Three new security strategies for financial services
Continuous compliance remains a challenge because many organisations lack contextual data.
RegTech
Biden reshuffles US financial regulators to reign in corporates
Consumer protection fines against financial corporates have declined under Trump.
Capital One’s “wilful” AML failures land the bank a $290m penalty
Some $16 billion in reportable transactions passed through the bank’s platform.
Fintech funding deals globally 11-17 January 2021
Featuring Checkout.com, MX, Blend, Creditas, and Enfusion.
Mizuho Americas deploys Fenergo tech for automated client onboarding
Mizuho plans a global rollout of Fenergo systems afterwards.
Jamaican central bank plans electronic payments regulation revamp
Jamaicans sent $4 billion in electronic payments in 2019.
2020 has been the year of change, including EMTs
European MiFID Template (EMT) 1.0 is moving to EMT 3.0.
Banks and bad actors: the race to digitally adapt
Financial services are far from reaching a “new normal”.
2020 review: Top five cyberattacks this year
Cybercriminals haven’t stopped their activities in 2020.
US state regulator says Robinhood is “aggressively marketing” to novices
The regulator calls out Robinhood’s approach of “gamifying” trading.
Swift calls for collaboration to help build the future of global transactions
Swift’s ambitious new strategy to reinvent global financial transactions.
Banking Tech Awards 2020 winners unveiled!
Watch Tom Ward perform his stand-up and unveil the winning projects, companies and people of Banking Tech Awards 2020.
Banking Technology December 2020 / January 2021 issue out now
Ready to take 2021 by the horns.
The Fintech Review: 2020
We cover embedded finance, competition, open banking, and CBDCs.
Fear of enforcement uptick just compliance theatre, says AML panel
“Compliance doesn’t solve financial crime,” says Fenergo’s Rachel Woolley.
Don’t turn a blind eye to spreadsheet vulnerabilities
Introducing PrizmDoc Cells, a secure solution in an intuitive, Excel-like web interface.
E-book: Migration to cloud – your guide to delivering an intuitive customer experience
Learn how to transform the entire organisation with the migration to the cloud.
AI will explain it to you
Explainable AI removes removes the last barrier in entrusting transaction monitoring to algorithms.
Banking Tech Awards 2020 hosted online by Tom Ward
Join comedian Tom Ward for the 2020 Banking Tech Awards. Broadcast online on 10 Dec, 3:30pm GMT and is free to attend.
Report: Digital KYB – a springboard to customer onboarding success
FinTech Futures’ latest in depth industry report on KYB, in partnership with DueDil.
Navigating the new normal – how to redefine KYB and enhance the SME experience
The “one size fits all” approach to compliant onboarding is simply no longer relevant.
E-book: The dawn of end-to-end AML compliance
The components of an end-to-end AML compliance solution and how to put your organisation on the right path.
The question of building backdoors into encryption
The battle between tech companies and authorities.
Banking Technology November 2020 issue out now
Without limits: The Barclays accelerator races ahead
Fintech execs race towards workplace diversity
Divido’s Christer Holloman launches Fintech Finishers to raise D&I awareness.
US Department of Justice moves to block $5.3bn Visa-Plaid deal
US regulator files lawsuit against Visa, accusing it of monopolistic tactics.
You are not everybody
With remote working, productivity may be up. But what about creativity and serendipity?
Typing authentication – the future of compliance
Cristian Tamas, TypingDNA’s co-founder and CMO, explains why he thinks the firm landed a PayTech Award.
Deepfakes in finance: a threat to be wary of?
Fraudsters are turning to synthetic identities to open new accounts.
A banker goes a-banking, volume 7: why can’t we be friends?
What 15 years of digitisation & modernisation have gotten us from the consumer’s point of view? It’s not looking great.
Report: Cloud readiness – banking technology in transition
Cloud-ready SDS IREG enables customers to take the step towards next-generation tax reporting.
Restrictive covenants during COVID-19: are they enforceable?
Can you enforce such clauses in a post-pandemic world – and should you?
FCA and PRA fine Goldman Sachs £96.6m for 1MDB scandal
The investigation found that GSI breached a number of FCA and PRA principles and rules.
FinTech Futures Jobs: six skills that can get you hired in fintech
The global market is predicted to grow at a rate of 25% annually – plenty of opportunities for job seekers!
Three major US banks make up half of 2020’s $11.39bn fine total
Together, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, and JPMorgan Chase paid $7.85 billion of this total.
Thoma Bravo buys majority stake in risk and reporting firm AxiomSL
AxiomSL’s services cover more than 110 regulators across 55 jurisdictions.
Silent Eight lands $9m to help firms tackle money laundering
The start-up says it has doubled its valuation in just over a year.
Enveil CEO: Fragmented AML regulation creates “Russian doll effect”
Williams likens it to the “Russian doll effect”.
Morgan Stanley fined $60m for improper disposal of personal data
The OCC found examples in 2016 and 2019 of failure to oversee third party companies.
OCC issues $85m penalty to USAA Federal Savings Bank
Military-supporting lender found to have failed risk management.
