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RegTech

Regulatory technology, is a new technology that uses information technology to enhance regulatory processes. With its main application in the Financial sector, it is expanding into any regulated business with a particular appeal for the Consumer Goods Industry. Often regarded as a subcategory under FinTech, RegTech puts a particular emphasis on regulatory monitoring, reporting and compliance and is thus benefiting the finance industry.

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Harriet Christie Chief Operating Officer at Mirrorweb

Communications surveillance: A company-wide consideration

The Securities Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) primary function is to protect investors, by drafting and enforcing regulations which hold firms accountable for their actions. One fundamental example of this is that all interactions between brokers and investors must be scrutinized, to ensure no wrongdoing. The prevalence of digital communications i...

28 July 2023 /regulation /wealth

Alex Ford President, North America at Encompass | RegTech Association | Women in RegTech

Can RegTech help address risk and regulatory challenges in a changing banking landscape?

As more banks concentrate on digital transformation to power growth and operational efficiency, the opportunity to simultaneously leverage technology to mitigate risk and promote transparency - particularly via RegTech solutions, is continuing to increase in relevance globally. This is a topic that I discussed as part of a panel of industry exper...

14 July 2023 /regulation /wholesale

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Are you managing compliance as a black box?

According to Wikipedia, “in science, computing, and engineering, a black box is a system which can be viewed in terms of its inputs and outputs, without any knowledge of its internal workings. Its implementation is "opaque" (black) .The opposite of a black box is a system where the inner components or logic are available for inspection, ...

04 July 2023 /regulation

Claus Christensen CEO at Know Your Customer

Mitigating Money Laundering Risks in the Rapidly Expanding Payment Space

Money moves the economy, and the world. By making it easier to move money, we make it easier to foster entrepreneurship, and we create opportunities for growth. Hence, it’s natural to feel very optimistic about the current boom in digital payments. In 2023 the total transaction value of digital payments is estimated to reach USD 9.46 trillion, up...

04 July 2023 /payments /crime

Anna Monteiro Global Head of Business and Product Development at www.solutions-atlantic.com

Know Before You Go...Investing in Japan

By all reports, investment money is flowing into Japan. With the Nikkei up over 30% this year, it appears that Japan is on the other side of its “lost decade”. The Nikkei has not been this high since the 1990’s. So, what’s driving this renewed interest in the 3rd largest economy (based on nominal GDP) in the world? For starters, Japan is showing s...

27 June 2023 /regulation /markets

Stan Cowan

2024 Beneficial Ownership Rules Explained: How FIs Can Stay Compliant and Avoid Penalties

Having a strong KYC and KYB program is vital for FIs to fight fraud and risk. And now, this is becoming less of an option. In an effort to combat financial crimes such as money laundering and terrorist financing, new beneficial ownership rules have been implemented for deposit accounts at financial institutions (FIs). These rules require FIs to id...

03 April 2023 /regulation /identity

Alin Bui Co-founder & Chief Strategy Officer at Anduin Transactions

The Information Gap Between Retail Investors and Private Markets

Fund managers today are bullish about the retail markets as a new investment stream, in part to reduce dependence on institutional portfolios. But many in private equity and venture capital are grappling with how to engage this promising category of investors. Through the turbulence of 2022, we observed the growing relationship between fund manage...

06 March 2023 /regulation /markets

Fatemeh Nikayin Co-Founder at Rivero

The dangers of breaking compliance rules within the card payment schemes

Card payment operations is a highly regulated industry, with a core aspect being compliance with license rules (scheme rules and regulations) of international payment networks (e.g. Mastercard, Visa) and the management of scheme fees and interchange rates. Compliance is only becoming more complex, and the ever-changing requirements often demand a ...

01 February 2023 /payments /regulation

Farnoush Mirmoeini Co-founder at KYC Hub

Change ahead: Key KYC and financial crime developments in 2023

2022 brought renewed attention to the anti-money-laundering (AML) space and the know your customer (KYC) processes underpinning it. High profile cases, such as the criminal trial of Credit Suisse for failing to prevent money-laundering by a Bulgarian drug trafficking ring and the unprecedented sanctions against Russia put the subject front and cen...

25 January 2023 /crime /predictions

Harriet Christie Chief Operating Officer at Mirrorweb

A Guide to Website Archiving 2023

Across all sectors, organizations are steadily publishing more and more content online. This has become even more prominent post-pandemic, as the global community shifted online to overcome the physical limitations placed upon them by lockdown. Websites are used to sell products and services to clients, to publish and share sales and marketing mat...

16 January 2023 /regulation /startups