th October, representatives of 205 countries and jurisdictions, the IMF, UN, World ...

In recent years, regulators have begun to scrutinize more closely financial institutions regarding the soundness of thei...

Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR) drafted by financial institutions contain some of the most valuable information availa...

The digital era has given KYC analysts unprecedented access to a plethora of information on individuals and companies. N...

In recent years, the banking sector in the European Union has been shaken by different scandals related to money launder...

How to conduct KYC on Russian Counterparties ?Doing business with Russian entities in non-sanctioned sectors of the econ...

In the past few years, many scandals related to money laundering have been recorded. For instance, the Panama Papers hav...

Each year we are entitled to different lists about tax havens issued by governments or international organisations, but ...

In 2016, Panama Papers exposed a vast database of 214.000 offshore shell companies used by a variety of individuals and ...

The popularity of cryptocurrencies has risen significantly in recent years, with more individuals and businesses using t...

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European Data Protection Authorities Websites [Compiled list]

The protection of privacy has grown to be of utmost importance in a society where our every action is digitally recorded and where personal information is exchanged like an untraceable currency. European Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) have launched a privacy revolution and established the ...

How is artificial intelligence a challenge to GDPR?

In today's data-driven world, the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing industries and empowering businesses to unlock unprecedented opportunities. But this changing landscape has given rise to privacy and security issues that demand a hard look at the way AI h...

How do human traffickers launder money?

Every year, the freedom of millions of innocent lives are stolen while an illicit river of money continues to flow, concealed by sophisticated laundering strategies. These intertwined underworlds not only rob human dignity but pose a formidable challenge to law enforcement agencies worldwide. V...

How are shell companies used for money laundering?

In 2016, Panama Papers exposed a vast database of 214.000 offshore shell companies used by a variety of individuals and companies for tax evasion, money laundering, and corruption. The scandal sent shockwaves across the world, revealing the detrimental consequences of such entities for the glob...

How is money laundered through football?

In May 2015, the biggest scandal in football history (known as “FIFA Gate”) led to seven FIFA executives being arrested in Zurich. The accusations focused on the use of bribery, fraud, and money laundering to rig the $150 million media and marketing rights auction for FIFA games in the Amer...

Diogo Canario da Cunha - Pideeco Member
Diogo Canario da Cunha Senior Consultant
Damian Vildosola Truche - Pideeco Member
Damian Vildosola Truche Senior Consultant
Michel Cliquet - Pideeco Member
Michel Cliquet Senior Consultant
Maxime Martens  - Pideeco Member
Maxime Martens Traineeship

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6th AML Directive (AMLD6) : The European Harmonization

AML, Financial Sanctions, European Commission, Financial firms, 6AMLD, Compliance, Money Laundering, Europe, EU, Environmental, Anti Money Laundering, Green Crime,

On November 12, 2018, the European Parliament issued new rules to strengthen the fight against money laundering through the 6th EU Money Laundering Directive (2018/1673). Member States have until 3 December 2020 to transpose the Sixth AML Directive a...

How do criminals launder their money using video games?

Compliance, Know your Customer, Money Laundering, Anti Money Laundering, AML, Cryptocurrencies, Blockchain, Darkweb, Prepaid Cards,

In the past decade, the video game industry has managed to dwarf the film, music, and television sectors. It’s estimated that there are currently 3 billion active gamers across the globe who have roughly spent $198,6 billion on games in 2022 alon...

The hidden costs of golden visas

AML, KYC, Europe, Monitoring, Privacy, Reporting, Investment, 5AMLD, Russia, Transparency, Financial Sanctions, Due Diligence, Corruption, Financial Institutions,

Over the past years, the golden visa has seen a surge in participation in its programmes. But along with its rising popularity, corruption and AML risks have also seeped into its core. Many argue that citizenship is a public good, not a commodity for...