Nordea EN English Dansk Norsk Suomi Svenska Three lines of defence Breadcrumb Home About us Nordea in society Preventing financial crime Three lines of defence Prevention of financial crime requires an effective organisational structure and operating model. At Nordea, we have established three lines of defence, and each of these has a defined role in our financial crime risk management and internal controls. Daily risk management, operations and development Our customer-facing employees and expert units form the first line of defence. They are responsible for daily risk management and for carrying out everyday work based on Nordea's policies, instructions and guidelines in relation to managing the risk of financial crime. This includes ensuring we know our customers, monitoring activity for unexpected behaviour and reporting suspicious activity to relevant authorities. In addition, the first line of defence develops and maintains the tools required to carry out effective financial crime risk management. Monitoring and reporting The second line of defence consists of our compliance and risk functions. These functions ensure we conduct business in accordance with applicable laws, rules and standards by overseeing and monitoring the daily operations and providing advice to the first line of defence. The second line of defence plays a key role in anchoring the principles of integrity and fair dealing in our business and having effective risk management processes in place. Internal audit The third line of defence is our Internal Audit function. Internal Audit performs independent assurance activities to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of governance, risk management and control processes, to support the board and senior management in protecting Nordea’s assets, reputation and sustainability. A battle we cannot fight alone Financial crime is a broader societal issue which no financial institution can battle alone. We work together with a wide range of external stakeholders, including financial supervisory authorities, industry associations, tax authorities and the financial intelligence units in each of the countries we operate in. As required by law, we report suspicious activities, behaviour and transactions to local financial intelligence units. Get to know our partnership As the first of its kind, Nordea has partnered with five other leading Nordic banks to create Invidem. Invidem is a joint venture for the common good, which offers a compliant KYC information service in the Nordics with the aim to prevent financial crime and make KYC handling easier and more cost efficient for both customers, financial institutions and others who require KYC information on customers. Learn more about Invidem Training in financial crime prevention At Nordea, we consider financial crime prevention to be a shared responsibility that involves all employees. We ensure all our employees have the right skill set and competences by continuously providing relevant training. All employees are required to complete our ‘License to Work’ which is a risk and compliance, training program that gives employees the necessary information and knowledge to mitigate risks, act with high ethical standards and conduct business in a responsible way. All employees take mandatory training on financial crime prevention and, advanced courses and certifications are offered individually to our financial crime specialists as well. Our internal training include realistic and specific situations to make the information relevant and practical, and the courses are regularly updated to reflect new developments in financial crime trends and regulation Share this page About us Who we are Nordea in society Corporate governance Investors Nordea in figures Reports & presentations Share News & insights Press room Economic Outlook Blogs Careers Vacant positions Join us Locations Sustainability Sustainability at Nordea Sustainable Choice Reports Our services Corporates & institutions Small & medium businesses Personal customers Contact us General terms Privacy policy Cookies Accessibility Site feedback Nordea Bank © 2021 Nordea’s use of cookies Dansk Norsk Suomi Svenska Nordea uses own cookies as well as cookies from third parties. Cookies are used to enhance your online experience and to remember your preferences, for example language. Cookies are also used to analyse web traffic and to show you targeted ads in our own and third parties’ online media. We ask for your consent to use such cookies, except for necessary cookies which are needed to run our website. If you click on “Settings” below, you are able to decide which cookies you want to consent to. By clicking “Accept all cookies” you consent to all cookies from Nordea and our third-party collaborators. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time. You can read more about the use of cookies and how you can withdraw your consent in our cookie policy. Accept all cookies Settings