Regulation
Spanish CFD Barbie-Clients and Fundamental EU Rights
A guest editorial for FX News Group as published 14th August 2023 Spanish Barbie-Clients In the 2023 movie “Barbie” (spoilers ahead), Barbie’s perennial male counterparty Ken “imports” Patriarchy into Barbie-Land, and, using nothing more than beer and horse-related imagery, manages to make (almost) all the Barbies abandon their positions of power and accept submissive, Ken-serving…
Read MoreAsk the Expert: Gary Youinou, Managing Director, KnowYourCountry Limited
Tell us about yourself and your organisation Back in 2006, after many years working in the offshore finance industry, and experiencing the massive changes in compliance and risk assessment that came into force in the late 90s and early 2000s, I decided to establish a research tool based on country AML risk. Initially, the focus…
Read MoreAsk The Expert: Peter Halloway-Churchill
Please tell us about your background and current role Over the last 30 years, I have built and run a number of regulated firms in the financial services sector and worked in London, USA, France and the Middle East. 7 years ago I founded HallowayChurchill Ltd, a London-headquartered consultancy, specialising in compliant business and risk…
Read MoreThe Days of Regulatory Arbitrage Are Numbered….Will Brokers Be Forced to Shut Down?
OpEd by Remonda Kirketerp-Møller, Founder & CEO, Muinmos As published in Finance Magnates on 13 February 2022. Imaginary borders If the pandemic has taught us anything, it is that borders are imaginary. A virus that appears in China today can be in the US tomorrow; and a “South-African” variant can infect people all over Europe.…
Read MoreSheer Markets Selects Muinmos for Fast Onboarding & Regulatory Compliance
Cyprus based broker, Sheer Markets has selected Muinmos as its RegTech partner for fast onboarding and regulatory compliance. Sheer Markets, which was founded in 2019, is regulated by CySEC and the LFSA (Labuan Financial Services Authority). The firm selected Muinmos’ complete and fully automated AI-based onboarding solution. This comprises of three modules: mPASS™ for full…
Read MoreHow to Rank the Best KYC/AML Software Solutions – A Practical Guide
How to rank the best KYC/AML software solutions is a question a lot of compliance officers ask themselves – and we, as a provider of what we consider to be the absolute best KYC/AML software solution in the market, often ask ourselves as well. As our client onboarding platform is all about grading and giving…
Read MoreHow to Select the Right KYC Onboarding Solution
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say there are hundreds of KYC onboarding solutions in the market. Literally hundreds. From algorithmic forgery detectors to specialists who corroborate one’s identity via a video call using nothing more than their eyes; from tailored-to-the-client to off-the-shelf solutions; from the very cheap to the extremely expensive; the market offers…
Read MoreThe ‘Data Finder’ and the ‘Workflow’ – What to Look for in a KYC/AML Solution?
There are a lot of companies out there offering KYC/AML solutions but they aren’t all offering the same thing. In fact, KYC/AML solutions generally fall into two distinct categories – ‘the data finder’ KYC/AML solution and ‘the workflow’ KYC/AML solution. And then Muinmos came along and we added a category all of our own ‘the…
Read MoreThe Suitability and Appropriateness of Boardgames
What is the Suitable and Appropriate Weight of a Boardgame? Suitability and appropriateness doesn’t apply just to buying financial products. Let’s take boardgames as an example. If you’re a boardgame enthusiast like me, you probably know boardgamegeek.com. And you probably spend quite a lot of time there. Especially before buying a new boardgame online. My…
Read MoreUsing Automated Technology to Create a More Robust Risk Infrastructure
Ask the Expert: SAJID ZAMAN, OPERATIONS ASSOCIATE & US ONBOARDING LEAD AT XPANSIV Sajid Zaman has over a decade of experience in client onboarding from global financial institutions including JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank, Scotia Bank and Santander. He has a strong track record in leading client onboarding teams, managing the client onboarding function and helping…
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