What: The Financial Crime Forum: Online EU 

When: Tuesday 16th April 2024 14:00-16:00 Frankfurt Time (1pm Irish/UK time)
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Where: Online 

Registration: To register to attend and to see the Programme details, visit:

• https://thefinancialcrimeforum.com/TFCF2024/web/FCF20240229EU

• David Hotte,

Team Leader at Expertise France for the European Commission,
Since January 2019, David Hotte has been the Team Leader of the EU Global Facility, a European Union project dedicated on AML/CFT. Since 1998, he has particularly worked in the field of AML/CFT in developing countries for several national and international organizations (including UNDCP, IMF and the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia). He has undertaken numerous technical assistance missions on AML/CFT issues providing technical advice to several countries and regional Organizations, including French and English-speaking African countries, Bosnia, Palestine, Sri Lanka, Turkey, China, Laos and Syria. Prior to joining international organizations he was serving in the Gendarmerie Nationale with the rank of lieutenant.

• Christian Hunt

Christian is the founder of Human Risk, a Behavioural Science led Consulting and Training Firm, specialising in the fields of Ethics & Compliance. He was formerly MD at UBS where he was Head of Behavioural Science. Christian joined the Firm in Compliance & Operational Risk Control, leading the function globally for UBS Asset Management. Prior to joining UBS, he was COO of the UK Prudential Regulation Authority, a subsidiary of the Bank of England responsible for regulating financial services. He is the author of a book ‘Humanizing Rules’ and the presenter and producer of the Human Risk podcast.

• Peter Oakes

Peter is a professional INED of several globally operating fintech companies covering electronic trading, investment services and payments sectors.  Peter is well-known in the fintech community, having established the free FintechIreland.com network in 2014. Through CompliReg.com he advises boards and executives on EU establishment. Peter has also established fintech networks in the UK, Malta, Cyprus and Lithuania.  Peter has worked in senior roles at Central Bank of Ireland (Director of Enforcement & Money Laundering), the (now) UK FCA, ASIC (Australia) & SAMA. Peter is qualified as a solicitor in Ireland, the UK and Australia.
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Programme

​16th April, 2024 14:00 Frankfurt time
13:45 Platform opens for login
14:00 Welcome and introduction

Presentations
14:05 Peter Oakes - Why Ireland has proved so popular as a base for FinTech companies and how passporting helps expansion onto mainland Europe.
14:30 David Hotte - Supporting third countries to minimise the risk of listing.
14:55 Christian Hunt - The behavioural science aspects of ethics and compliance.

The Forum
15:20 Speakers respond to questions submitted during the Presentations
15:45 Wrap up and thanks.
16:00 Platform closes.

​Registration: To register to attend and to see the Programme details, visit:

• https://thefinancialcrimeforum.com/TFCF2024/web/FCF20240229EU

What: ACAMS Europe Conference

When: Tuesday 23rd May to Wednesday 24th May 2023.

Where: The Convention Centre Dublin, Spencer Dock, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, D01 T1W6, Ireland.

Registration: CLICK HERE 

Fintech Ireland's Peter Oakes is speaking along side Craig Timm, Shelley Schachter-Cahm, Joby Carpenter, Natasha Powell and Mathew Seneviratne BM on #cryptoassets and #digitalassets.


At 13:00 on Thursday 24th May, Peter, Shelley and Craig we will be holding "The ACAMS Great Crypto Debate: The Future of Finance or Unleashing Havoc?" and at 16:00 the same day Joby, Natasha, Mathew and Peter will hold a Panel discussion on "Cryptoassets: Fresh Opportunities, Emerging Risks, New Responses".

What a week to be discussing #crypto! Hot on the heels of:


1) the release of UK Treasury Committee Report, UK Parliament and comments by its chairperson Harriett Baldwin on crypto,
2) a recent blog following his appearance before the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach of the Oireachtas (Irish Parliament) by Governor Gabriel Makhlouf of the Central Bank of Ireland,
3) Commissioner Mairead McGuinness's (European Commission) comments at the European Parliament plenary joint debate on crypto-assets.
4) the UK government's consultation on Future financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets.
5) the Council of the European Union adoption of new rules on markets in crypto-assets (#MICA).


Always impressed with #ACAMS events, brining together leaders from across Europe and the globe under one roof. Always tackling important and current topics, while helping support, encourage and educate the anti-financial crime experts who are charged with leading the fight against #moneylaundering and #financialterrorism.

