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This list identifies the world’s most promising enterprises developing solutions to solve financial services firms and other businesses’ risk management, compliance and cybersecurity concerns.

Australian RegTech leader urges the FATF to complete their review of the country’s AML...

Anthony Quinn, founder and CEO of Arctic Intelligence, the Australian RegTech company, is imploring the international Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to finish its review of the country's anti-money laundering (AML) regulations.

Did the Financial Action Task Force halt its AML reviews to spare the Australian...

The international Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has suspended its evaluation of Australia's anti-money laundering (ALM) laws, which some suspect was motivated by an ambition to save country’s government more embarrassment.

Refinitiv to deploy its anti-money laundering solutions for STC Pay

RegTech company Refinitiv has been tapped by STC Pay, the financial arm of the Saudi Telecom Company, to help it comply with know your customer and anti-money laundering regulations.

Westpac accused of 23 million anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism breaches

One of Australia’s biggest banks could be facing massive fines after the country’s top financial accused it of breaking the law 23 million times.

German regulators may force Apple to open up its tech to rival payment providers

Apple is not happy. The Cupertino-based tech titan may soon find itself being forced to allow rival payment providers to get access to its technology after German’s parliament voted in favour of new regulations.

India’s anti-money laundering act has been amended to allow for more KYC options

The Indian Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) has been changed to allow more flexibility for people to prove that they are who they say they are.

Money laundering reports are on the rise in the UK

The UK’s National Crime Agency has received a record number of reports related to suspected money laundering attempts.

Standard Chartered and Quantexa join forces to tackle financial crime with contextual decision intelligence

Having partnered up with HSBC in September, Quantexa is now going to provide its contextual intelligence software to help international banking group Standard Chartered prevent financial crimes.

Martin Gilbert to step in as Revolut’s non-executive chairman

Having been first reported to be in talks with Revolut in July, Martin Gilbert has now publicly been confirmed as the challenger bank’s new non-executive chairman.

News Stories

Strong week in the FinTech sector with $1.7bn raised

FinTech Global this week reported on 21 recorded deals in the FinTech sector, with a strong showing in the reinsurance space bringing the total value recorded over $1bn.

EU regulator suggests revamp in sustainable investment rules

The ESMA has recently recommended a significant overhaul of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) within the EU.
MNT-Halan, Egypt’s largest non-bank financial institution and FinTech, has acquired Tam Finans, a prominent commercial finance company in Turkey.

MNT-Halan expands into Turkey with acquisition of Tam Finans

MNT-Halan, Egypt’s largest non-bank financial institution and FinTech, has acquired Tam Finans, a prominent commercial finance company in Turkey.

EU banks and insurers lag in green compliance, PwC study finds

A recent PwC study has uncovered a striking deficiency in the alignment of financial institutions’ activities with the EU's taxonomy for sustainable activities. According...
India

India’s new climate finance taxonomy to propel green transition

India is poised to implement a climate finance taxonomy, as announced by the Minister of Finance, Nirmala Sitharaman, during the annual budget.

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