ID verification firm Socure so cool with $30m funding
The Series C round takes the company’s total funding to $57.5 million.
Compliance
Disruption through diversity and empowerment
“Be bold. You have earned it. More importantly, if you don’t value yourself, how can you demonstrate it to others?”
Silvergate Bank selects Finastra for payment processing
US bank wants to expand its infrastructure with an API-enabled platform.
Risk, finance and regulatory reporting: adopting an integrated approach
Banks with the most flexible, integrated FRR architecture will appease the regulators. How to achieve it?
Planixs receives £3.5m funding for better banking tech plans
The UK-based firm will expand its cloud-based solution Realiti.
New ECB guidelines extend active monitoring to intraday liquidity – but are banks ready?
The guidelines focus on financial institutions’ internal capital and liquidity adequacy assessment processes.
FCA shows iron fist for anti-competition in asset management
Three firms have been declared in breach of the UK authority’s regulation.
PSD2 goes live in Netherlands
The Dutch Central Bank is welcoming applications to use this regulation.
Financial services leading on “Voice First” technology strategy, but there is work to be done
Richard Stevenson, CEO, Red Box, looks at how voice is a critical data set for digital transformation.
Crypto, tax and HMRC – making sense of new UK guidelines
Each case will be looked at individually to understand the true nature of the transactions.
CanDeal and six Canadian banks create market data hub
BMO, CIBC, National Bank, RBC, Scotiabank and TD are involved.
Crypto compliance provider Chainalysis collects $30m funding
Series B financing round supported by Accel and Benchmark.
Analysis: openfunds − raise the standard
It’s surprising how haphazardly much of the data in investment funds is distributed.
Wirecard reveals investigation into accounting allegations
The firm had previously called reports “inaccurate, misleading and defamatory”.
Australia’s banking sector gets constructive criticism
The Royal Commission has some things to say.
Reserve Bank of India fines three banks for compliance fails
Axis, UCO and Syndicate Bank found to be at fault.
Is 2019 the year Open Banking comes to life?
What providers can do to ensure its success.
MiFID II’s unbundling mandate puts data front and centre for traders
A year on, MiFID II is changing the way buy-side firms acquire and produce investment research.
Judgement day arrives for payments in India
Nation gets ombudsman to help with users’ complaints.
Broadridge partially acquires PivotData and Sol Hedge regtech
Fintech provider is expanding its regulatory capabilities.
Industry brief: FRTB and XVA – Addressing real-time regulatory and business needs with in-memory computing
Fintech companies have already adopted GridGain in-memory computing. Find out why!
Banking Technology February 2019 issue out now
Superstructures: fintech reaches new heights.
Revolut meets its perfect ClauseMatch
The fintech is upping its regulatory game.
BlueCove signs up for Patronas compliance tech
The asset management firm is installing the OPUS system.
“Cryptofraud”: can the courts keep up?
How are civil courts going to deal with digital currencies in cases of fraud?
Milleis Banque picks Wolters Kluwer for regulatory compliance
OneSumX for risk, regulation and reporting needs.
Banque Palatine signs with AxiomSL for AnaCredit compliance
One of the many firms keeping up with reporting regulation.
DTCC gets approved for activities in Switzerland
Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation will offer Swiss-compliant trade reporting services.
How France’s regulator is leading the way in fintech innovation
The rise of fintech cannot be ignored and France is taking bold and necessary steps to harness it.
It’s safe to bet on open banking
Open banking is the future where everyone can win.
JP Morgan Chase fined by Hong Kong regulator for money laundering fails
Anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing not up to scratch.
UBS fined $15m for AML malpractices
Bank hit by a trio of regulators for money laundering fails.
CoinAlpha fined $500k for crypto law breach
Blockchain protocol also gets a cease and desist from the US regulator.
Compliance software provider Egress gets $40m funding
Led by FTV Capital and supported by AlbionVC.
Can automation transform trade finance?
How automation could provide benefits for both bank and corporate clients.
How technology and AI are set to transform compliance
A three-level structure: humans at the top, AI at the bottom, an automated decision support system in the middle.
What steps are in place to protect my money online?
The “invisible” nature of online transactions give pause for thought.
US regulators rouse banks to AML innovation
Banks get love and tech support to strengthen the financial system.
European Council seeks better AML game
It has released an action plan to tackle this crime.
China’s Paytend opens European HQ in Lithuania
The company also plans to hire up to 50 staff.
