Head of France’s FIU (TRACFIN) to speak at ‘European Anti-Financial Crime Summit 2023’ in Dublin on May 25, it’s revealed.
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EU LEGISLATES FOR CRYPTOASSETS:?The European Parliament on Thursday overwhelmingly backed the European Union’s first set of rules to?regulate?crypto-asset markets.?Parliament voted 517 in favour and 38 against to approve the world’s first comprehensive set of regulations for issuing and trading crypto-assets such as bitcoin. “This regulation brings a competitive advantage for the EU,” said Stefan Berger, the lawmaker who steered the rules through parliament. Find the story here:?EU parliament backs world’s first comprehensive rules for cryptoassets
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TOP EU & UK LEADERS FOR EUROPEAN AFC SUMMIT ON MAY 25:?THE HEAD of France’s Financial Intelligence Unit, TRACFIN is to?speak?at the ‘European Anti-Financial Crime Summit 2023’ in Dublin next month, it has been revealed. (Thursday).?Guillaume Vallette-Valla who has been in charge of TRACFIN since January 2022 joins a stellar line-up of global Anti-Financial Crime (AFC) leaders for the May 25 Summit. Meanwhile, the Head of Ireland’s FIU Det Chief Supt Pat Lordan will speak at the conference on the issue of ‘Insider Threats’ from within the banking and fintech industries. The event will also hear from UK AFC leaders. Read the full story here:?Head of France’s FIU (TRACFIN) to speak at ‘European Anti-Financial Crime Summit 2023’ in Dublin on May 25, it’s revealed
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OPINION -MADRID FOR AMLA:?Why Madrid makes the best case for?location?of EU's new AML Authority.?The European Parliament (EP) recently made public the consolidated version of its position, adopted by ECON and LIBE on 28 march, on the AMLA Regulation that will be endorsed in the EP plenary.?Therefore, the trialogue negotiations will start by the co-legislators and will last the next months. Find the story here:?Why Madrid makes the best case for location of EU’s new AML Authority
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***Message from the ‘European Anti-Financial Crime Summit,’ Dublin, May 25 organised by AML Intelligence.
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Have you booked your place for yourself or your AFC department(s) yet? Excitement is growing apace ahead of the much-anticipated ‘European AFC Summit’ in Dublin featuring the biggest names in world AML and Anti-Financial Crime.?
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The summit’s Opening Address will be delivered by Eurogroup President?Paschal Donohoe TD, Minister for Public Expenditure, Ireland. The conference to be held in the historic RDS convention centre near central Dublin will be attended by some 250 AFC professionals from across the EU, UK and US.
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Confirmed Speakers to date include:
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Topics to be discussed at the summit, organised by AML Intelligence, are:
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SECOND CHANCE FOR HALKBANK:?The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday?bolstered?a bid by Turkey's state-owned lender Halkbank to avoid criminal charges in the United States for allegedly helping Iran evade American economic sanctions.?The justices threw out a lower court ruling that had allowed the prosecution to proceed. They ordered the Manhattan-based 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider Halkbank's effort to dismiss the case.
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Halkbank, an entity owned by the Turkish government, was charged in New York in 2019 and has pleaded not guilty to bank fraud, money laundering and conspiracy charges over its alleged use of money services and front companies in Iran, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates to evade U.S. sanctions. Read the story here:?US Supreme Court gives Turkey’s Halkbank another chance to avoid charges
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PREDICTED FUTURE BREXIT MOVES:?A top banker has revealed Citigroup Inc is?planning?to transfer more business from Britain to the EU following new guidance from regulators this week.?Citibank Europe's chief executive officer, Kristine Braden said the Wall Street firm is also in the process of moving some of its products out of the UK. Read the story here:?Citigroup’s Braden predicts more Brexit moves from UK to assure EU watchdogs
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CRYPTO SCRAMBLE:?Crypto firms have been left?scrambling?to find banking partners after the collapse of three crypto-friendly lenders in the U.S. last month, creating a risk their business will become concentrated in smaller financial institutions. It is a scenario that concerns U.S. regulators, who have expressed doubt about the safety and soundness of bank business models that are highly focused on crypto clients after Silvergate Capital Corp, Signature Bank and Silicon Valley Bank imploded. Read the story here:?Crypto firms scramble for banking partners as willing lenders dwindle
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WARSAW POW WOW:?The Council of Europe’s Expert Group on Money Laundering is?meeting?next week – and to agree on further steps to tackle the challenges they face in?combating?money laundering,?terrorism financing and weapons?of mass destruction.?Representatives of Moneyval’s 35 member states will meet in Warsaw on April 25. The meeting is expected to “adopt a political declaration and endorse MONEYVAL′s strategic priorities for 2023-2027.”?Find the full story here:?European AML leaders meet in Warsaw to discuss ML/TF challenges
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FINCRIME TECH HELPS NASDAQ BEAT ESTIMATES:?Nasdaq Inc on Wednesday reported first-quarter profits that beat Wall Street estimates as demand for its anti-financial crime software helped mitigate a hit to the exchange operator's indexing business and a slump in initial public offerings. #Nasdaq expanded its regulatory technology footprint with its recent $2.75 billion #Verafin acquisition and has made the business a key pillar of its corporate structure, which last quarter was split into three divisions - anti-financial crime (AFC), market platforms and capital access platforms.?Find the full story here:?Nasdaq profit beats expectations, helped by anti-financial crime unit
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