Category Archives: English – posts in English on this blog

Survey on enhancing cross-border payments without the clients of financial institutions | FATF

In the article Survey on enhancing cross-border payments (without a date), FATF invites the readers to participate in a survey. Further in the article FATF speaks about the private sector: This includes banks, payment service providers, Fintech companies, money or … Lees verder

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Stop the gatekeeper-mantra and become human! | AML, CFT

One of the amazing aspects of the anti-money laundering (AML) and countering terrorist financing (CFT) activities of governments and ‘investigative’ journalists, is the complete absence of a serious discussion on the quality of the underlying concepts. Also astonishing is the … Lees verder

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Complaint by Accidental Americans against renouncement fee | FATCA

The French association of Accidental Americans [*] and twenty Accidental Americans of different nationalities have filed a complaint in U.S. District Court in Washington against the U.S. State Department on 9 December. In the complaint they allege that the US$ … Lees verder

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Neglecting the dark side of AML/CFT | Anti-Money Laundering Regulation is on its way

The process in the direction of harmonization of European anti-money laundering (AML) legislation is continuing. Read the article on the main results of the Video conference of economics and finance ministers, 4 November 2020. On AML the following: Anti-money laundering … Lees verder

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New EU export rules also prohibit export of cyber-surveillance tools

Software companies have to be alert on the new EU export rules, that also cover cyber-surveillance tools. Read the press release Dual use goods: Parliament and EU ministers agree on new EU export rules: * The EU will have new … Lees verder

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The new pariah: the US Person

Someone who read my SDN article wrote to me that it’s not only banks that are refusing US Persons (as client). The reader mentions that a European export advisor warned the European company where the reader works, that the company … Lees verder

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EBA’s opinion on prudential AML/CFT supervision

The European Banking Authority (EBA) hs published its opinion setting out how prudential supervisors should consider money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF) risks in the context of the Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process (SREP). The ‘high level’ opinion is following … Lees verder

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European Commission was aware of fundamental rights issues of FATCA | PETI hearing

On 10 November there was a hearing on FATCA in the PETI committee of the European Parliament. I wrote a short article on the hearing with a link to the recording of the hearing. During that meeting the lawyer of … Lees verder

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FATCA-discussion in the PETI committee

On 10 November the problems of European citizens with FATCA were discussed in the Committee on Petitions (PETI) of the European Parliament (announcement of the meeting here). The recording of the meeting can be viewed, details are below. Speakers were the … Lees verder

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Illegal spying on citizens by secret services worldwide is rampant | COE webinar

IT is making the world less safe for people. One of the reasons is illegal spying by secret services. Monday 9 November a webinar by the Council of Europe is taking place that is introduced as follows: Illegal spying on … Lees verder

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