Alex Ford President, North America at Encompass | RegTech Association | Women in RegTech
Why RegTech won at SIBOS2023 Setting the scene Reflecting on this year’s SIBOS conference, organized by SWIFT for the financial services industry, it was great to be networking and debating the future of the industry in person again in the fantastic city of Toronto. C-suite executives from major financial institutions and leading technology compan...
04 October 2023 /regulation /sibos Banking
Francesco Fulcoli Chief Compliance and Risk Officer at Flagstone
Francesco Fulcoli - Chief Compliance Officer Consumer protection is of utmost importance in the financial services industry, particularly for payment institutions and Electronic Money Institutions (EMIs). The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has introduced the Consumer Duty Plan to enhance consumer outcomes and establish clear expectations for th...
04 October 2023 /payments /regulation Fintech
Gabriel Hopkins Chief Product Officer at Ripjar
In different regulatory jurisdictions worldwide, adverse media screening is increasingly being used to protect banks and other financial service providers from risk and associated penalties. These systems screen for negative media stories, and flag potential risks to companies such as predicate crime which may be indicative of money laundering or ...
03 October 2023 /regulation /crime Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services
Joris Lochy Product Manager at Intix | Co-founder at Capilever
In the landscape of financial services, a multitude of 'as a service' models have emerged, revolutionizing how both financial and non-financial institutions (such as retail and HR Tech) offer financial services to their customers. Gone are the days of complex, lengthy implementation and regulatory projects. Financial services can now be readily ac...
02 October 2023 /regulation /startups Embedded Finance
Nish Kotecha Co-Founder & Chairman at Finboot
According to Deloitte’s Environmental, Social and Governance Preparedness Survey Report, published in May 2023, “78 per cent of participants identified managing supply chain emissions” as a potential hurdle in achieving net zero”, (page 33). Also “63 per cent of the survey participants indicated costs associated with transitioning to net zero tech...
02 October 2023 /regulation /devops Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
John Bertrand MD at Tec 8 Limited
European instant payments were introduced in 2017 and by 2022 represented 14% of all SEPA credit transfers. Across the 29 counties, some have yet to start while others, led by the Netherlands, have reached 90% domestic single payments. International instant payments, for example, euro to pound, are beginning to happen but come with a high risk of ...
29 September 2023 /payments /regulation Payments strategies 2015-2020-2030
Adam Preis Global Strategist at Ping Identity
It’s no surprise that managing risk across information and communication technology (ICT) in the financial services industry is a tough job. Both retail and corporate banking customers expect their data to be highly secured. At the same time, they’re not afraid to take their business elsewhere when unable to rapidly access what they need through t...
27 September 2023 /regulation /retail
Lars Rensing CEO & Co-founder at Protokol
In recent decades of industrial growth, businesses raced to scale and prioritising growth above all else became the norm. But limitless growth is not sustainable, and there are other models of production that we must turn to. Enter the circular economy. In Europe, it is a key concept in plans to embed sustainability into regulation and lead the wo...
26 September 2023 /regulation /sustainable Blockchain Geek
Barley Laing UK Managing Director at Melissa
Fraud, whether by an individual or a business, is on the increase. This is largely due to many banking services being accessible online – a convenience that comes with some risk. To help prevent fraud, as well as to ensure compliance with existing know your customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations; know your business (KYB) and KYC...
26 September 2023 /regulation /identity Digital Identity Management
Steve Round Co-Founder at SaaScada
One concern that’s arisen during the Farage debanking scandal has been the question of how responsible banks are when handling our data and meeting their customers’ needs. Whilst the Farage fiasco has obviously given rise to concerns about the use and potential disclosure of data held by financial institutions, it is important to remember that dat...
22 September 2023 /regulation /cloud
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