April 2025 - CURENTIS Banking - Consulting and innovative digitalization

Trump administration weakens US anti-money laundering laws

For decades, the USA was regarded as a global role model in the fight against money laundering and financial crime. However, with Donald Trump taking office again, the American anti-financial crime system is undergoing a profound change: central...

CSRD shift & new thresholds - CURENTIS shows what to do

General, Sustainable Banking

In February 2025, the European Commission published initial drafts for the revision of sustainability reporting requirements as part of the so-called omnibus procedure. The proposed changes, about...

EBA stress test 2025: New challenges for European banks

Regulatory

The EBA stress test 2025 is in full swing. The consideration of the new Capital Requirement Regulation (CRR III), a combination of a "bottom-up" approach with "top-down" elements as well as an even tougher adverse scenario compared to 2024...

CURENTIS Risk FACTORY GmbH strengthens management team: Dr. Steffen Gutjahr new Co-Managing Director

General

CURENTIS Risk FACTORY GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of CURENTIS AG, announces an important change in the company's management: With immediate effect, Dr. Steffen Gutjahr will be co-managing director alongside Niels Jens Kühn and will be responsible for the strategic...

CURENTIS Whitepaper: EU Taxonomy - Classification system for environmentally sustainable economic activities

Regulatory

CURENTIS AG publishes its first white paper on the EU taxonomy on 09.04.2025. Since its adoption in 2020, the regulation has repeatedly given rise to discussions about its function, how it works and, above all, the associated...

NEW BAFIN REQUIREMENTS: CHANGES IN RISK MANAGEMENT UNDER THE MONEY LAUNDERING ACT

Anti-Financial Crime

The updated interpretation and application notes on the Money Laundering Act bring with them significant innovations and additions. In the following, we offer a compact summary of the main changes in the area of risk management. Risk management...