Anne Plested Regulation at ION Markets
For my latest blog, I reviewed the recent report by ESMA on equity transparency (RTS 1) to uncover what participants need to plan for. Following an earlier consultation, ESMA published its final report on the review of equity transparency (RTS 1) at the end of March. In July 2021, ESMA launched a consultation on a hefty set of changes to support a...
09 May 2022 /regulation /markets
Torben Sauer Chief Executive Officer at Conpend
The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic continue to severely disrupt trade. Yet some trade finance banks had the foresight to plan for such an eventuality, utilising capabilities that overcome market-wide limits on documentary trade. As appetite for trade digitalisation grows, Conpend’s CEO, Torben Sauer, explains how banks are increasingly turning t...
09 May 2022 /regulation /covid-19 Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services
Den Burykin Managing Director at Fastlane Solutions
The Royal Commission into banking misconduct continues to act as a perfect catalyst of the reliable, responsible and independent future of the Australian digital financial and payment capabilities. The reality is things going wrong under Open Banking will come down more to technology and human error. It’s our job to manage those expectations, espec...
09 May 2022 /regulation /devops Open Banking
Martin Wilson Chief Executive Officer at OneID
The Online Safety Bill is a landmark piece of legislation designed to lay down in law a set of rules about how online platforms should behave to better protect their customers and users. It aims to: prevent the spread of illegal content and activity such as images of child abuse, terrorist material and hate crimes, including racist abuse protec...
06 May 2022 /regulation /identity Digital Identity Management
David Benigson CEO and Founder at Signal AI
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the push for data-driven transformation is dramatically changing the way that financial businesses manage each and every aspect of their operations. And this includes previously “unmeasurable” concepts such as reputation, trust, perception and functions such as communication. Recent research has found that ove...
05 May 2022 /regulation
Anna Monteiro Global Head of Business and Product Development at www.solutions-atlantic.com
We finally got the Australian Government’s response to its Treasury’s evaluation of the 2021 foreign investment reforms and on 1 April the first part of these reforms went into force. This first part focuses on clarification and streamlining the processes of less sensitive types of investments; most notably: tightening the definition of ‘Australia...
04 May 2022 /regulation /markets Financial Services Regulation
Pavlo Farb Security Engineer at Cossack Labs
One of the most common concerns security engineers hear sounds like “field level encryption is awesome, but alas we can not afford it because we will need to completely rewrite the code and encryption will make everything slow”. I fully agree with the first part, field level encryption is awesome. As for the latter, literally, it could be transla...
04 May 2022 /security /regulation Fintech
Rob Brockington CEO at Claro Money
Retail investing is booming, with access to online trading and investment apps triggering a rise in non-professional investors. The pandemic has also fueled increased interest in investing, with people having more time to spare and looking to take steps to ensure financial stability. Young people in particular are keen to become first time inve...
03 May 2022 /regulation /markets
Nick Green Director at Purple Patch Broking Ltd
Negotiating the right price and quality of data for bureau contracts is essential for credit providers. Despite this, many organisations are unaware that there are differences in pricing and do not have the knowledge or information needed to negotiate competitive pricing or the pricing that works best for them and their customers. These negotiati
28 April 2022 /regulation /retail Financial Risk Management
Jeremy Annis CEO at Ripjar
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the UK has been quick to join its Western allies in condemning Vladimir Putin’s regime and issuing economic sanctions. These sanctions have been swift, severe and designed to destabilise the country’s economy. In addition to these international moves, the UK government has also made significant progress with...
28 April 2022 /regulation /crime Exposing Financial Crime
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