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Our award-winning regular contributor is Stefano Siggia, CAMS, senior consultant at the Brussels-based regulatory and compliance consultancy firm Pideeco. Siggia was born in Italy but grew up in Bangladesh, China, Germany and Belgium, where he currently resides. After earning his bachelor’s degree in international affairs from Vesalius College and a master’s degree in international relations from the Brussels School of International Studies
(University of Kent), he worked at Banca Monte Paschi Belgio.
Artificial intelligence (AI) has enhanced financial services, improved regulatory compliance and more. However, AI poses an equally dangerous threat to ethical governance, data protection and cybersecurity, as well as fundamental human rights. There are over 70 proposed definitions for AI, one of which describes it...
Cet article couvre les travaux de quatre étudiantes de la promotion 2019-2020 du diplôme universitaire de charger de conformité LAB. Un grand merci pour ce travail de qualité ! Le diplôme universitaire du chargé de conformité, spécialité lutte-anti-blanchiment (LAB), proposé par l’Université Paris-Saclay1 en collaboration...
This article is the third part of a three-part series on the European Anti-Human Trafficking Legal and Policy Framework. This article focuses on the creation of the ‘EU Strategy towards the Eradication of Trafficking in Human Beings 2012-2016’ as a result of Directive 2011/36/EU. In...
Plus que booster une carrière—c’est une expérience personnelle ! Dans les jours qui ont suivi le 11-septembre comme tout le monde et où que vous soyez, nous avons tous senti que beaucoup de choses allaient changer dans ce monde. En février 2002, mon patron m’a...
ACAMS is more than a career booster—it is a personal experience. The days following 9/11, no matter our location, we all felt a lot of things were on the brink of change in this world. In February 2002, my boss asked me to ensure we...
During the keynote address at the 2019 ACAMS Annual International AML & Financial Crime Conference―Caribbean, the executive director of the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) spoke about the challenges her staff faced when using credit cards to book a hotel while on work-related travel...
This article is the second part of a three-part series on the European Anti-Human Trafficking Legal and Policy Framework. This article provides an overview of the extensive legal and policy instruments as well as the strategic documents and resources that address human trafficking at the...
This article is the first part of a three-part series on the European Anti-Human Trafficking Legal and Policy Framework. This article provides an overview of the European anti-human trafficking legal and policy framework by focusing on the Council of Europe and the EU. In addition,...
The rise of bitcoin and other virtual currencies poses new challenges in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF). With virtual currencies, users can make global payments that are beyond the control of financial regulators and security authorities.1 In addition, there is a...
In the past several months, people worldwide have been affected by COVID-19. As people have been dealing with fear of contracting the virus, criminals have been quick to adapt and take advantage of the pandemic to commit financial crimes, such as money laundering. This article...
Our award-winning regular contributor is Stefano Siggia, CAMS, senior consultant at the Brussels-based regulatory and compliance consultancy firm Pideeco. Siggia was born in Italy but grew up in Bangladesh, China, Germany and Belgium, where he currently resides. After earning his bachelor’s degree in international affairs from Vesalius College and a master’s degree in international relations from the Brussels School of International Studies
