Category Archives: English – posts in English on this blog

Europe’s naivety on open finance | will the PSD2-successor be safe for citizens?

For years the EU is working on the marketing of open banking and open finance and promising the public golden rewards if they share their transaction data with opaque fintech companies. EU through ‘PSD2’ introduced account information services, which in … Lees verder

Geplaatst in English - posts in English on this blog, Europa, Financieel recht, onder meer Wft, Wtt, Grondrechten, ICT, privacy, e-commerce | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Plaats een reactie

Committees of the European Parliament announce Pandora report that includes AML/CFT topics

In a press release of 21 March it was announced that two committees of the European Parliament adopted a report with a comprehensive set of recommendations stemming from the lessons learnt from the Pandora Papers. According to the press release … Lees verder

Geplaatst in Belastingrecht, English - posts in English on this blog, Europa, Financieel recht, onder meer Wft, Wtt, Fraude, witwasbestrijding, Wwft, Grondrechten | Tags: , , | Plaats een reactie

AML package in the ECON + LIBE committee of the European Parliament

On Tuesday 28 March the AML Package – a legislative package on anti-money laundering (AML) and countering terrorist financing (CFT) – is on the agenda of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) and the Committee on Civil Liberties, … Lees verder

Geplaatst in Bankrekening krijgen en behouden, English - posts in English on this blog, Europa, Financieel recht, onder meer Wft, Wtt, Fraude, witwasbestrijding, Wwft, Grondrechten, ICT, privacy, e-commerce, Sanctieregels, Ubo-register | Tags: , , , , | Plaats een reactie

FATF publishes guidance on beneficial ownership | AML, FATF

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the unofficial world crime-fighting government, accountable to no one, has published its newest guidance on beneficial ownership of legal persons. FATFs laws, called ‘recommendations’, aim to fight organised crime but have the conscious side … Lees verder

Geplaatst in English - posts in English on this blog, Financieel recht, onder meer Wft, Wtt, Fraude, witwasbestrijding, Wwft, Grondrechten, Ubo-register | Tags: , , , | Plaats een reactie

The Netherlands as a testing ground for financial surveillance | plan van aanpak witwassen | Aurora project on AML | BIS Innovation Summit 2023

The Dutch plans for financial surveillance of every citizen by banks, the ‘banking dragnet’ (‘bancair sleepnet‘), form part of an international trend in anti-money laundering (AML) policies. Project Aurora by BIS This is shown by project ‘Aurora’ of the Bank … Lees verder

Geplaatst in Bankrekening krijgen en behouden, English - posts in English on this blog, Financieel recht, onder meer Wft, Wtt, Fraude, witwasbestrijding, Wwft, Grondrechten, ICT, privacy, e-commerce | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Plaats een reactie

Profiling in the financial sector: “the automated establishment of a probability concerning the ability of a person to service a loan constitutes profiling under the GDPR”

In cases against SCHUFA, a German credit information provider, the advocate general at the Court of Justice of the EU (CJE), Mr Pikamäe, has presented his opinion on the case. He advised that the automated establishment of a probability concerning … Lees verder

Geplaatst in English - posts in English on this blog, Europa, Financieel recht, onder meer Wft, Wtt, Fraude, witwasbestrijding, Wwft, Grondrechten, ICT, privacy, e-commerce | Tags: , , , , , | Plaats een reactie

Financial institution breaches GDPR in direct marketing | Nordax Bank decision IMY

The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten, ‘IMY’) has dealt with a GDPR-complaint regarding the Nordax Bank. Facts This bank has instructed another company, Iper Direkt, to provide direct marketing services, including an address register, to the bank. Someone has … Lees verder

Geplaatst in English - posts in English on this blog, Financieel recht, onder meer Wft, Wtt, ICT, privacy, e-commerce | Tags: , , , , | Plaats een reactie

“MEPs to explore setting up a court to fight grand corruption” | European Parliament

In a press release by the European Parliament (EP) it is announced that MEPs on the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) and invited experts on 20 March in a workshop will examine the idea of an International Anti-Corruption Court to … Lees verder

Geplaatst in English - posts in English on this blog, Europa, Financieel recht, onder meer Wft, Wtt, Fraude, witwasbestrijding, Wwft, Grondrechten, ICT, privacy, e-commerce, Overheidsregister van aandeelhouders, Ubo-register | Tags: , , , , , , | Plaats een reactie

Swedish privacy authority: ‘Data protection officers point to problems applying GDPR’ | GDPR

The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten, ‘IMY’) in January this year published a report ‘Data protection in practice. A study of data protection in organisations required to have a data protection officer‘. IMY’s press release: Data protection officers point … Lees verder

Geplaatst in English - posts in English on this blog, Europa, Grondrechten, ICT, privacy, e-commerce | Tags: | Plaats een reactie

Does PET help respect fundamental rights? | UN, artificial intelligence

The latest holy grail in the digital world, which purports to respect fundamental rights, is known by the acronym ‘PET’. That stands for ‘Privacy-Enhancing Technologies‘. The UN is working on and with PET. Read the introduction of a webinar in … Lees verder

Geplaatst in Bankrekening krijgen en behouden, English - posts in English on this blog, Financieel recht, onder meer Wft, Wtt, Fraude, witwasbestrijding, Wwft, Grondrechten, ICT, privacy, e-commerce | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Plaats een reactie