Draft Guidelines on remote customer onboarding – EBA to set common EU standards
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Commission increases its fight against money laundering and terrorism financing
The EU Commission increases its fight against money laundering – will this pave the way for a new…
PayTechTalk 54 – Blockchain and crypto regulation from the UK and the German perspective
In today’s episode of PayTechTalk, I talk to crypto and Blockchain experts James Burnie (gunnercooke) and Alireza Siadat…
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…
Crypto values: new regulation for Bitcoin & co.
On 20 May 2019, the German Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) presented its draft bill on the implementation…
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…
PayTechTalk 9 – The lingering death of electronic money
What exactly is electronic money? What can one use it for? Do purchasers of electronic money have to…