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Network International obtains payment licence from Saudi Central Bank

Network International (Network), the leading enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, has announced that it has obtained a Major Payment Institution (Major PI) licence from the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) that will strengthen the acquirer’s foothold in the Kingdom.

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Apiax releases GenAI policy assistant for compliance queries

Apiax has launched a new compliance solution today, aiming to enhance operational efficiency and the accuracy of policy searches.

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FinTech Scotland opens innovation challenge

Today, FinTech Scotland, working with professional services supporter Deloitte, and with Tesco Bank, Morgan Stanley and abrdn, launched a first-of-its-kind innovation challenge. The industry-led call to action will encourage financial institutions and innovators from across the Fintech community and beyond to learn collaboratively and facilitate industry forums to collectively share best practices for companies to develop new solutions to key financial regulatory challenges.

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Westpac fined maximum $1.8 million for "unconscionable conduct" in swaps dealing

The Federal Court has declared Westpac Banking Corporation (Westpac) engaged in unconscionable conduct in October 2016 when executing a $12 billion interest rate swap transaction, the largest of its kind in Australian financial market history.

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Plumery connects with Sumsub verification platform

Today Plumery, a leader in mobile and digital banking technology, and Sumsub, a global full-cycle verification platform, are pleased to announce their technological partnership.

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Themis expands to Saudi Arabia

Themis, a leading financial crime technology company, is proud to announce the launch of its state-of-the-art financial crime risk management cloud service, hosted in Saudi Arabia.

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KlariVis adds features to enterprise banking analytics platform

As part of its ongoing commitment to help community banks and credit unions harness the power of their data, KlariVis, a pioneering leader in optimizing banking data analytics, proudly announced a new product and several cutting-edge features.

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CFTC seeks comment on AI use in derivatives markets

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Divisions of Market Oversight, Clearing and Risk, Market Participants, and Data and the Office of Technology Innovation today issued a request for comment (RFC) to better inform them on the current and potential uses and risks of artificial intelligence (AI) in the derivatives markets the CFTC regulates.

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Payabl. secures European EMI licence

payabl., one of Europe’s leading PayTechs, today announced that it was granted an Electronic Money Institution licence (EMI licence) by the Central Bank of Cyprus, which will be passported throughout the EEA.

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Koho moves ahead with banking licence application

KOHO Financial Inc. (KOHO) a leading Canadian fintech company advances into their next phase of securing a banking license in Canada.

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Raqami Islamic Digital Bank receives approval to launch in Pakistan

Raqami Islamic Digital Bank (RIDB) obtained a no objection certificate (“NOC”) and in-Principal Approval (IPA) from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to establish an Islamic digital retail bank in Pakistan under the Licensing and Regulatory Framework for Digital Banks (the Framework).

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FSB sets out 2024 work programme

The FSB will monitor vulnerabilities and support global cooperation in a rapidly changing environment, including through its work programme for enhancing the resilience of non-bank financial intermediation (NBFI).