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High-risk countries: heightened vigilance and increased due diligence are the order of the day in AML/CFT matters

A global challenge for businesses, efforts to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorismAML-CFT have intensified since the pandemic and the war in Ukraine. The shifting geopolitical context has led to an evolution/sophistication of criminal behavior, exposing organizations to new challenges, even more so in so-called "high risk"...

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False positives: identifying and reducing them

Frequent false positives dilute a company's effectiveness in the fight against AML-CFT. Although it is not possible to eliminate them completely, detecting and reducing false positives represents a major technical and organizational challenge for companies. Beyond the constraints of compliance and regulation, an increase in the frequency of false positives...

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Sanction AML-CFT : BRED fined €2.5M by the ACPR

AML-CFT sanction: €2.5 million fine The French banking regulator, the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR), has imposed its second sanction of the year for serious failings significantly affecting several crucial elements of theAML-CFTAnti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism) system. BRED is a cooperative bank and the largest...

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Compliance challenges in 2025: Get ready now

2025, the year of compliance The year 2025 will undoubtedly mark another milestone in corporate regulatory obligations. While compliance requirements are progressing... and piling up, far too many companies will still wait until the last moment - i.e., the actual entry into force of these new obligations - to comply. But it will be too late...

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AML-CFT ACPR sanctions an electronic money institution

The ACPR (Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution) issues its first sanction of the year for very serious breaches, which seriously affected several fundamental elements of the anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorismAML-CFT) system. Treezor, one of France's leading providers of Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) services, has been fined €1 million...

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