All EMEA articles – Page 9
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NewsSecurity threat warrants data retention in France, Supreme Court rules
France’s Council of State has ruled that the existing threat to national security currently justifies the generalised retention of telecom connection data.
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NewsUK taskforce to probe how a digital pound could comply with AML and data protection rules
A new United Kingdom taskforce and engagement forum set up to explore a digital pound will examine how data privacy can be protected under the initiative while anti-money laundering (AML) requirements are still met.
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WebinarMaking the most of multi-cloud Backup as a Service: Nine things to consider
Ask anyone how much they love backup and you get the same response. Laughter. It doesn’t have to be like that, especially if you’re looking for the right solution to handle your on-premises and public cloud IT environments.
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NewsABN Amro pays €480 million to settle anti-money laundering investigation out of court
The Dutch bank ABN Amro has accepted an offer from prosecutors to pay €480million to settle accusations of structural anti-money laundering compliance failures and ‘culpable’ money laundering.
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NewsDanske Bank CEO resigns after being named suspect in ABN Amro AML investigation
The Chief Executive of Danske Bank has resigned due to being named as a suspect in an investigation into anti money laundering (AML) legislation breaches at rival bank ABN Amro.
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NewsCity of London calls for action to boost regtech growth
The City of London Corporation has called for urgent action to tackle barriers to the growth of regulatory technology, including the establishment of a collective ‘industry voice’ to represent the United Kingdom regtech sector.
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NewsPrivacy tops anxieties over digital Euro, poll finds
Payments remaining a private matter emerged as the leading concern Europeans have about proposals by the European Central Bank (ECB) to introduce a digital Euro.
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BlogUnexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs) – under-used and under-valued?
The United Kingdom’s Unexplained Wealth Orders have so far failed to live up to the hype, argues Nicola Sharp
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NewsEDPB finds UK and EU data protection laws are strongly aligned – but some concerns remain
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has found many aspects of the United Kingdom’s data protection framework to be ‘essentially equivalent’ to the European Union’s but has also recommended several areas are further assessed.
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NewsCouncil of Europe calls for urgent action to improve FIUs across continent
The Council of Europe (CoE) has called for its 47 member states to strengthen their Financial Intelligence Units to improve anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing.
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WebinarIdentifying quick wins to enable data trust from an enterprise data governance program
The journey to data privacy governance is no easy task, especially when there is no vision of how data trust is connected to your business goals.
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NewsUK adds Pakistan to list of high-risk countries with weak AML/CTF controls
The United Kingdom has added Pakistan to a list of 21 countries it deems to be high-risk due to deficiencies in anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing controls.
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NewsExtra rules could be agreed to smooth EU-UK data adequacy, suggests European Parliament think tank
Supplementary rules could be agreed to “bridge the gap” between the United Kingdom and European Union’s data protection systems and ensure the continued free flow of personal data, the European Parliament’s in-house think tank has suggested.
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NewsIsraeli regtech AML firm ‘considers public listing’ ahead of expected AI boom
Israeli cyber security firm ThetaRay is considering listing on the stock market following an increase in the valuation of regtech companies.
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NewsBelarus advances data protection law
A comprehensive data privacy law in Belarus has moved a step closer following the bill’s second reading in the lower chamber of parliament.
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WebinarHow you can prevent data loss and maintain compliance in your email system
80% of data exists in unstructured format - in the emails, attachments and documents we work with daily. This opens the door to significant risks, particularly as employees use email to send and receive sensitive information.
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NewsSchrems’ campaign group lodges complaint about Google’s ad tracker
Noyb, the campaign group founded by privacy activist Max Schrems, has filed a complaint with France’s data protection authority about Google’s Android advertising identifier (AAID).
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NewsFour in five UK banks say Covid-19 hampered their financial crime effectiveness, survey finds
The switch to remote working during the coronavirus pandemic has impacted on UK banks’ financial crime prevention measures at a time cases of fraud and money laundering were rising, survey respondents have said.
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NewsGibraltar, Guernsey, Jersey and Isle of Man to share CTF information
A new international forum to share counter-terrorism financing (CTF) information with three other jurisdictions has been set up by the Royal Gibraltar Police.
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WebinarInsight on the ACC Chief Legal Officers Report
The 2021 Chief Legal Officers Survey, undertaken by ACC in partnership with Exterro, builds on responses from 947 CLOs at organisations spanning 21 industries and 44 countries, making it one of the largest and most comprehensive surveys of its kind.
