Gemini picks Eventus Systems for trade surveillance
Popular cryptocurrency exchange boosts its monitoring.
Compliance
Former UK chancellor Sajid Javid returns to JP Morgan
His role at the bank will be “strictly ring-fenced” from his political position.
White paper: Enhancing trust with AI-driven biometrics
Learn how to improve every aspect of the identity lifecycle with intelligent ID.
Live webinar: The role of digital identity in a physically distanced world
Novel approaches to digital identity verification to securely onboard and engage with consumers – and at a distance.
China culls almost 6,000 P2P lenders in industry crackdown
A two-year programme has left only 29 firms in the country.
BaFin employees increasingly traded Wirecard shares
2.4% of all reported private financial transactions by its staff were transactions with Wirecard in H1.
EBA looks into adoption of regtech across EU
The banking questionnaire covers initiatives that could support the uptake of regtech solutions.
Regtech firm kompany raises $6m in venture funding
The firm plans to use its new cash to develop KYC solutions.
Streamlining manual processes amid COVID-19
Find out how to digitise manual documentation processes with Foxit Software.
FCA posts concerns over repeat lending by credit firms
UK watchdog highlights issue with letting users borrow again and again.
Sokin picks Jumio to power customer authentication
Payments start-up praises Jumio technology.
Catering to China’s small-time exporters
Bill Deng, CEO of XTransfer, unpacks how banks have snubbed a large number of long-tail customers.
Smart guide: How voice technology can protect your bank
To remain compliant and mitigate risk, voice tech should represent a core component of financial institutions’ regtech stack.
Bank of Ireland fined €1.66m for regulatory breaches
The bank failed to report a security breach back in 2014.
BaFin gets “sovereign powers” after Wirecard scandal
The plan will also strengthen APAS, the body that oversees auditing firms in Germany.
EC prepares changes to MiFID II research unbundling rules
EU body aims to boost economies by relaxing MiFID II rules.
Phoenix Life aims to meet IFRS 17 with Oracle tech
Phoenix Life is an existing user of several Oracle systems.
Talk like an Egyptian: a brief history of data encryption
Can today’s PKI encryption techniques fill the promise of inherently secure data?
CCAF, World Bank and World Economic Forum call on industry to take part in COVID-19 fintech study
Working in fintech? Take part in the survey and share your views!
Latvian regulator fines Signet Bank €906k for AML issues
FCMC fines Latvian private bank after on-site inspections.
National Bank of Bahrain picks Bloomberg risk management tech
TOMS and MARS to be deployed at the GCC bank.
FCA confirms post-Brexit cooperation deals with EU regulators
UK watchdog says agreements remain “relevant and appropriate”.
From open banking to open finance
It’s only in 2020 that we see the quality, reliability, and range of APIs connecting to accounts that realise the regulators’ vision.
Report: Shareholder Rights Directive (SHRD) – the impact on securities processing
Creating an attractive environment for shareholders of exchange-listed companies in the EU and improving their corporate governance.
Hummingbird raises $8.2m led by Flourish Ventures
Flourish Ventures led the round, with new support from Stripe alumni Lachy Groom and Jon Zieger.
The LIBOR transition: why financial organisations need to work smarter and not harder
This LIBOR solution replaces an army of paralegals with technology able to extract information from a 200-page document and over 140 various data points.
Webinar: Streamlining manual processes amid COVID-19
Experts from Banco Santander, Foxit Software and Xendoo discuss digitising paperwork during the coronavirus crisis.
Five ways it pays to go beyond ID-only verification
Identity verification serves many benefits to organisations seeking to build trust in their online channels.
Why remote onboarding is going to make or break banks
A number of onboarding steps can be automated, streamlined and simplified to deliver a better customer experience.
Banking Technology July/August 2020 issue out now
Unlocking the benefits of open banking.
Ardent Financial picks SteelEye for MiFID II and MAR compliance
Newly-launched securities firm aims for automation.
Deutsche Bank faces $150m fine for Jeffrey Epstein ties
“The bank’s failure to recognise this risk constitutes a major compliance failure.”
Belgian cooperative NewB picks Wolters Kluwer’s OneSumX
The new Belgian bank wants OneSumX to manage its ALM ops.
LIBOR transition: everything you need to know
How NIIT Technologies is supporting businesses grappling with LIBOR transition.
Union Investment Group picks BearingPoint for tax reporting
BearingPoint also expects to win East-West United Bank in Luxembourg.
FCA lifts restrictions on Wirecard Card Solutions
UK watchdog allows payments to restart.
IDnow hopes to bring video authentication to UK banks’ onboarding
Customers include Commerzbank, solarisBank, N26, and UniCredit.
SEB fined $107m by regulator for Baltic AML failures
The Swedish bank failed to identify risk among its subsidiaries.
US regulators relax Volcker Rule restrictions
Major US banks allowed to unlock wider range of investment options.
Report: Five success factors for an ideal ISO 20022 migration
ISO 20022 represents an opportunity for banks to reinvent the way they operate.
