April 7, 2015
4 things we can learn from PayPal’s sanction violations
On the 25th of March 2015 PayPal agreed a $7.7m (£5.1m) settlement with U.S officials…
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April 4, 2015
Why does ultimate beneficial ownership matter?
The joint-stock company is a social innovation that made possible global capitalism today. The array of corporate…
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March 29, 2015
MSB bank accounts: the global retrenchment
How can a money service business acquire a bank account? There is a wide-spread de-risking…
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March 26, 2015
FATF definition of PEP (Politically Exposed Person)
A politically exposed person (PEP) is an individual who is or has been entrusted with…
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March 19, 2015
Cryptocurrency, Financial Crime and Regulation
The recent HM Treasury publication, “Digital Currencies: response to the call for information”, reported that…
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February 11, 2015
Do multinationals have robust enough compliance procedures?
Given the plethora of recent compliance mishaps by multinational banks, highlighted most recently by HSBC’s…
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January 24, 2015
AMLD4 and Domestic PEPS
AMLD4, the 4th amendment to the Anti-Money Laundering Act will update the European Union’s existing…
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January 24, 2015
Politically Exposed Persons: Who They Are and Why They Matter
In the world of finance, the phrase “politically exposed person|politically exposed persons”, otherwise known as…
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January 24, 2015
Effective Methods of Counter-Terrorist Financing
In a 9,000 word PhD chapter length article in the New Yorker, Mattathias Schwartz raises some…
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January 18, 2015
Why are fintech companies unable to get bank accounts in the U.K.?
Underlying many financial technology companies' capabilities are access to basic clearing accounts. If you want…
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January 18, 2015
Why is HSBC unable to resolve its money-laundering issues?
The wave of fines levied against financial institutions has not stopped since the financial crisis…
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