The agenda is jam packed.

Links to the ACAMS Event and all the papers, consultations, committee reports, appearances and speeches referred to above at:

1) 17 May 2023: UK Parliament (House of Commons) Treasury Committee Report on Regulating Crypto and comments by Chairperson, Harriett Baldwin MP
2) Central Bank of Ireland on Crypto: (a) 25 January 2023: Governor's appearance before Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, Oireachtas); and (b) 5 May 2023: Governor's Blog 'Crypto and how we can protect the consumer'.
3) 19 April 2023: Opening remarks by Commissioner McGuinness at the European Parliament plenary joint debate on crypto-assets
4) 1 February-30 April 2023: UK Government's Future financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets (Consultation Period Closed 30 April 2023)
5) 16 May 2023: European Council adopts new rules on markets in crypto-assets (MiCA)
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Join our Peter Oakes and many other fine international speakers at ACAMS Europe on 14 and 15 June 2022 in Brussles.

Peter Oakes, a highly experienced non-executive director of regulated fintech and financial services companies will join two panels on:

1) Pay Check: Managing the Compliance Risks of Alternative Payment Platforms; and
​2) Enabling a Data Driven Compliance Vision: Contextual Monitoring for Trade Based AML

Register for this premier financial crime event here

​What: ACAMS Europe May 2021 - Crypto Assets: Following the Virtual Money​
When: Thursday 18th May 2021 at 14:40 (Belgium time) / 15:40 UK time). ACAMS Europe runs from 18th - 20th May 2021.
Where: Online Event
Cost: See Registration below
Registration: Click Here

Founder of Fintech Ireland and Fintech UK, Peter Oakes, will moderate a panel of anti-financial crime experts on crypto assets, including Danielle Jukes, FINTRAIL; Fabian K. Fuchs, BA, CAMS, Bitpanda and Stephane Leloup, Luxembourg Stock Exchange. 

Follow the money with case studies from crypto-organisations detailing how digital transactions are traced and financial crime prevented. Panelists will:

• Discuss how cryptocurrency has been used to conceal proceeds of crime and evade economic sanctions
• Assess how traceability of crypto transactions can be used to support anti money laundering efforts
• Challenge the control frameworks used to conduct due diligence on source of funds and wealth
• Explore common issues related to the implementation of FATF travel rule and transfer of customer data 

What: Adapting AFC Oversight to Address Unique Crypto Assets' Risks
When: Tuesday 10th December 2020
Where: Online Event
Cost: See registration link
Registration: https://www.acams.org/en/events/conferences/acams-mena-conference#speakers--task-force-4addb521

Description:  

• Start with a whistle stop tour of the crypto world, consider the latest money laundering typologies involving crypto currencies
• Understand tractability of VC funds and future trends
• Examine requirements for adequate supervisory oversight and compliance of virtual asset providers and the current difference in stance between countries in the region
• Review risks associated with the convergence of organised crime and terrorism using cryptocurrency

 
Panel:
Moderator: Peter Oakes, Founder Fintech Ireland
Presenter: Mohamed Jawad Shalo, Director of Financial Crime Prevention, Abu Dhabi Global Market Member,
Committee Secretary UAE National Risk Assessment Committee 
Presenter: Iggy Azad, Senior Manager - Investigations, Coinbase
Presenter: Katarina Pranjic, CAMS, Financial Crime Compliance, Solutions Consultant, LexisNexis Risk Solutions

Discussion: The Latest & Greatest in the World of Fintech - ACAMS 24 

Video - click here or on the image above.

What: The Latest & Greatest in the World of Fintech

When: Wednesday 3rd June June 2020 
Where: Online Event.   
Cost: Paid Event
Registration: Closed
Details: As part of ACAMS 24 webinar Peter Oakes* (Board Director at global fintech / payments business TransferMate) joins Shilpa Arora, AML Director - Europe, Middle East and Africa at ACAMS for a broad discussion on The Latest & Greatest in the World of Fintech and Financial Crime. 

*Peter is also founder of Fintech Ireland, Fintech UK, US Fintech, Fintech Cyprus, leading fintech advisory firm CompliReg and a director of several regulated fintech companies including Susquehanna International, Optal Financial Europe and AWM Wealth Advisers) ​