Regulatory Compliance Journal

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By targeting approximately 1.7 billion people around the world who do not have access to a traditional bank account, the...

Drug trade and illegal markets on the dark web have grown exponentially. Criminals are finding new and original ways to ...

In the past decade, the video game industry has managed to dwarf the film, music, and television sectors. It’s estim...

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

As funds flow into the hands of charities, an unsettling question arises: is your donation inadvertently fueling money l...

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What can be done to improve the efficiency of AML fines?

The heavy fines imposed on financial institutions for AML deficiencies over the years have frequently fallen short in achieving their goals. This inefficiency is manifest in the repeat offending of such banks, the heavy burden it places on them, and the lack of improvement in the AML system. A ...

How effective are AML fines?

Considered a strong deterrent against financial crime, AML fines seem to be little more than symbolic slaps on the wrist for financial institutions with vast pockets. With trillions of dollars being freely laundered every year and ambiguous structural changes required to effectively combat mone...

How are charities used for money laundering?

As funds flow into the hands of charities, an unsettling question arises: is your donation inadvertently fueling money laundering activities? While the noble intentions behind charitable giving inspires positive change, criminals have exploited the realm of benevolence, using it as a strategic ...

How can AML experts fight trade-base money laundering?

Beneath the seemingly ordinary surface of global commerce, criminals have created an underground world of complex schemes, where legitimate business transactions serve as a smokescreen for their illicit activities. How can anti-money laundering experts stop the flow of illegal funds into the wo...

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 ...

Thomas Turcksin - Pideeco Member
Thomas Turcksin Junior Consultant
Piet De Vreese - Pideeco Member
Piet De Vreese Managing Director
Chloe Cauchois - Pideeco Member
Chloe Cauchois Junior Consultant
Ruben Constantino David - Pideeco Member
Ruben Constantino David Junior Consultant

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KYC Business: tax havens, embargoes & sanctioned countries

Financial Sanctions, OECD, Financial firms, KYC, Compliance, Tax Havens, Red Flags, AML, Risk Based Approach, EU, Corruption, Know your Customer,

Each year we are entitled to different lists about tax havens issued by governments or international organisations, but what is the difference between these lists? In October 2022, the European Union updated its list of non-cooperative tax jurisdi...

Which Financial Abuses are associated with Prepaid Cards ?

Money Laundering, NPPS, Financial firms, KYC, AML, Prepaid Cards, Know your Customer, Terrorism Financing, Financial Institutions, Anti Money Laundering, Red Flags,

Lately the 5th Anti-Money Laundering EU Directive (AMLD5) retained a particular interest on innovative instruments of payment, among which Prepaid Cards and digital currencies. In 2013 the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) had raised a non-binding ...

What can be done to improve the efficiency of AML fines?

AML, Anti Money Laundering, Compliance, Due Diligence, Financial Institutions, Governance, Money Laundering,

The heavy fines imposed on financial institutions for AML deficiencies over the years have frequently fallen short in achieving their goals. This inefficiency is manifest in the repeat offending of such banks, the heavy burden it places on them, and ...