Best Execution requirements officially introduced in Singapore
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has revealed that Best Execution practices must be provided by capital markets intermediaries to their customers.
Korea’s FSC alters rules to promote business expansion overseas of FIs
Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) has approved a set of regulatory revisions to help facilitate financial institutions’ overseas operation and investment activities.
Cider Security gulps down $38m in seed, Series A funding
Cider Security, an application security startup, has emerged from stealth with $6m in seed funding and $32m from a Series A raise.
Ghanaian PayTech Dash rakes in $32.8m
Payments app provider Dash has secured $32.8m in a seed funding round headed by Insight Venture Partners.
Binance launches Bifinity as its fiat-to-crypto payments provider
Binance has unveiled Bifinity as the cryptocurrency infrastructure provider’s official fiat-to-crypto payments provider.
The six main challenges for banks when adopting technology
When banks turn to new technologies, there are undoubtedly always going to be growing pains. Despite this, the adoption of technology is a top priority for this group.
NICE add Zoom video communication compliance tool
Financial communication recording and compliance platform NICE has added Zoom capture to its compliance suite. Its NICE NTR-X solution can now be used for compliance...
50% of retail investors to shift funds into ESG in 2022
Half of retail investors are planning to switch some of their investments, including pensions, into ESG investments this year, new research claims.
Verisk acquires AIS for automated motor liability
Verisk, a global data analytics provider, has acquired Automated Insurance Solutions (AIS), a UK-based InsurTech to add motor liability decision automation to its claims ecosystem.
Duck Creek joins forces with Glia for digital-first customer approach
Duck Creek Technologies, global technology solutions provider to the P&C insurance industry, has partnered with provider of digital customer services (DCS) Glia.