The EBA’s new consultation paper on the risk factors associated with combating money laundering – what is this about?
On 5 February 2020, the European supervisory authority (European Banking Authority “EBA”) published a new consultation paper on…
Time to read: The must-reads on payment transaction law
Believe it or not, there is a silver lining to being in lockdown and having to cancel Easter…
Section 154 AO German Fiscal Code: Small change, big cost
As part of the implementation of the 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive, the German legislator introduced a small change…
The EBA will be calling the shots in the future regarding anti-money laundering
On 5 February 2020, the European Banking Authority (“EBA”) published a new Consultation Paper on revised guidelines pertaining…
New year, new law for the implementation of the fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive
On 1 January 2020, the new Act on the Implementation of the fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD) entered…
PayTechTalk 46 – Crypto custody business: Amendments to the KWG in connection with the implementation of the fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive
At first glance, the “Act implementing the Amending Directive of the fourth EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive” does not…
Strong customer authentication: a summary of the key sources regarding SCA
The 14th of September 2019 marked the deadline for the implementation of the new requirements regarding strong customer…
Draft law to implement the 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive – what is coming and what will remain the same?
On 20 May 2019, the German Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) presented its draft for the implementation of…
PayTechTalk 39 – Draft law of the German Ministry of Finance regarding the implementation of AMLD5
In today’s episode of PayTechTalk, we – that is Christian, Hugo and myself – will be looking at…