ICO orders Experian to improve how it handles customer data
Credit reference agency Experian has been ordered by the UK's top privacy watchdog to improve how it handles people's personal data.
The Malta Financial Services Authority warns of coronavirus scam spike
The authorities in Malta have joined the regulators around the world warning businesses about a rise of coronavirus related scams.
Revealing the most corrupt countries in the world as new report paints “grim picture”
Two out of three countries fail to tackle corruption effectively, which paints "a grim picture of the state of corruption worldwide", according to Transparency International's latest report.
Ascent unveils new automated regulatory monitoring tools to boost businesses’ compliance efforts
Having been named one of the most innovative RegTech companies in the world by taking a place on the coveted RegTech100 2020 list, Ascent is now revealing a new solution to improve business compliance.
Nevada regulators are trying to reel in unlicensed cryptocurrency ATMs
The US state Nevada has seen a rise of cryptocurrency ATMs. Now, the Nevada Financial Institutions Division (NFID) has decided how to regulate them.
Amazon’s India head tells the country to slash e-commerce red tape
If India wants to revive its economy, then it should make it easier to sell things online, according to a top Amazon executive.
Robert Bell of 86 400 believes that open banking wont show any effects for...
If everything goes according to plan, then Australia will introduce open banking in July. The founder of neobank 86 400 cannot wait, but believes the benefits will take some time to manifest.
Is Swedish RegTech finally coming into its own?
Sweden’s RegTech scene has been slow to emerge. While its starting to wake up, it still has many challenges to overcome.
UK regulator orders British banks to explain their overdraft rate hikes
Several UK banks have changed their overdraft rates to be around 40%, more than double some of their previous charges. Now the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) wants to understand why.
The FCA wants businesses to hold off publishing their financial statements because of the...
Many financial services firms have been gearing up to publish their financial statements. But now the UK’s financial markets watchdog tells them to wait for at least two weeks.
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