LATEST: Spain plans levy on banks and gambling firms to fund new AML authority
By PAUL O’DONOGHUE, Senior Correspondent SPAIN plans to fund ANIFI, its new national anti-money laundering (AML) watchdog, through…
FinregE tackles EU AMLA Single Rulebook complexity
FinregE has published an expert guide aimed at helping firms prepare for the EU’s sweeping anti-money laundering reforms…
EUROPEAN NOTEBOOK: Paris is the place to be for top EU officials — and the hacks chasing them
GOOD evening and welcome to a new edition of the European Notebook, brought to you from Paris, where…
NEWS: KYC failures top EU banks’ money laundering weaknesses, AMLA says
By CARLO BOFFA , EU Correspondent FAILING to profile customers correctly is the main weakness in financial institutions’…
EU AMLR: why firms can’t wait for 2027 to prepare
Financial institutions across Europe are facing a fundamental shift in how anti-money laundering compliance is designed, evidenced and…
NEWS: AMLA supervision a “great opportunity” for cross-border financial groups, Szego says
By CARLO BOFFA, EU Correspondent LARGE financial groups operating across multiple EU countries will benefit from direct supervision…
ANALYSIS: Europe has a crypto problem: now MEPs want AMLA chair to explain her plans for CASP supervision
CARLO BOFFA, EU Correspondent THE start of July should have dispelled the uncertainty around which crypto trading firms…
INSIGHT: EU’s AML rulebook faces first real test over due diligence
By CARLO BOFFA, EU Correspondent The European Union’s drive to align anti-money laundering rules is facing its first…
NEWS: Germany’s FIU reveals how it uses 1–100 scoring scale for SARs
By PAUL O’DONOGHUE, Senior Correspondent GERMANY’s FIU has introduced a new scoring system for SARs (suspicious activity reports)…
NEWS: EU officials to hammer out AMLA fee rules at June expert meeting
By CARLO BOFFA, EU Correspondent EU officials are set to gather next week to hammer out the method…