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The L.E.I. system , originally developed to enhance transparency in global financial markets, has evolved into a powerful tool extending beyond regulatory compliance. It is now a key enabler of digital identity, financial inclusion, risk management, and supply chain finance . Read more here : https://www.febis.org/2025/07/15/global-id-for-global-business-inside-the-lei-system/

This episode was recorded on 14 March 2025 andmaybe nothing of what we say now will be valid in a couple of weeks, days or even hours … While we try to focus on European economy status and its possible developments, we cannot ignore the influence that global events and governments' decisions have on it!

2025 has and is already showing as an important year with a lot of challenges and actions for the EU. Today we will try to get a glimpse into the European Commission’s priorities and forthcoming EU agenda. Stay tuned!

As we approach the end of the year, we wanted to come back to one of the very important latest pieces of EU legislation promoting data sharing – namely the EU Data Act. The Data Act is part of the EU’s broader  Data Strategy  and builds on previous legislative efforts like the  GDPR  and the  Data Governance Act . You can read the text of this episode in https://www.febis.org/2024/12/30/data-shari...

In this episode we comment on the aftermath of European elections and outline FEBIS advocacy focus in the coming months

How the legislative process works at European level? At the door of European elections, which will determine the new composition of the European Parliament for the next five years. What do the latest polls tell us? Join us in this episode to find out more!

Still at quarter one of 2024,Christiane von Berg gives us a glimpse about the economic outlook for the Eurozone, the US and China; in this episode our guest also gives a review about the increasing geopolitical tensions and much more.

What are the technological development trends in the Business Information Industry? How are they perceived from a practical business perspective - as a threat or as an opportunity?

What is the status of some of the key regulatory dossiers? Will they go on in 2024? Find out more about these and what other moves to expect in the coming year…

In this episode we're diving into the dynamic world of business information industry, facing an ever-growing amount of regulations challenging current business models...

Business Information Providers are often taken as some kind of outsourced risk analysis structure for most of our clients. Specially M-SMEs (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises)... If you would like to read this piece, please visit https://www.febis.org/2023/09/29/the-role-of-business-information-providers-in-risk-management-for-m-smes/

The Open Finance is a global regulatory framework that has been under the EU auspices for quite some time, but the latest formal proposals under the Open Finance umbrella are 3 regulatory proposals that have been unveiled at the end of June 2023.

ESG are probably the three trendiest letters in the sector these days and have been in the spotlight this past year. What are the drivers pushing for a regulation on this?

The EU Whistleblowing Directive (EU WBD) aims to encourage and safeguard whistleblowing activities by establishing minimum standards for protection and ensuring a safe and effective reporting mechanism.

Three US banks fail, Credit Suisse taken over in extremis, Deutsche Bank shares plummet – How did we get here?

Members of EU Parliament, who are currently dealing with heavy negotiations trying to unlock the remaining contentious points of the AI Act are now considering adding language-generated AI service producing outputs into the scope of the AI act. The question is where: under the general purpose AI or under the list of high-risk AI? This remains to be seen in the never-ending story of the AI Act...

The term "artificial intelligence" is omnipresent in the public debate and carries as many promises as concerns in all its application fields. If you prefer to read this content, please check the FEBIS Blog

If we were to pick up the major issues of 2022, which will also have a resonating effect in 2023, we would flag out the Data Act and the related data policy developments and then the ESG-related topic with the conclusion of the CSRD and the related Due Diligence processes...

We do not let strangers into our homes without confirming who they are, and airports don’t allow us entry without valid identity proof. In the same way, businesses and banks should not transact with an unknown counterparty, and the only way to familiarise themselves with a new business partner or customer is through the Know Your Customer or KYC process. If you prefer to read this content, please...

An ambitious AML package, because it focuses on many challenges that have been identified in recent years in several different areas. In particular, the package seeks to respond to the latest money laundering scandals that have been revealed by the media. If you prefer to read this content, please check the FEBIS Blog

The Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) is a 20-character alpha-numeric global reference code that uniquely identifies every legal entity or structure that is a party to a financial transaction in any jurisdiction. If you prefer to read this content, please check the FEBIS Blog

Overview of the EU 6th package of sanctions on Russia and what it means for business information providers.

It's one year since we launched the FEBIS podcast, in the first episodes we started with an overview on the regulatory topics that were affecting or likely to affect the business information industry in the near future from that point in time ! In today's episode, one year later, we are giving a "1-year anniversary" overview of what has happened in the regulatory front and what’s to come.

Supply Chain - its impact in business and risk mitigation among other aspects

Join us in today's episode for an overview of the new EU Corporate Due Diligence proposal.