A deep explanation of Blockchain Technology and how it works with AML Compliance.
Eligible for HRDA Subsidy
23-24 October 2024 | 9:00 – 12:45
Eligible for 7 CPD units
Webinar Description
Blockchain technology is revolutionizing the business world, since its pillars of strength, decentralization, transparency, immutability, and distribution, make it an attractive choice for enterprises to transform and innovate their business processes.
While Blockchain technology attempts to improve AML compliance procedures, it seems that cryptocurrencies’ anonymity encourages criminals to engage in illegitimate activities such as money laundering, terrorist financing and tax evasion. As a result, regulators are worried about the increased illegitimate activity.
Benefits of attending:
- Briefly explore the Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing regimes
- Have an overview of the blockchain fundamentals
- Discuss a number of solutions to improve the AML and KYC processe
- Comprehend the relationship between blockchain, and anti-money laundering regime
- Perform and apply blockchain to gain business efficiency and security
Christiana Aristidou
Christiana Aristidou, a Business Technology Lawyer and CEO of “The Hybrid LawTech Firm” is an industry expert and thought leader who stands above subject-matter expertise and is an authority in her field. She is a passionate educator educating and training regulators, public authorities, incumbents, private organizations of all sizes, investors and entrepreneurs in Cyprus, the EU and internationally. A pioneer in the field of training course design, development and delivery, Christiana creates comprehensive training courses with innovative subject
combinations and unique content, falling mainly in the intersection of Regulation, Business Law and Technology.
Christiana is the President of the CBA’s Technology Committee, a National Delegate to the ISO TC/307 Blockchain Committee actively contributing to Working Group 3 drafting standards on Smart Contracts and to Working Group 6 on Blockchain use cases. She is a member of ITU and has served in ITU-FG-DLTs. She is also a Certified International Legal Project Practitioner (IILPM), a member of the PMI Cyprus Chapter, an approved HRD Trainer, the Ambassador of European Legal Technology Association (ELTA) in Cyprus, and a Digital Transformation Specialist.
