For financial institutions looking to become directly authorized as investment firms by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), it can be difficult to know exactly which permissions are necessary to apply for. Understand the process and uncover which permissions investment firms need to apply for here.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Treasury have issued significant updates to the UK’s current and proposed crypto regulatory framework in recent months. But as the industry evolves and matures at a rapid pace, the government’s wider strategy around […]
Due to price flexibility and purchase anonymity, the art and antiquities market can provide an attractive environment for racketeers to launder money. According to a 2023 report, the global art market grew from $441 billion in 2022 to $579 billion […]
For payment service providers (PSPs) to connect merchants to the wider financial system, they must comply with relevant jurisdictional payment service regulations. Regulated payment services generally include provisions relating to payment accounts, executing payment transactions, issuing payment instruments, acquiring services, […]
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), has held its latest plenary in Paris – attended by representatives of its 206 global members, the IMF, UN and World Bank – and has proposed new measures to make the fight against illicit […]
For many early-stage, fast-growing fintechs, implementing anti-money laundering compliance tools and processes can be a challenge. This guide is designed to provide startups with practical tips to enable them to build a compliance function that can scale with their businesses.
In 2021 ComplyAdvantage surveyed compliance leaders globally to build an assessment of the state of financial crime in the year ahead. One of the key questions we asked in the survey was: How has the number of suspicious activity reports […]
This annual report, based on a global survey of 800 compliance professionals across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific explores some of the biggest financial crime challenges firms are facing.
As part of Estonia’s mission to become ‘the world’s most advanced digital society’, the government established the e-Estonia program. e-Estonia was put into action in 1996 through the Tiger Leap Initiative, a roadmap to develop the country’s IT infrastructure. This […]
The Baltic countries – Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania – have rapidly become fintech hubs, making them increasingly attractive destinations for founders launching a startup or firms expanding from other parts of Europe. However, the Baltics have a complex geopolitical history, […]
