All Financial Regulation & Compliance articles – Page 2
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NewsDay two at FinCrime Global explores crypto-regulation and the EU’s anti-money laundering tactics
FinCrime Global’s second day delivered more expert insight for financial leaders and senior practitioners working within financial crime.
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VideoFinTech and AML Regulations: A look at the year ahead
Anti Money Laundering compliance in FinTech is a regulatory requirement in the majority of the countries in order to prevent financial crime including money laundering and terror financing. FCA, FINMA and AUSTRAC are some of the major regulatory bodies across the world and all FinTech companies have to abide by the laws, this session looks at what regulations are in place and what 2022 will hold.
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VideoUS Policy Developments and their Impact on Cryptocurrency and CBDCs
Robert Bateman, Head of Content at GRC World Forums, talks to Amanda Wick, former FinCEN and DOJ attorney about the impact of President Biden’s recent executive order on Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) and the challenges of regulation and enforcement.
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VideoAn Examination of the Geopolitical Landscape in 2022 and What This Means for Compliance Programmes
Our opening panel will examine the geopolitical landscape of the year ahead. We will offer an analysis of the state of play between world economies and the rise of economic and trade restrictions to fight human rights abuses, terrorism and the spread of weapons of mass destruction.
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VideoWhat’s Next For FinTech? What’s on Offer Presently and What Does the Future of FinTech Hold for Financial Crime Professionals?
Fintech has produced a flurry of innovation in recent months, from new payment platforms to robo-advisers, coloured coins to smart contracts and more. While these applications have the potential to deliver financial services faster and more securely, they come with their own financial crime and compliance challenges. Running parallel, some in the fintech sector are also working on tools that could potentially reshape key compliance processes, is always a daunting task.
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VideoNew Machine Learning, Financial Crime & Tax Evasion Risks in 2022: A Deep Dive Into The Key Learning Points for Your Compliance Programme
Businesses have to follow quite a few requirements which this session will take a look into including: · Effective reporting · Staying aware of high-risk customers · A compliance officer in the team
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NewsEurope to toughen up on crypto transfers to close net on financial criminals
The European Union is making moves to shore up security around the transfers of cryptocurrency as part of a programme of measures designed to enhance governance and control in the rapidly evolving crypto sector.
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NewsUS Departments of Treasury and Justice launch oligarch whistleblower programme
The US Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has created a new whistleblower programme that will pay more than $5 million to any whistleblower with original information that helps them seize assets of Russian elites seeking to evade US sanctions.
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EventFinCrime Focus: Sanctions is a one-day livestream event
The use of unilateral and multilateral sanctions continues to rise in international relations and fast-changing, far-reaching laws, regulations, and multinational initiatives are transforming the sanctions field on a regular basis meaning organisations need to be at the top of their game.
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NewsCybersecurity certification to strengthen renewable energy sector
A new report has recommended that more cybersecurity testing be carried out as part of improved cyber certification for distributed energy resources (DER) and inverter based resources (IBR).
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NewsRussian money diverted to “grey listed” UAE as sanctions mount
Huge swathes of Russian money are being diverted from Europe to Dubai as Western sanctions increase pressure on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
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WebinarNew Dawn in Compliance: Moving Compliance Functions from Defense to Offense
Banks spend 250B USD on AML while only catching 1% of the proceeds from money-laundering which amounts to over 2.5 trillion USD every year. How can we move the needle and help banks protect themselves through the use of technology?
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VideoMove Towards Sanctions for Cyber, Corruption, Election Fraud, Climate Control and Human Rights: What to expect in 2022?
Companies often resist government mandates or say that no single set of regulations can capture the challenge of locking down different kinds of computer networks.
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VideoThe Essentials of an Effective Sanctions Compliance Programme
Constantly changing sanctions requirements demand up-to-date screening data which is agile enough to align with your workflow. Your business needs a reliable source of information which can be tailored to fit specific strategies and mitigate risk exposure.
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WebinarThe Future of Anti-Financial Crime? Enhancing Effectiveness with the Investigator-Centric Approach
In this webinar we will discuss how FIs can apply innovative approaches developed for national security and law enforcement agencies to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of their anti-financial crime controls.
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VideoInvestigating the Kleptocrats: A fireside chat
Robert Bateman, Analyst and Research Director at GRC World Forums speaks with Casey Michel on investigating the kleptocrats.
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VideoAssessing the RegTech Impact
Discussion of how regtech has so far impacted on the development of anti-financial crime, and whether it has improved efficiency or effectiveness more.
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NewsDay two of FinCrime Global delves into RegTech’s role in the fight against financial crime
FinCrime Global second day brought more global experts together to discuss the key themes defining the financial crime landscape today.
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NewsDigital Trust Europe 2022
According to legendary marketer, Seth Godin “The digital asset that matters is trust. Awareness first, then interaction, and maybe a habit, but all three mean nothing if they don’t lead to permission and trust. The privilege of connection. Everything else is slippery.”
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NewsCrown Resorts probed by AUSTRAC over possible AML breaches
Australian casino operator Crown Resorts has revealed that it is being investigated over possible breaches of anti money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws.