New AML 360° module: Cryptocurrency and the blockchain
Cryptocurrency and the blockchain: What’s the AML risk? VinciWorks has just added a new module to its course AML 360°. The module explains what is meant by cryptocurrency and blockchain and the compliance challenges they present. The module also explores the money laundering risks that come with cryptocurrency, as well as preventative measures.
Your legal obligation to give employees health and safety training
Did you know that, as an employer, you have a legal duty to give employees health and safety training that covers all the risks they face at work? Many recent health and safety breaches (and several massive fines) suggest that employers are frequently failing to properly comply with this requirement. Time after time, investigators find […]
Guide to anti-money laundering training requirements under the Fourth Directive
The Money Laundering Regulations 2017 require relevant businesses to: Make employees aware of the laws relating to money laundering and terrorist financing Regularly provide training on how to recognise and deal with transactions and other activities which may be related to money laundering or terrorist financing What is a relevant business? Money laundering regulations apply […]
Six months until GDPR implementation – how to prepare
There are now less than six months to go until GDPR implementation, when it becomes law throughout the EU, including the UK. Any business operating in the EU, serving EU customers or shipping orders inside Europe will need to comply. From training staff to rewriting privacy policies, there’s a lot that needs to be done to […]
New LMS feature: administration tools added to activity screen
One of the latest features added to our LMS is the ability to access administration tools from the activity screen. Simply click on an activity from your calendar or list, then use the scroll-down on the top-right of the activity screen to carry out activities such as enrol users, invite groups or view the attendance […]
New LMS feature: “Browse calendar” feature added to administration toolbar
VinciWorks has just added a new feature to their LMS to help users manage tasks more efficiently. Users can now easily browse their calendar by clicking on “offline activities” and then “browse calendar of activities”. Users can easily view a list of the activities by clicking on “switch to list” above the calendar.
New data protection course module: A Guide to Global Data Protection
VinciWorks has just added a new module to the course Data Protection: Privacy at Work. The new module explores and contrasts data protection legislation in countries around the world. This new module consists of an interactive guide to global data protection, whereby users can easily lookup the answers to a range of questions they may […]
Are your AML identification policies discriminatory? CDD & transgender customers
With today marking Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), our recent publication in Money Laundering Bulletin examines the struggle transgender people go through when it comes to changing a name and title at establishments such as a local bank. Changing name and title in the UK should be as easy for the transgender bank customer as […]
VinciWorks releases new e-learning course: Anti-Money Laundering: Know Your Risk
We have recently launched a new risk-focused course based on new EU and UK AML laws. Anti-Money Laundering: Know Your Risk drops users into a realistic, immersive scenario-based simulation to test their knowledge, understanding and ability to uncover the risks of money laundering hidden in everyday transactions. The Fourth EU Money Laundering Directive and the UK’s Money […]