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The Myth of the Risk Heat Map: Why Those Colorful Charts Can Undermine Real Risk Management - Compliance Officers Playbook
Freemium Episode: In this Compliance Officers Playbook podcast episode, we take a critical look at one of the most widely used—but deeply flawed—tools in corporate governance: the risk heat map. Whil…
Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago
AMLD6 and the Rise of AMLA: How the EU’s New Framework Transforms Beneficial Ownership Transparency
In this episode, we break down the European Union’s sweeping overhaul of its anti–money laundering and counter-terrorist financing framework under Directive (EU) 2024/1640 (AMLD6). The new rules ushe…
Published on 4 weeks ago
Freemium - Inside the SFO’s Corporate Compliance Playbook: How Companies Are Evaluated—and Why It Matters
In this episode, we unpack the Serious Fraud Office’s newly detailed guidance on how corporate compliance programmes are evaluated across England, Northern Ireland, and Wales. The SFO relies on this …
Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago
EU Designates Russia High-Risk for Financial Crime
The European Commission announced in December 2025 that it has officially designated Russia as a high-risk jurisdiction due to serious strategic weaknesses identified within its anti-money laundering…
Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago
UK Passes Landmark Digital Assets Act: What It Means for Crypto, NFTs, and Ownership Rights
In this episode, we break down the United Kingdom’s groundbreaking Property (Digital Assets etc) Act, a new law that officially recognizes cryptocurrencies and NFTs as their own distinct class of pro…
Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago
Freemium - Unpacking Morgan Stanley's €101 Million Dividend Tax Penalty
In this episode, we unpack the major enforcement action taken against Morgan Stanley after Dutch authorities uncovered its role in coordinated tax evasion schemes. Following extensive audits and crim…
Published on 4 weeks, 2 days ago
Quiet Failures in Compliance: How Everyday Oversights Lead to Major Crises
In this episode, we explore the ideas behind “Compliance: Quiet Failure, Safe Guardrails,” a compelling look at how organisational breakdowns rarely result from one dramatic event. Instead, they stem…
Published on 4 weeks, 2 days ago
Freemium - Why Coinbase’s €21.5M Fine Signals a New Era of EU Crypto Compliance Under AMLA
In this episode, we break down the landmark €21.5 million fine issued to Coinbase Europe Ltd by the Central Bank of Ireland—a ruling widely seen as a preview of what’s to come under the EU’s new Anti…
Published on 4 weeks, 2 days ago
Freemium - Digital Compliance: GDPR Enforcement and AI Convergence
In this episode, we unpack the increasingly complex landscape of the EU’s digital regulatory regime—one that continues to evolve around the foundations set by the General Data Protection Regulation (…
Published on 1 month ago
Wise Unlocks South African Payments Gateway
In this episode, we dive into Wise’s major move into the African market, starting with its newly launched operations in South Africa. After securing conditional approval from the South African Reserv…
Published on 1 month ago