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Expert analysis on compliance, AML, and financial regulation.
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.

11905010 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.

1464529 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.

1134212 September 2019
Facebook & Diem: the sensational entry in the financial world
Financial firmsMoney Laundering

Facebook & Diem: the sensational entry in the financial world

Diem is the cryptocurrency created by Facebook based on blockchain technology. Learn how it works and how it will revolutionize the world of banking.

19639323 July 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.

44287825 June 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.

23627324 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.

636111118 June 2019
EWRA - What is Business overall risk exposure assessment?
RiskCompliancePremium

EWRA - What is Business overall risk exposure assessment?

What is an Enterprise Wide Risk Assessment or EWRA? Learn how it helps entities understand what part of their business is most exposed to risks.

35512416 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.

35158620 May 2019
6th AML Directive (AMLD6) : The European Harmonization
ComplianceFinancial firms

6th AML Directive (AMLD6) : The European Harmonization

What changes with the 6AMLD? Learn about the new rules concerning AML, sanctions, criminal activity, international co-operation, and reinforced punitive measures.

35071138 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.

1348348 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.

54046523 April 2019