Revised EBA guidelines on money laundering and terrorist financing risk factors | What firms should know now
The revised Guidelines published by the European Banking Authority (EBA) on customer due diligence and the factors credit…
Transparency Register and Financial Information Act enters into force in August – Major changes in the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA)
On 30.06.2021, the Act on the European Interconnection of Transparency Registers and the Implementation of Directive (EU) 2019/1153…
Anti-Money Laundering 3.0: The Anti-Money Laundering Regulation, AMLA and the 6th AML Directive
Abstract: The EU Commission has published its ambitious plan to reform EU anti-money laundering legislation. What does the…
Bundestag Election 2021: Parties’ Positions on Payment Issues
On September 26, 2021, the elections to the 20th German Bundestag will take place. Even though we believe…
Much longed for: The amendment of the Application Decree re section 154 AO (AEAO re section 154)
On 20 January 2021, the Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) published amendments to the Application Decree for the…
PayTechTalk 47: Lex Apple Pay – A great moment for Parliament or legislative nonsense?
Happy Birthday Das Wichtigste zuerst: Happy Birthday, Apple Pay Deutschland! This is because a year ago today, the…
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…
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 41 – What does the Anti-Money Laundering Act actually say?
Often when talking about money laundering, people immediately think of Al Capone. And that is quite accurate, because…
