Tag: EU Regulation
DORA compliance: closing the gap between contract and exit
Most financial institutions assume their exit obligations under the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) are satisfied the moment a contract contains termination rights and...
April 2026 RegTech roundup: AIFMD II now in force
The transposition deadline for AIFMD II passed on 16 April 2026, marking a significant turning point for the European fund management industry. As reported by...
EBA cuts admin burden with new SEPA reporting rules
The European Banking Authority (EBA), the EU's banking regulatory body, has published a Decision aimed at standardising how national competent authorities (NCAs) report data...
The multilingual gap hiding financial crime risks
Financial crime rarely announces itself in English. Yet many anti-money laundering (AML) monitoring programmes are still structured as though it does. This mismatch between...
How AMLA is reshaping EU horizon scanning
Horizon scanning has become an essential tool for organisations attempting to navigate an increasingly complex regulatory landscape. It refers to the process of identifying,...
AIFMD II and distributors: independence vs control
Under AIFMD II, Article 20(6a) introduces an explicit carve-out from the delegation regime for the marketing function in Annex I, point 2(b), when marketing...
What the EU’s defence notice means for SFDR
At the end of December 2025, the European Commission published a notice clarifying how the EU sustainable finance framework and the Corporate Sustainability Due...
Building resilient tech for AML success
Resilience has become a defining requirement for financial institutions operating in an increasingly digitised environment.
Napier AI, an AI-powered financial crime compliance solutions developer, recently...
SFDR updates reshape Article 8 & 9 disclosures
Sustainable finance continues to take centre stage in Europe’s regulatory landscape as 2025 advances, with fund managers needing to adapt quickly to changing requirements....
Cashless future: balancing crime prevention and access
Sweden is at the forefront of the move towards a cashless society, with Riksbank reporting that only 10% of in-store purchases were made in...










