FCA Boss Tells Firms To Up Preparations As Brexit Talks Grind On
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has reiterated that a no-deal Brexit retains the capacity …
Malta Stung Over Lacklustre Money Laundering Controls
The government of Malta has been chastened by a damning assessment of its anti-financial crime …
FinCEN Warns Crypto Firms Over Long Arm Of U.S. Enforcement
U.S. enforcement authorities have shot a warning to firms seeking to build an international payment …
Australian MSB Fined Over Transaction Reporting Failures
Australia’s financial crime watchdog has issued a fine to a money transfer business for failing …
Malta Financial Supervisory Authority Releases Strategic Plan 2019-2021
On September 6, 2019, the Malta Financial Service Authority (MFSA) published its three-year strategic plan …
Trump Ends Obama-Era Leniency On Cuba Remittances
President Donald Trump’s administration has clamped down on the provision of remittances to Cuba, as …
High-Risk Country Blacklist Tops EU Agenda For First Week Back
The European Commission has put reform of how it assembles its list of high-risk third …
Top European Court Gives SEPA Boost In Direct Debit Row
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has sided with an Austrian consumer …
Greek Law no. 4624/2019 Transposing the General Data Protection Regulation Published in the Official Gazette
On August 29, 2019, the final text of the law transposing the GDPR provisions into Greek …