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Register of Grants, Use of Funds and Measures: Ensuring Accurate Figures and Maintaining Transparent, Traceable Planning and Documentation

For many banks, the register of grants, use of funds and measures is an annual obligation that requires considerable coordination. What are the typical problems in banking practice, and what added value do they offer banks and customers? This article answers these questions and provides practical takeaways.

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Instant Payments Regulation Reporting – ready for the new EU reporting requirements?

With Regulation (EU) 2024/886, the European Union is tightening the requirements for instant payments in the SEPA area and introducing new reporting requirements for payment service providers. This article discusses what the new requirements mean for payment service providers in concrete terms.

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The Three Lines Model – when the second line becomes operational

The Three Lines Model is a framework for governance and risk management. However, its implementation in practice often leads to role conflicts. Compliance and internal audit can resolve these typical conflicts and make the Three Lines Model effective.

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Resilience eats away at efficiency – and thus competitive advantage?

In times of increasing regulatory requirements, growing cyber attacks and growing dependencies on IT services and service providers, banks must protect their processes from disruptions through robust, agile and efficient measures. This increasing resilience is a step forward, but often comes at the expense of efficiency. Institutions are becoming more resilient to attacks, but are losing speed – and thus competitive advantages. The solution: intelligent management of resilience and efficiency – for each process.

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Follow-up: EBA Guidelines on the Implementation of EU and National Sanctions Measures

BaFin rejects implementing EBA Guidelines EBA/GL/2024/14 & /15 – insights on reasoning, background, and implications for German financial institutions.

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Rethink Compliance: From Traditional Compliance Work to a Sustainable Competitive Advantage

Combining technology, governance, and expertise can turn a regulatory duty into true efficiency and a lasting competitive edge.

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EBA Guidelines on the Implementation of EU and National Sanctions Measures

New EBA guidelines raise the bar for sanctions compliance. Find out what financial institutions must prepare for by the end of 2025 – and how to take a structured approach today.

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Graph-Based Retrieval vs. Vector-Based RAG: Choosing the Right Approach for Intelligent Regulatory & Compliance Document Analysis

Extracting insights from complex regulations like the AML Act is tough. We compare two AI-powered methods that improve precision and usability in compliance document analysis.

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Leverage Your Regulatory & Compliance Documents with Intelligent Processing

Streamline regulatory workflows and reduce errors using AI. Discover how RAG, AI agents, and Graph Databases transform compliance document analysis—faster, more accurate, and fully explainable.

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AML: Smarter Customer Clustering

Traditional AML segmentation methods often fall short when it comes to truly understanding customer behavior. Regulatory expectations are shifting toward more refined and explainable approaches that go beyond simple thresholds. By applying statistical clustering techniques, compliance teams can detect risks with greater precision, reduce false positives, and strengthen their AML programs – all without relying on AI.

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Compliance and Digitalization – From Automation to AI

Enhancing the resilience of the risk and compliance program has become a growing requirement among auditors and regulators, as reflected in numerous legislative frameworks. The challenge resides in successfully transitioning to a digital format while achieving efficiency amidst ever growing volatility. The implementation of automation, alongside artificial intelligence and effectively coordinated policies and procedures, contributes significantly to the optimization of this process.

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Financial Crime Risk Assessment − There is a smarter way!

It’s time to take financial crime risk assessment to the next level and overcome the limitations of the traditional approaches. Let’s unleash the potential of advanced technology to transform the efficiency and effectiveness of our financial crime prevention strategies.