MiFID II

Bank of Ireland fined €1.66m for cyber breach and failure to notify the central...

The Bank of Ireland has been fined €1.66m ($1.95m) by the Central Bank of Ireland for misleading the institution about a security breach back in 2014.

ESMA updates it Q&A on transparency issues under MiFID II and MiFIR

The EU’s securities markets regulator has updated today its questions and answers regarding transparency issues under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and Regulation (MiFIR).

What can RegTech companies learn from how regulators have acted during the Covid-19 crisis?

Regulators around the world have issued emergency measures to safeguard the economy from the coronavirus fallout. But what can RegTechs learn from it?

MirrorWeb picked for the prestigious Microsoft ScaleUp programme

UK RegTech MirrorWeb has beaten the odds by being among the fewer than 2% of applicants to have been selected for the Microsoft ScaleUp programme.

The EU’s securities markets regulator updates its guidelines on MiFID II

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has offered some clarification on the Market in Financial Instruments Directive and Regulation (MiFID II).

ESMA urges companies to reveal how they have been affected by the coronavirus

The EU's Securities Markets regulator has called upon listed issuers to clearly outline in their half-yearly financial reports what implications COVID-19 has had on their businesses.

Several European regulators remove emergency bans on short-selling and similar restrictions

COVID-19 has forced a lot of regulators to take special measures to stabilise the market, but some are now removing those restrictions.

Tink integrates with Nordea’s Nordic app to deliver personalised financial overviews for customers

Open banking startup Tink has integrated its software into Nordea’s mobile banking app to deliver a personalised financial overview for the bank’s customers in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark.

Theta Lake offers three-months free compliance coverage for Cisco and Webex users

The coronavirus has put extra pressure on businesses to ensure they remain compliant in these trying times. That's why Theta Lake is trying to help.

Brexit hasn’t gone away because of the coronavirus – the FCA says

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned businesses that they still need to get act together when it comes to Brexit, despite COVID-19.

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Over $1.5bn raised across 21 FinTech deals this week

Over $1.5bn raised across 21 FinTech deals this week

A total of $1.5bn was raised across 21 FinTech deals this week due to a colossal $1bn investment round raised by WealthTech platform Kalshi.  The...
LSEG launches redesigned ESG scores for investors

LSEG launches redesigned ESG scores for investors

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), a global financial markets infrastructure and data provider, has unveiled a comprehensive redesign of its ESG Scores, responding to...
AI and risk-based AML: how Australia is operationalising compliance

AI and risk-based AML: how Australia is operationalising compliance

Australia's financial services industry is entering a new phase of AML and CTF compliance — one defined not by whether to adopt AI and...
Energy crisis and conflict drag down global growth in 2026

Energy crisis and conflict drag down global growth in 2026

What began as a promising start to 2026 has quickly unravelled. According to Prometeia's latest quarterly economic outlook, military action against Iran and mounting...
How the Middle East crisis is reshaping inflation outlook

How the Middle East crisis is reshaping inflation outlook

Global inflation dynamics are undergoing a significant shift, with fresh CPI data, central bank decisions, and energy market turbulence collectively redrawing the economic outlook...

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