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In today’s financial challenging environment, institutions are exposed to numerous economic abuses making it necessary...
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The destruction of the ancient city of Palmyra and the beheading of its Antiquities Chief, Khaled al-Asaad, in 2015 by t...
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As funds flow into the hands of charities, an unsettling question arises: is your donation inadvertently fueling money l...
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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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Lately the 5th Anti-Money Laundering EU Directive (AMLD5) retained a particular interest on innovative instruments of pa...
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From charities to cryptocurrencies, terrorist networks are competing to find innovative ways to finance their activities...
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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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8 articles matching terrorism financing tag
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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How to detect serious fiscal fraud?
Serious fiscal fraud is not just a legal risk, it’s a direct threat to an organization’s reputation. The stakes are rising as European and national authorities ramp up enforcement under evolving frameworks like the Directive on Administrative Cooperation (DAC), the Anti-Money Laundering Dir...
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How will CSDDD impact companies in the EU?
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 means to do business responsibly. But what will th...
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How to approach de-risking for AML compliance?
Cutting ties to minimize risk might sound smart, but what happens when de-risking goes too far? In 2015, Dr. Iraj Hashi, a U.K.-based economics professor, had his bank accounts abruptly closed after 40 years of banking without any explanation. The most likely reason? His Iranian origin. De-ri...
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How can AML professionals detect smurfing?
Small, frequent transactions may seem harmless, but in the world of AML (Anti-Money Laundering), they are a major tool for money laundering. It is therefore essential that financial institutions deploy monitoring systems capable of detecting these suspicious schemes before the funds are integra...
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Regulatory Compliance for Insurance and Reinsurance Firms
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