KYC
BNPL in the EU After CCD2: The Compliance Burden Most Teams Underestimate
The checkout can stay lightweight after CCD2. The affordability and disclosure evidence behind it cannot.
Youssef
KYC
Digital Lending in Romania, Poland, Czechia: Three Markets, Three Onboarding Realities
BNR, KNF, and CNB ask the same questions about a borrower in a different order, with different proof.
AML
Acquirers in Eastern Europe: Onboarding Merchants Without Drowning in Risk
A clean registry extract and a plausible MCC code are the start of merchant risk review, not the end of it.
AML
EBA Guidelines on Outsourcing: What Compliance-as-a-Service Has to Prove
Outsourcing compliance work is allowed under EBA rules. Losing the ability to inspect and govern it is not.
AML
Multi-Currency Accounts for European Startups: Compliance Beyond the Headline
Adding USD or GBP to a EUR account isn't just an FX feature. It's a new corridor your bank partner will start watching.
AML
Card Issuing for Fintechs: KYC, KYB, and the Cardholder Lifecycle
A card is issued once. The compliance obligation behind it does not end there — it follows the cardholder for years.
AML
Open Banking Under PSD3: The New AML Obligations for AISPs and PISPs
Open banking firms can no longer treat AML as someone else's problem. If your AISP sees suspicious behavior or your PISP triggers payments, you need CDD, monitoring, and escalation paths.
Compliance
SEPA Instant Payments and Real-Time AML: A 2026 Reality Check
When a SEPA Instant payment settles in 10 seconds, AML controls that used to sit in review queues have to move before release. Here's what that control sequence needs to contain.
AML
EU Passporting for Payments: When Your Compliance Stack Has to Travel
A payment institution can passport into a new EU market in weeks and still fail in practice. The license travels. The disclosures and monitoring thresholds don't, unless you designed them to.
KYB
BaaS Providers and Sub-Merchant Onboarding: A KYB Architecture
When a BaaS provider routes funds for a sub-merchant it didn't fully verify, the compliance failure is the provider's — not the platform's. Here's how to fix the architecture before that happens.
AML
Getting an EMI License in Lithuania in 2026: The Compliance Stack You Need on Day One
Lithuania can be a fast EMI licensing route — but only when the operating model is ready. The Bank of Lithuania isn't just reading the application. It's testing whether the controls actually work.
Compliance
PI vs. EMI: Which License Fits Your Startup — and What Compliance Each Demands
Many founders treat PI vs EMI as a speed question. It's a product question. The license that fits your MVP may not fit the product you're building twelve months from now — and that gap is expensive.