Risk governance and banking compliance

This book offers a rigorous analysis of the evolution of banking institutions from their role as private intermediaries to their current position at the heart of global financial regulation. It highlights the influence of crises innovation and globalization on governance mechanisms as well as the growing centrality of risk management. Particular attention is paid to compliance issues notably through international anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) measures. The Know Your Customer (KYC) principle is examined as a lever for security and ethics.Finally the book explores the disruptive effects of the digital transformation of blockchain and artificial intelligence on compliance practices highlighting its contributions in terms of traceability as well as the challenges it poses in terms of trust and data protection. Compliance is reassessed as a strategic vector of resilience and stability.