Regulatory Compliance Journal

Financial crime and regulatory compliance information for professionals finance, legal and technology enthusiasts

Despite the consistent efforts adopted by banks to fight money laundering and financial crime, fines for AML breaches ha...

A top-down approach highlights the behaviour of regulatory changes in the financial institution and helps the Compliance...

A strong compliance culture helps to establish the foundation for a lasting positive impact for a company, its employees...

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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 ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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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CSRD: Are you really ready for the new era of CSR reporting?

CSRD, NFRD, Europe, Environmental, Transparency, Sustainability, EFRAG, Directive, Double materiality,

The Corporate sustainability reporting guideline (CSRD) is a new European regulation designed to enhance corporate transparency in terms of sustainable development. It replaces the Directive on the publication of non-financial and diversity-related ...

What are the impacts of Financial Data Leaks?

Politically Exposed Persons, 6AMLD, DPA, Transparency, Data Security, Know your Customer, European Commission, Data breach, Digital, Money Laundering, Corruption,

In the past decade, a series of leaks from insider sources have shed light on the complex systems of money laundering, tax evasion, and fraud perpetrated by certain countries and wealthy individuals. The profound work carried out by international jo...

How to conduct KYC on companies

AML, Compliance, Due Diligence, KYC, Know your Customer, Financial Institutions, Red Flags, Risk Based Approach,

Corporate entities, with their complex networks and multifaceted operations, can become havens for criminal activity. Illicit money and unlawful actions can be hidden within layers of transactions across subsidiaries and partnerships, obscure benefic...