Signicat bolsters RegTech footprint with Electronic IDentification acquisition
Norwegian digital identity firm Signicat has purchased identity software specialist Electronic IDentification (eID) for an undisclosed fee.
Crown Agents Bank introduces new pensions management tool
Crown Agents Bank has launched Empower Pensions, a new end-to-end pensions management platform.
Fingerprint Cards, Morix team to introduce biometric payment card in Japan
Swedish biometrics specialist Fingerprint Cards has partnered with Japanese electronics firm MoriX to develop and launch biometric payment cards in the Japanese market.
Report finds finance teams want greater digital and data sovereignty
A research study by MHR Analytics has discovered finance teams want to have greater control of their own digital and data futures instead of being run by external consultants.
Financial consortium calls for new social, environmental reporting rules for banks
A financial group has called for the adoption of impact-reporting standards that account for social and environmental factors to speed up a sustainable transition for banks.
Majority of UK compliance experts expect more AML regulation due to Brexit
A study by LexisNexis Risk Solutions has found 78% of compliance professionals in the UK see increased anti-money laundering (AML) legislation on the horizon due to Brexit.
Booking.com unveils FinTech department to bolster travel market access
Travel accommodation company Booking.com has created a new internal FinTech business unit to help facilitate better access to its global travel marketplace.
Carbon, Visa enter five-year partnership to support payments across Africa
African FinTech Carbon has entered a five-year strategic alliance with Visa to provide digital and physical issuance of Visa cards to its customers on the continent.
HKMA sets out four-step initiative to drive bolstered RegTech adoption
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has outlined four actions to promote the use of RegTech in the Hong Kong banking sector.
Survey finds majority of financial sector favour hybrid work policy post-pandemic
A survey by Accenture has found almost three-quarters of financial sector workers in the UK would prefer a flexible working policy once the pandemic has come to an end.













