Regulatory Compliance Journal
In today’s financial challenging environment, institutions are exposed to numerous economic abuses making it nece...
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The Enterprise-Wide Risk Assessment (EWRA) or Overall Risk Assessment has become a regulatory obligation from an EU and ...
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Despite the consistent efforts adopted by banks to fight money laundering and financial crime, fines for AML breaches ha...
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The silent payments revolution is finally upon us. With the first compliance date of Regulation 2024/886 set for January...
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The understanding and management of risk by financial institutions, banks, and entities, has improved over the years. To...
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In the world of finance, gatekeepers such as accountants, and lawyers are meant to safeguard against financial crime. Ye...
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From charities to cryptocurrencies, terrorist networks are competing to find innovative ways to finance their activities...
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The popularity of cryptocurrencies has risen significantly in recent years, with more individuals and businesses using t...
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Insurance/reinsurance companies play an important role for the European economy. Many European countries, among them Be...
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The exponential growth of technology is leading to the disruption of numerous sectors including telecommunications, robo...
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Conduct Risk has been the hot topic during the past few years and its scope falls outside the traditional domains of ris...
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Beneath the seemingly ordinary surface of global commerce, criminals have created an underground world of complex scheme...
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Compliance with the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) represents a real challenge for small businesses in the fi...
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When Microsoft unveiled the HoloLens 2 in early 2019, it was pitched as a cutting-edge tool for consumers and businesses...
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The European Union has launched its most ambitious anti-money laundering (AML) reform to date. The “AML Package 20...
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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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How to integrate AI into compliance without breaching GDPR & EU AI Act rules?
Artificial Intelligence, Compliance, Data Security, EU, GDPR, Europe, Privacy, Personal Data,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 an...
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...
How will CSDDD impact companies in the EU?
Audit, Compliance, CSRD, EU, Environmental, Due Diligence, Europe, CSDDD, Green Crime, Transparency,The EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) draws a clear legal line between profit and harm. By embedding environmental and human rights due diligence into the core of corporate strategy, the directive redefines what it ...