With the advent of social media and 24/7 news coverage, companies are increasingly under a magnifying glass. A poor reputation can lead to significant losses. Fortunately, as a company, there's much you can do to prevent this.
Building lasting business relationships with other companies requires a thorough investigation of their reliability. But this research is often time-consuming. How do you make this research easier?
International research and international cooperation always come with a certain amount of risk, but as a university you want to do everything you can to ensure your knowledge security. Being more proactive about compliance is recommended by the VSNU, but how do you go about it?
Perhaps the biggest challenge within your KYC process is determining the ultimate stakeholder - or Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO). How do you gain insight into an organization's entire family tree without slowing down your KYC process?
A manual KYC process is time-consuming. Many companies experience this every day. Automating this important process is therefore regularly high on the agenda. The goals are to save time, improve output and reduce risk factors. But did you know that in addition to these benefits, there are more unexpected benefits when you automate your KYC process?
Identifying UBOs is a fundamental legal obligation. However, uncovering and monitoring UBOs can pose tremendous challenges. So what is the most efficient way of organizing this process? Read on to discover our tips.
The real ultimate stakeholder is often hidden behind layers of complex ownership structures. It may just be that the UBO is a person in a sanctioned country or is in a criminal network. Failure to identify the UBO can have serious consequences. Five tips for identifying the UBO.
A fraud risk assessment framework is a process that helps identify areas where an organization is vulnerable to fraud so that you can develop concrete plans. When such an analysis is done correctly, you always stay a few steps ahead of a fraudster. After all, you are looking at your own organization from the eyes of a fraudster.
B2B fraud has increased dramatically, with fraudsters cleverly taking advantage of various circumstances created by the pandemic. B2B fraud has the potential to cripple businesses, resulting in losses that can run into the millions.
The Chamber of Commerce has a UBO register, but at Altares Dun & Bradstreet we talk about a UBO database. These are two different databases that each provide information about the UBO (ultimate beneficial owner) of a company, but there are also differences between the two databases. The three main differences are explained.
Today it became known that the EU wants to ban all Russian oil as part of the sixth round of sanctions. As an organisation, it is difficult to keep track of who has been sanctioned and to see what impact this will have on your organisation. And this while strict enforcement takes place.
Since Russia invaded Ukraine, it has become clear how sensitive a supply chain is, but also how quickly access to key raw materials can be blocked.
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