Catarina is Director, Regulatory & Compliance at Notabene, specializing in global crypto regulations and serves as a liaison between regulators and customers. With extensive policy involvement, including co-chairing the CryptoUK Travel Rule working group and being part of the EBA Technical Expert Group on CASPs and AML/CTF, she actively shapes the future of Travel Rule compliance. Catarina holds a Masters in Energy Law and BA in Law, and her previous roles include Head of Legal atFractal, focusing on AML regulatory solutions for crypto companies. Catarina served as Identify WG Co-Chair of the INATBA—International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications.
Blog Posts
News
Is MiCA 2 Coming? What the EU’s 2026 Consultation Means for Stablecoins, CASPs and DeFi
May 22, 2026
Insights
Solving the Unilateral Transaction Problem
April 30, 2026
Insights
What GENIUS Act Implementation Actually Requires of Your Compliance Stack
April 20, 2026
Insights
How Brazil’s New Crypto Framework Will Reshape the Market
November 26, 2025
Insights
Brazil’s Central Bank Regulates Virtual Asset Service Providers: What BCB Resolutions Mean for Crypto Compliance
November 11, 2025
Insights
Call for Open Travel Rule Standards to Power the Next Era of Digital Finance
November 5, 2025
News
How Notabene Flow makes Authorization and Travel Rule a built-in component of Stablecoin Payments
November 4, 2025
News
How We Came to Build Crypto’s Missing Trust Layer
August 26, 2025
Insights
Stablecoins Can Deliver Safer Payments If We Let Openness Win
August 20, 2025
News
TFR at Six Months: How Implementation Stacks up Against the UK Earlier Rollout
June 30, 2025
News
FATF Modernizes R16 to Champion Payment Transparency and Combat Fraud
June 24, 2025
2024 Travel Rule Compliance Challenges and How to Overcome Them: Cross-Border Transactions
August 8, 2024
2024 Travel Rule Compliance Challenges and How to Overcome Them: Counterparty VASP Due Diligence
July 29, 2024
Insights
Top 10 Insights for European CASPs on Upcoming Travel Rule Compliance
July 26, 2024
Essential Overview of EU Crypto Travel Rule Compliance for CASPs
July 23, 2024
Insights
A Deep Dive into Self-Hosted Wallet Transaction Requirements Under the EU TFR
July 22, 2024
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Beneficiary VASPs: Key Requirements Under the EU Transfer of Funds Regulation
July 12, 2024
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The EBA’s Final Travel Rule Guidelines: What CASPs Need to Know - July 2024
July 5, 2024
News
Key Insights from CryptoUK’s Travel Rule Good Practices Guide
June 5, 2024
66% of VASPs Impose Restrictions on Transactions With Self-Hosted Wallets: 2024 Travel Rule Compliance Insights
May 13, 2024
2024 Travel Rule Compliance: Key Implementation Challenges for VASPs
May 6, 2024
2024 Travel Rule Compliance Challenges and How to Overcome Them: VASP Identification
April 30, 2024
2024 Insights: VASPs Ensure Compliance Where the Travel Rule Is a Licensing Deal-Breaker
April 22, 2024
2024 Travel Rule Compliance Challenges and How to Overcome Them: Sunrise Issue
April 17, 2024
Leveraging Travel Rule Compliance as a Pre-Transaction Risk Mitigation Tool
April 10, 2024
Insights
Highlights of FATF's Global Evaluation of Virtual Asset Regulation — March 2024
March 28, 2024
Insights
Key Crypto Travel Rule Milestones and Developments in 2023
March 22, 2024
Insights
Key Takeaways from the EBA’s Consultation on Travel Rule Guidelines
February 7, 2024
Stablecoins and the Crypto Travel Rule: Are Stablecoin Issuers VASPs?
September 13, 2023
Travel Rule Deadline Approaches: What UK VASPs Need to Know
August 22, 2023
DeFi & the FATF: Is It Regulated? KYC & AML
August 15, 2023
NFTs & the FATF: Are They Regulated? KYC & AML
July 10, 2023
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A Deep Dive into Hong Kong’s New AML Guidelines for VASPs: Part II
June 6, 2023
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A Deep Dive into Hong Kong’s New AML Guidelines for VASPs: Part I
May 25, 2023
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EU's Transfer of Funds Regulation: 5 Key Takeaways - April 2023
April 20, 2023
Insights
Notabene Answers the FATF’s Travel Rule Solution Consideration Questions
July 15, 2022
What is the Sunrise Issue of the Crypto Travel Rule?
July 14, 2022
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4 Key Findings from the FATF’s Targeted Update on Implementation
July 1, 2022
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A Deep Dive into The EU's Transfer of Funds Regulation Provisional Agreement
July 1, 2022
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5 Key Insights from The European Union’s Transfer of Funds Proposed Regulation
May 9, 2022
Product Updates
How Notabene Solves Counterparty VASP Identification and Due Diligence
March 2, 2022
Insights
12 Outcomes from FATF's Oct 2021 Updated Guidance for Virtual Assets and VASPs
November 5, 2021
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Germany Enforces Crypto Travel Rule from October 1, 2021
September 29, 2021
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5 Key Takeaways from HM Treasury's Crypto Travel Rule Amendments
August 19, 2021
News
Top 10 Takeaways from the European Commission's Crypto Travel Rule Proposal
August 10, 2021
Insights
5 Key Takeaways: Germany's implementation of the FATF Travel Rule
August 4, 2021
Insights
5 Key Observations: FATF’s Second 12-Month Virtual Assets & VASPs Review
July 7, 2021