Rania El Madani, Traineeship
Rania El Madani
With Pideeco since September, 2021
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Financing terrorism: The billion-dollar blood antiquities art dealing
5AMLDTerrorism FinancingHawalaArt DealingDarkwebISISThe destruction of the ancient city of Palmyra and the beheading of its Antiquities Chief, Khaled al-Asaad, in 2015 by the hands of the Islamic State of Iraq & Syria (ISIS) are still fresh in the minds of many. Beginning in 2014, the terrorist group...
Psd2, Brexit & the rise of payment services market in Belgium
PSD2Compliance expertEUKYCBelgiumFinancial InstitutionsNBBFinancial firmsKnow your CustomerOn 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...
What are the EU's Anti-Money Laundering Directives?
5AMLD6AMLDAMLAnti Money LaunderingComplianceCompliance expertConsultantEUEuropeEuropean CommissionEuropean Court of JusticeFinancial InstitutionsMoney LaunderingPolitically Exposed PersonsSince 1991, the European Union has regularly updated and released new anti-money laundering directives to adapt to and be able to fight new money laundering and terrorist financing techniques (e.g.: MiCA to regulate crypto-currencies). Today, moder...