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The rapid evolution of blockchain technology and the increasing adoption of crypto assets have reshaped financial services, creating both opportunities and regulatory challenges. The Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation establishes a comprehensive framework for crypto assets, aiming to embrace innovation while protecting investors and ensuring financial stability.
Training Objectives
By the end of the programme, participants will be able to:
- Understand MiCA Framework: Gain in-depth knowledge of MiCA’s scope, objectives, and provisions
- Implement CASP Compliance: Develop strategies to align your operations with MiCA’s requirements as regulated entity
- Risk Management: Identify and mitigate regulatory and operational risks in the crypto asset space.
Training Outline
Introduction to MiCA & CryptoCurrencies / Blockchain
- Overview of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation.
- Importance for blockchain and crypto asset service providers.
Understanding Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies
- Key concepts and how they operate.
- Applications in the financial services sector.
MiCA Framework
- Scope, objectives, and main provisions.
- The role of CASPs (Crypto Asset Service Providers) under MiCA.
AML/Compliance Strategies
- Aligning operations with MiCA requirements.
- Practical examples and tools for regulatory alignment
Who Should Attend
This programme is ideal for:
- COOs
- Directors of regulated entities
- Regulatory compliance officers
- AML Officers
- Chief legal officers
- Legal advisors
- Internal ITC specialists
Training Style
The programme is designed to deliver high-level knowledge and insights into the EU financial services regulatory agenda and developments. It will strive to enhance participants’ skills and knowledge via lectures supported by power-point presentations and practical examples/cases.
The training style is both training-focused, involving a combination of presentation and real-live examples, but also learner-focused, where participants are encouraged to raise questions, seek clarifications and share their opinions from their different perspectives and engage in an exchange of views and personal professional experiences.
CPD Recognition
This programme may be approved for up to 4 CPD units in Blockchain & Financial Regulation. Eligibility criteria and CPD Units are verified directly by your association, regulator or other bodies which you hold membership.
In-house Training
For groups within the same organisation, this course may be customized to meet any specific needs and delivered in-house.
Training Objectives
By the end of the programme, participants will be able to:
- Understand what the risk-based approach is
- Explore the FATF Guidance for the Risk-based approach for CAs and CASPs
- Describe the factors that need to be considered when conducting risk assessments
- Examine the licensing requirements of CASPs
- Explain what Customer Due Diligence (CDD) is and explore its appropriate implementation
- Discuss the travel rule
- Identify the main elements of an AML program
Training Outline
- Understanding the risk-based approach
- The FATF recommendations and the risk-based approach
- The FATF Guidance for the Risk-based approach for CAs and CASPs
- Risk Assessments
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- Business-wide risk assessments
- Individual customer risk assessments
- Licensing of CASPs
- CDD
- The AML programme
- The Travel rule
- Other considerations
Who Should Attend
This programme is ideal for:
- Compliance officers
- EU Lawyers
- Third-country lawyers
- Internal and external legal advisors
- IT Professionals (including Software Developers, Technology Strategy Leaders)
- Financial Advisors
- Executives and Senior Managers
- Blockchain technologists and developers
- Attorneys of the Republic
- Legal Services Professionals
- Graduate Lawyers, Junior Lawyers, Law Students and Researchers
- Legal Projects Managers
- Government Agencies
- HR Managers
- Corporate Administrators
- Strategy Managers
- Digital Transformation Heads, Officers and Team Members
- Innovation Leaders and members of Innovations labs
Training Style
The programme is designed to deliver key knowledge, via presentations, discussion, questions and answers. Participants will take away practical knowledge that can be transferred to their workplace.
CPD Recognition
This programme may be approved for up to 5 CPD units in AML and Financial Regulation. Eligibility criteria and CPD Units are verified directly by your association, regulator or other bodies which you hold membership.
For the CySEC requirements, CPD units attained from this course should not exceed the 50% of the total CPD Units of each individual.
This training course may be approved as an external activity under the new ACAMS recertification category ”non-ACAMS credits” for up to 5 CPD units. Eligibility criteria and CPD Units are verified directly by the Association of Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS). To read more about the non-ACAMS credits policies and eligibility criteria please click here.
In-house Training
For groups within the same organisation, this course may be customized to meet any specific needs and delivered in-house.
