Category Archives: English – posts in English on this blog

EBA neglects GDPR in RegTech consultation | AML, CFT

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched a RegTech industry survey, inviting financial institutions and ICT third party providers, to share their views and experience on the use of RegTech solutions. EBA is mainly interested in the following functions of technology-enabled … Lees verder →

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Treat human beings like criminals | AML, CFT

“Here’s a radical idea that will change policing, transform prisons and reduce crime: treat criminals like human beings“, wrote Rutger Bregman for The Correspondent. In AML-legislations the opposite happens: human beings are treated like criminals. Or more precise: obliged entities … Lees verder →

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Biometric recognition for tracking, surveillance and detecting emotions should have no place in Europe’s human-centric approach to AI | EESC

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) published their view on biometrics in its response to a consultation by the European Commission. Their announcement starts with: Biometric recognition for tracking, surveillance and detecting emotions should have no place in Europe’s … Lees verder →

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Indexation of mankind by not-for-profits | Basel AML Index

Anti-money laundering is a world full of indexes published by opaque organisations. The latest is the Basel AML Index 2020. Basel Institute on Governance This index is published by a legal entity with the name Basel Institute on Governance. The … Lees verder →

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European Payments Initiative

A European group of banks, including the Dutch ING Bank, has announced cooperation in regard of payment transactions, referred to as the ‘European Payments Initiative (EPI)’. The group intends to create a pan-European payment solution leveraging notably instant SEPA credit … Lees verder →

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PSD2-GDPR guidelines in consultation | EDPB

During its 34th plenary session, the EDPB adopted draft Guidelines on the interplay between the second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) and the GDPR, read this press release, where they say: The EDPB adopted Guidelines on the second Payment Services Directive … Lees verder →

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Accidental American-letter In’t Veld | FATCA

The European Commission has sent a reply to the letter of 9 April by Sophie in’t Veld on the Accidental Americans. In’t Veld comments: The @EU_Commission keeps ducking the #FATCA issue 🙈🙉🙊 Serving member states & US gvt instead of … Lees verder →

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Who are the beneficial owners of Open Ownership? | The opaqueness of a transparency propagandist

Who are the beneficial owners of Open Ownership (OO)? That’s what I recently wondered when I came across their site. They are propagandists of ‘transparency’ of legal entities, so it was surprising I could not find their company information on … Lees verder →

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EDPS | Data Protection requirements must go hand in hand with the prevention of money laundering and terrorism financing

Today European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) published its opinion on the European Commission’s action plan for a comprehensive Union policy on preventing money laundering and terrorism financing.   More information: EDPS: Data Protection requirements must go hand in hand with … Lees verder →

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EDRi: Non-accountable cooperation Europol with IT companies could go further

IT is key in European enforcement activities, as is shown in the article “Europol: Non-accountable cooperation with IT companies could go further” on the site of EDRi, European Digital Rights. EDRi provided feedback in a European consultation on the mandate … Lees verder →

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