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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.

Will cybersecurity remain the biggest RegTech sector in the world?

No other RegTech sector has attracted as much investment as cybersecurity companies – and it doesn’t seem like that’s going to change anytime soon.

HMRC runs £3m open banking tender

Her majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is running a £3m open banking tender.

FCA expects firms to freeze payments and to follow other financial relief measures to...

Last week the UK’s financial market regulator suggested a smattering of relief measures to protect people affected by the coronavirus. Now those measures have snapped into action.

FCA welcomes BCBS and IOSCO’s decision to give firms more time to implement new...

The coronavirus has put traders and companies under tremendous stress. To help them deal with the current crisis, two of the leading financial regulators have given them one more year to implement new trading rules.

KPMG welcomes the FCA’s proposals to freeze payments to help people’s finances during the...

While KPMG understands the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) proposals to soften the financial blow of COVID-19, the professional services firm reminded the regulator that the crisis is not easy for banks either.

European authorities took actions against 299 companies for not following international financial reporting standards...

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has revealed that European enforcement authorities took action against 299 companies in 2019 for failing to comply with financial reporting requirements.

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.

CFTC introduce temporary no-action relief to help firms deal with COVID-19 more easily

As the US markets spiral further downwards as a consequence of the coronavirus outbreak, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has taken measures to insulate traders from the impact.

FCA proposes temporary financial relief for customers impacted by the coronavirus

The UK top financial market watchdog is proposing a three-month payment freeze among other measures designed to help people ride out the COVID-19 storm.

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How Behavioural Finance is bringing automation to UK wealth management

Behavioural Finance was grown from the roots of Tweed Wealth Management – a multi-adviser financial advice firm – to build AI-powered automation tools for...
Harmoney

Harmoney eyes European growth with €10m investment

Harmoney, a Belgian modular compliance and risk orchestration software provider, has received a €10m strategic minority investment from Smile Sail, a private equity fund...
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Why fragmented ERM is costing firms more than they think

Welcome to The Demo Room – your front-row seat to the future of RegTech, RiskTech, and AI innovation.  In this series, Parker & Lawrence Research documents...
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Why vertical AI is winning the compliance race

In June 2023, New York attorney Steven Schwartz submitted a legal brief to a federal court in Manhattan citing six cases that simply did...
SFC

SFC warns brokers over mainland investor due diligence

Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), the city's financial markets regulator, has issued a formal circular to licensed securities brokers after a review...

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