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The recent creation of Benchmark Regulation has been the catalyst for a major transition from the old regime of benchmar...
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On March 12 2019, the European Parliament and European Union Member States made a provisional agreement on how to protec...
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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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From global payments to local efficiency, virtual IBANs are redefining how businesses handle their money. But as with an...
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In the contemporary political and economic landscape, relations between Russia and the European Union (EU) are a theater...
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With the convenience of online shopping and the ability to purchase goods and services from anywhere in the world, e-com...
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What will be the impacts of implementation of the Fourth AML EU Directive (2015/849) ?Since 1991, the European Union has...
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A Proposal for a Directive which will amend, the Directive 2009/65/EC (UCITS IV Directive) and the Directive 2011/61/EU...
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Since its inception, the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been deemed by experts as the world’s st...
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In February 2019, another criminal group was arrested in Europe for laundering money through hawala transactions. Based ...
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VAT Carousels - The look back in the transactions For several years there have been occasional stories of VAT carousels ...
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The Big Four of technology—Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple—have become integral to our daily lives, influencing ...
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In 2017, the European Council emphasized the need to address artificial intelligence (AI) trends while maintaining high ...
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In the past few years, many scandals related to money laundering have been recorded. For instance, the Panama Papers hav...
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It did not take long after the entry into force of GDPR on 25th May 2018 for many companies to revise their positions an...
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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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On November 12, 2018, the European Parliament issued new rules to strengthen the fight against money laundering through ...
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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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Look up company VAT number in Europe
VAT, TVA, VIES, Anti Money Laundering, AML, Europe, BTW, KYC, Know your Customer,How to find the VAT number of a counterparty or customer ?How can you, as a company or obliged entity, search for the VAT number of a counterparty or customer? Whether you are a company that has to check whether your counterparty is subject to VAT...
Psd2, Brexit & the rise of payment services market in Belgium
PSD2, Compliance expert, EU, KYC, Belgium, Financial Institutions, NBB, Financial firms, Know your Customer,On the 6th of August 2019, the National Bank of Belgium ("NBB") published a press release announcing that in 2019, there was substantial growth of applications for the execution of payment activities in Belgium. A total of 34 companies are now licen...
AML: What is adverse media or negative news?
Compliance, Anti Money Laundering, RegTech, Know your Customer, Red Flags, KYC, Due Diligence, AML, Money Laundering, KYC,The digital era has given KYC analysts unprecedented access to a plethora of information on individuals and companies. Newspaper articles, online blogs, and social media are accessible and filterable with one click and may reveal important news on a ...