Financial Crime Regulation: Part 1 - Virtual Currencies - Opinion on Financial Crime Risks in the European Union

After a short hiatus, Sam and Marie return and kick off 2021 with a detailed review of the European Banking Authority's Opinion on the Financial Crime Risks facing financial services businesses in the EU. Looking at the updated to the EBA's findings first published in 2019, Sam and Marie explain the methodology applied in assessing various financial crime risks and the measures the EBA proposes will help to mitigate them. Part 1 of this series looks at the EBA's assessment of the Cryptocurrency sector - and which types of businesses are thought to have the greatest financial crime risks when dealing with both virtual currency providers, and the virtual asset service providers.