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Expert analysis on compliance, AML, and financial regulation.
What is the impact of the EU whistleblowing legislation?
ComplianceData Security

What is the impact of the EU whistleblowing legislation?

What impact did the EU's 2019 directive on whistleblowing have? Learn the legal repercussion of a leak, how entities are impacted, and what the status is in Belgium

7087923 January 2023
Why are PEPs under increased scrutiny?
Conduct RiskCompliancePremium

Why are PEPs under increased scrutiny?

As PEPs are a controversial topic in the banking sector, it is important to conduct enhanced due diligence to minimise the risk.

158771328 December 2022
GDPR: inspiring data protection worldwide
ComplianceEuropean Commission

GDPR: inspiring data protection worldwide

How has GDPR influenced data protection legislation internationally? Learn how Brazil's LGPD, China's PIPL, and many more were inspired by the European regulation.

12359325 January 2022
Environmental Crimes & Money Laundering
AMLMoney LaunderingPremium

Environmental Crimes & Money Laundering

How are criminals laundering money through illegal environmental activities? Learn what constitutes an environmental crime and how financial institutions can help disrupt them

26809822 June 2020
The UBO Register in practice | Belgium
AMLOECD

The UBO Register in practice | Belgium

Is the UBO Register useful during KYC processes? Learn how and why it is important to verify Ultimate Beneficial Owners and the verification process.

28801710 December 2019
Google can choose to not apply the right to be forgotten globally
GDPRPrivacy

Google can choose to not apply the right to be forgotten globally

Is Google bound to GDPR's right to be forgotten? Learn about the ECJ's decision of 2019 on the subject and how Google is not bound to de-referencing.

1115502 October 2019
Open Banking - PSD2: the future of financial services
NPPSFacebook

Open Banking - PSD2: the future of financial services

What is open banking? Learn about how this innovation allows banks to better understand the needs of their retail, SME, and corporate clients.

12294315 September 2019
How to remotely identify clients and become PSD2 compliant?
ComplianceFinancial firms

How to remotely identify clients and become PSD2 compliant?

What is the Payment Services Directive (PSD2)? Discover the opinion published by the EBA in 2019 on strong customer authentication (SCA) under the revised PSD2.

11896010 September 2019
Financial institutions against money laundering | AML
AMLFinancial Sanctions

Financial institutions against money laundering | AML

The EU banking sector has been shaken by different scandals related to money laundering. Learn how the EU's 2019 report on ML/TF risks demonstrate gaps in European banks.

1463529 September 2019
Psd2, Brexit & the rise of payment services market in Belgium
Financial firmsKYC

Psd2, Brexit & the rise of payment services market in Belgium

Brexit and PSD2 have led to a substantial increase in payment traffic activity in Belgium in 2019. Learn how this tendency will grow in the coming years.

1132812 September 2019
Intro to DLU4: Foreign accounts and Fiscal Regularisation
Tax HavensReporting

Intro to DLU4: Foreign accounts and Fiscal Regularisation

What is DLU4? Learn about the Belgian legal framework for the fiscal regularisation of Belgian foreign accounts.

23615324 June 2019
AML EWRA - How to conduct Anti-Money Laundering overall risk assessment?
RiskCompliance

AML EWRA - How to conduct Anti-Money Laundering overall risk assessment?

An AML EWRA overall risk assessment allows financial institutions to identify and appropriately manage the ML / FT risks to which they are exposed.

635931118 June 2019