Thaer Sabri, CEO of the EMA was speaking at 13th Annual AML & Financial Crime Seminar in London on 21st of March 2017, where he talked about tackling the ML/TF risks related to payment services under the spotlight. 

 

On behalf of AMLP Forum – The Financial Crime & Corruption Association:

Appreciating that everyone’s schedule is tight, this is an excellent opportunity for busy AML/CTF & financial crime prevention professionals to get key updates and answers for 2017. The programme will cover major AML/CTF & financial crime changes expected in 2017. The Criminal Finances Bill 2016/17 introduces a failure to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion offence, bringing new corporate liability for business. The new HMT OFSI Monetary Penalties Guidance (coming into force 1 April 2017) for breaches of financial sanctions sets out a new enforcement & compliance approach for all sectors, whether regulated or not. The 4th EU Money Laundering Directive/5th Money Laundering Directive & EU Funds Transfer Regulation are currently being implemented and will result in new UK AML regulations in Q1 2017. Our keynote speakers include senior experts from the Home Office, HMT, Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, JMLSG, ESA, HMRC (on tax evasion), Charity Commission, Met Police, Barclays, Citibank, Credit Suisse, Circle, Investec Bank, RSA Group, RBS, Sonali Bank, Western Union among others.

http://www.amlpforum.com/events/13th-annual-uk-aml-financial-crime-seminar/

 

Thaer Sabri, CEO of the EMA was speaking at Merchant Payments Ecosystem conference on 15 February 2017 in Berlin

Thaer was presenting on:

1) likely evolution of payment services over the next few years
2) regulatory trends and the increasing need for a global regulatory arrangement
3) Brexit and immediate impact

For more information click here.

 

In the link below you can find the video capturing the event’s highlights including Thaer’s  contribution to the interview:
http://blog.payvision.com/payments-trends-takeaways-mpe-berlin-2017/

 

Payments trends and takeaways from MPE Berlin 2017  – by Payvision

Gijs op de Weegh, COO of Payvision & Acapture, a data-driven omnichannel enterprise, shares an overview with the hottest payments trends and takeaways from this year’s MPE edition.

The 10^th anniversary of the Merchant Payments Ecosystem conference, known as MPE Berlin, tackled all the essential themes: payments trends, ecommerce developments, regulation, fraud fighting techniques and, ultimately, what the future holds for the industry. Attending such an exciting forum helped us start the year well informed and focused. We returned more inspired, with new ideas and practices ready to be implemented and with great enthusiasm to create even more value for our merchants and partners. We have compiled a short overview with the hottest payments trends and takeaways.

The overall impressions? MPE Berlin was lively, captivating and insightful. The buzzwords of this edition were data science, IoT, frictionless payments, PSD2, consumer behavior, and machine learning.

As the industry finds itself in a state of constant change and development, we have reached the stage where payments are no longer a dull aspect of commerce. With the evolving technology, payments have acquired a strategic element, turning as Ron Kalifa, chairman of Worldpay said, “from boring to boardroom”.

 

Data science

As I have mentioned during my presentation, payment providers should focus on creating seamless payments by taking a closer look at authorization flows, reducing fraud and creating a complete payments experience. Additionally, be it local or cross-border ecommerce, it is within the payment providers’ role to ensure that the end consumer experiences seamless payments.

Read the entire story on Payvision’s corporate blog!

Philip Robinson, EMA’s Terrorist financing expert gave the presentation at Counter-Terrorism awareness day on 19 January, held at Empress State Building – MET Police, London.

More information coming soon.

The 13th China International Finance Forum, Shanghai, 15 to 16 December 2016

Forum theme: Open financial services in the era of shared economy

Dr Thaer Sabri, the EMA’s CEO was a speaker at this international financial event presenting his vision of the future of payments, specifically new payments infrastructure, the new payment intermediaries enabled by APIs, thoughts on digital currencies and finally the need for a new global regulatory model.

Find out more about this event here.

Payments International 2016 conference, 15-18 November 2016, Hilton London Tower Bridge, London

This conference was the meeting place for banks, corporate treasurers, retailers, payments disruptors and other key industry members.

Dr Thaer Sabri, CEO of the EMA has contributed to the roundtable discussion about payments innovations strategy, from Bitcoin to Apply Pay, what will the new payments world look like and how it will be  regulated.

Read more about the conference here.

 

 

PSD2 Discovery Day

Dr Thaer Sabri, CEO of the EMA was in the panel conversation, discussing PSPs in the market – what opportunity and what is collaborative and what are the views of the opportunities and developments from the current and larger PSPs in the market.

Thank you for joining the conversation on how to help shape and coordinate the delivery of this new environment.

When: Tuesday 05 July 2016
Where: etc. Venues, 200 Aldersgate, St Paul’s, London EC1A 4HD

Thaer Sabri, the CEO of the Electronic Money Association joined the workshop panel, discussing overcoming AML Compliance Challenges Related to Emerging Technologies. The workshop was held on 23 May 2016 in London.

The panel did address the following:

• the unique compliance issues associated with emerging FinTech businesses
• developing effective due diligence procedures to mitigate financial inclusion risks related to mobile payment platforms
• evaluating the AML policies of your FinTech partners to assure compliance with EU regulatory obligations