RegBrief

This special episode was recorded at FinTech Week & Expo in Frankfurt, featuring Dagmar Kolb, Oliver Kreiter and Elizaveta Palaznik.

The episode explores the role of compliance in the art world and the risks that come with it, the importance of data in financial crime prevention and the opportunities that come with AMLA, and the changing European regulatory landscape, including the people side of navigating regulatory change. Together, the conversations offer three different perspectives on how regulation, technology and risk are evolving across financial services.

In this episode of RegBrief, Liande Visscher and Jean-Paul de Jong, co-founders of BARP, explore what financial crime investigations really look like on-chain. The conversation looks at how investigators follow the movement of funds across blockchain transactions, how criminals try to obscure the trail, and where the limits of blockchain analysis begin. Liande and Jean-Paul also discuss the difference between tracing funds and understanding the crime behind them, including cases involving fraud, drug trafficking and exploitation, as well as where human judgement remains essential, how technology can help investigators focus on what is genuinely relevant, and which parts of today’s blockchain investigations may become increasingly automated.

In this episode of RegBrief, Rob Kuiper, Head of Transaction and Client Monitoring, explores how financial crime monitoring needs to evolve as payment flows become faster, more complex and increasingly interconnected. The conversation looks at where traditional rule-based monitoring falls short, how criminals exploit gaps across payment networks, and why institutions need to move beyond individual transactions to understand networks and patterns of behaviour. Rob also discusses what more risk-based and adaptive monitoring could look like, and how data and technology can strengthen detection while keeping human judgement in the loop.

In this episode of RegBrief, financial crime compliance leader Niels Meijles, who brings more than 25 years of experience and most recently served as Global Head of Financial Crime Compliance & Group MLRO, shares what keeps MLROs up at night. The conversation explores the growing accountability of the MLRO, the challenge of balancing local responsibility with global frameworks, and why risk-based decisions must be supported by clear evidence of effectiveness. Niels also examines the role of proportionate regulatory enforcement and the need for stronger feedback and collaboration. From organised crime and cyber-enabled threats to AI, cross-border information-sharing, and public-private partnerships, this episode offers a candid look at the risks and trends reshaping financial crime compliance and how institutions can focus their resources where they matter most.

In this episode of RegBrief, international financial crime prevention expert and Guard & Grow Institute founder Natalie Detsik explores what it takes to build a truly defensible AML programme. The conversation examines why financial institutions must move beyond tick-the-box compliance, how the EU AML Package and AMLA are reshaping regulatory expectations, and what organisations can do to demonstrate genuine programme effectiveness. From governance and risk assessments to people, processes, and technology, this episode is packed with practical insights and actionable recommendations for building AML frameworks that can withstand regulatory scrutiny and strengthen financial crime prevention.