
Risk-Based Approach for Crypto Asset Services Providers (CASP) and CA Related Activities
- Χρηματοοικ. Ασφαλιστικά Τραπεζικά
ΠΕΡΙΓΡΑΦΗ
The programme will examine how CASPs need to implement the risk-based approach according to the recent FATF updated guidance: “A risk-based approach to virtual assets and virtual asset service providers (also known as CAs and CASPs)”.
It is important for professionals to be able to understand what is meant by the term “risk-based approach”, how the FATF recommendations apply to CASPs, the updated FATF Guidance for the RBA for CA and CASPs which was updated in October 2021, the factors that need to be considered when conducting risk assessments on a business level and on every individual customer relationship, licensing requirements, CDD requirements including cases where EDD must be applied, the elements of a successful AML programme, the travel rule and some other important considerations that CASPs need to take into account.
ΣΚΟΠΟΣ ΣΕΜΙΝΑΡΙΟΥ
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
ΣΕ ΠΟΙΟΥΣ ΑΠΕΥΘΥΝΕΤΑΙ
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
ΠΕΡΙΣΣΟΤΕΡΕΣ ΠΛΗΡΟΦΟΡΙΕΣ
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
- Business-wide risk assessments
- Individual customer risk assessments
- Licensing of CASPs
- CDD
- The AML programme
- The Travel rule
- Other considerations
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 Blockchain and Financial Regulation. Eligibility criteria and CPD Units are verified directly by your association, regulator or other bodies which you hold membership.
Trainer's Information

Χριστιάνα Αριστείδου - Technology Lawyer
Christiana Aristidou 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 a Business Technology Lawyer, CEO of “The Hybrid LawTech Firm”, empowered by Christiana Aristidou LLC, regulated by the Cyprus Bar Association (membership since 1997). She is the Director of SmartCity Business, a company that aims to create smart laws and business models that can be used by smart cities to assess what value they offer citizens by integrating ICT and emerging technologies into their infrastructure and services, enabling the acceleration of change from smart cities to smart societies. She is also a non-executive Director of Rhea Legal Tech, a company that offers AI, machine learning and automation solutions to the legal, regulatory and supervisory industries.
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. Christiana is a co-founder, and, until recently, the Vice-Chair of the Cyprus Blockchain Association (CBA) which has recently merged with the Cyprus Blockchain Technologies (CBTs).
She is currently a board member of CBTs and holds advisory and directorship positions in technology companies. Christiana is a regular speaker at local and international Law and Technology conferences. Christiana holds a Bachelor’s in Law from the Kapodistrian University of Athens, three (3) LL.M degrees: 1. in Common Law, 2. International Commercial and Business Law (UEA-UK) and 3. Computers and Telecommunications Law (Queen Mary-UoL). She also holds a Certificate in International Commercial Arbitration (Cologne-Germany) and a certificate in Digital Currencies from the University of Nicosia.
Αναλυτικό Κόστος Σεμιναρίου
- € 220.00
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Περαιτέρω Κοστολογικές Πληροφορίες
HRDA-approved seminars are exempted from VAT for eligible organisations applying for the HRDA subsidy. A 19% VAT will apply to seminars and participants who do not qualify for the HRDA subsidy
ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑ ΣΕΜΙΝΑΡΙΟΥ
Πέμπτη - 23 Νοε 2023
Ώρα
09:00 - 11:45
ΕΚΠΑΙΔΕΥΤΗΣ:
Χριστιάνα ΑριστείδουΤοποθεσία:
OnLine Virtual Classroom
Παρασκευή - 24 Νοε 2023
Ώρα
09:00 - 11:45
ΕΚΠΑΙΔΕΥΤΗΣ:
Χριστιάνα ΑριστείδουΤοποθεσία:
OnLine Virtual Classroom