Top fintech stories this week – 2 November 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Regulation
European Banking Federation calls for reporting regulation review
Current regulation makes reporting inefficient and discourages communication, EBF says.
Deutsche Börse and RegTek.Solutions join forces for regtech initiative
Certified testing and pre-validation service for clients of Deutsche Börse’s Regulatory Reporting Hub.
Sibos 2018 video: Thomas Nielsen, Deutsche Bank
Open Banking benefits for corporate clients, PSD2 and future trends in finance industry.
Sibos 2018 video: Roland Brandli, SmartStream
TLM Aurora, challenges with Open Banking, the potential of data and the biggest issues facing fintech.
Sibos 2018 video: challenges ahead
Sibos 2018 participants share their views and experiences.
First National Bank of Lebanon centralises compliance systems with FICO
FNB has migrated to the FICO Tonbeller Siron anti financial crimes suite.
Playing nice: why credit scoring and blockchain could be keys to a working US sandbox
The key is to find areas of common ground and construct the sandbox – and its mission – around those topics.
Sibos 2018: is a cyber 9/11 event inevitable?
A conversation with Bi.zone’s Dmitry Samarstev.
APIs and the customer journey to Open Banking
How a truly seamless customer experience can be created.
Daily News at Sibos 2018 – Day 3
All the latest news and analysis from Swift’s premier event of the year.
Daily News at Sibos 2018 – Day 2
All the latest news and analysis from Swift’s premier event of the year.
UK regulator launches Green Fintech Challenge
Aimed at firms developing green solutions that need regulatory support to bring their proposition to market.
Daily News at Sibos 2018 – Day 1
All the latest news and analysis from Swift’s premier event of the year.
Banking Technology Awards 2018: shortlist announced!
Winners will be unveiled on 13 December in London!
Malaysian MoneyMatch completes first Ripple-based transaction
Establishing the Malaysia-Spain blockchain channel.
Bank of Beirut hits IFRS 9 goals with Wolters Kluwer
Bank of Beirut opts for Wolters Kluwer’s OneSumX regtech.
bpost bank turns to Wolters Kluwer for regtech
Wolters Kluwer’s OneSumX to support bpost bank’s reg reporting and AnaCredit.
Denmark’s regulators investigated over Danske Bank €200bn AML breach
European Banking Authority is taking money laundering more and more seriously.
WB21 bank boss faces lawsuit by US regulator
WB21 bank boss faces lawsuit by US regulator
Top fintech stories this week – 5 October 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Bitcoin rally has started… can regulations keep up with it?
A quick review on ICO and cryptocurrency regulations around the world.
Danske Bank talking to US over €200bn money laundering case
Department of Justice would like to ask some questions.
Arachnys gets $10m funding in its web
The regtech’s funding was led by QED.
Europol teams with Cyber Defence Alliance to fight fraud
To share intelligence on cybercrime activities.
Nexo Standards Annual Conference: equality and fraternity
Paytech news from the Paris show.
Volante’s paytech to support PSD2 and open banking at QIB UK
Qatar Islamic Bank UK will implement Volante’s VolPay Channel: Open Banking and Token.
Canada edges to open banking
Government looking at the trends with benefits.
India’s largest crypto exchange Zebpay has its day
Stops trading due to regulatory pressures from RBI.
FCA fines Tesco Bank £16.4m for failures in 2016 cyberattack
Regulator cites deficiencies in debit card design and lack of care.
Live chat in banking: recording conversations for compliance
Live chat offers a flexible, transparent and secure tool for recording customer conversations.
Australia’s big banks slammed for greed and dishonesty
Royal Commission roasts them in its interim report.
India’s fintech firms fight against Aadhaar restrictions
They want access to the biometric database to verify customers.
Bank of Lithuania’s sandbox seeks fintech start-ups
Central bank offers live environment for testing.
Wells Fargo plans to cut 26,500 jobs
Significant job cuts expected over the next three years, according to CEO.
NPSO releases first details on New Payments Architecture
The details are around new procurement process for the clearing and settlement layer.
Open Banking shouldn’t be written off, the revolution is just starting
Realising the benefits that Open Banking will deliver will take time.
UK seeks Asian fintech ties post-Brexit
Economic secretary of the UK Treasury, Joh Glen, tours Asia.
The future of client onboarding
Every interaction that your customer has with you is an opportunity for you to make an impression.
Bank of England preps UK fintech for next decade
Its “Vision 2030” looks at the future of finance across the nation.
