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Expert analysis on compliance, AML, and financial regulation.
How important are audit trails for your company?
Conduct RiskGovernance

How important are audit trails for your company?

What is the value of audit trails for financial firms? Learn the different types of audit trails and they can be achieved in practice.

35362217 December 2019
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
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.

11897010 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
RBA - Risk Based Approach: strengths and weaknesses
Conduct RiskRisk

RBA - Risk Based Approach: strengths and weaknesses

What is the Risk-Based Approach in compliance and AML? Learn how RBA can help prevent and diminish risks associated to money laundering and terrorist financing.

44276825 June 2019
Which Financial Abuses are associated with Prepaid Cards ?
Financial firmsKYC

Which Financial Abuses are associated with Prepaid Cards ?

How are prepaid cards abused for financial crime? Learn how criminals mis-use prepaid cards for money laundering, terrorist financing, and other criminal activities.

35142620 May 2019
Protection of Whistleblowers : What is the EU framework?
Financial firmsEuropean Commission

Protection of Whistleblowers : What is the EU framework?

What is the EU's Whistleblower Directive? Learn what a whistleblower is and how they are protected with the new European regulation.

1347448 May 2019
The Banking Industry & Regulatory Compliance Requirements
ComplianceFinancial firms

The Banking Industry & Regulatory Compliance Requirements

Regulatory Requirements & Compliance Risk: A big concern for banking and financial institutions. Learn about the impacts of failing to comply and the recent scandals involving banks.

54031523 April 2019
Inside RegTech - Regulatory Compliance Technology
Financial firmsMIFID

Inside RegTech - Regulatory Compliance Technology

What is Regulatory Technology or RegTech? Learn the difference with FinTech and how RegTech compliance helps organisations to process legal requirements more efficiently.

6027681 April 2019
How to book a good consultant for your projects?
GovernanceCompliance

How to book a good consultant for your projects?

Hiring a consultant for your financial institution? Avoid mistakes and learn what you need to know before you choose to work with a consultancy firm!

1590968 November 2018