Impak Ratings rakes in €4.5m from Series A
impak ratings, an analysis and rating agency for financial institutions, has pulled in €4.5m in a Series A funding round.
France whacks Google and Facebook with $210m in fines
France’s data privacy and protection body has slapped Facebook with a €60m fine and Google with a €150m penalty following misdemeanours around internet cookies.
The key steps to an effective sanctions screening policy
When it comes global AML regulations, sanctions screening is an imperative part of it and plays a huge role in the fight against money laundering and terrorism.
What are the regulatory technologies that will shape the future?
Over the course of the last decade, RegTech has gone from a complete unknown to a key part of a company’s regulatory and compliance toolkit. As we look towards the future, what technologies in this space will stand out?
ECB publishes plans on bond decarbonisation
The European Central Bank (ECB) has published its plans on how it intends to decarbonise corporate bond holdings in its monetary policy portfolio.
6clicks raises $10m for its AI-powered GRC platform
6clicks, an AI-powered GRC platform, has collected $10m in its Series A funding round, which was led by Centerstone Capital.
Key European money launderer arrested in Spain
One of the biggest money launderers in Europe was arrested last week following an international law enforcement operation led by the Spanish Guardia Civil.
ACA Group acquires Ethos ESG to offer data product
Governance, risk and compliance advisor ACA Group has acquired ESG ratings data and software firm Ethos ESG in an undisclosed deal.
The Big Green Short – what is it and why should we care?
Globally, companies and assets are about to be revalued upwards or downwards according to their climate risk valuation. The stakes are high and the price of getting this valuation wrong could be disastrous, companies can no longer afford to kick climate risk down the road.
How Aveni is using NLP to revolutionise customer interaction
Founded in 2018, RegTech firm Aveni claims it is leading a new era of risk assurance by enabling 100% digitisation and automation of the quality assurance process. The firm analyses every customer interaction to drive enhanced data insights, comprehensive risk oversight and process automation.