Capital Planning/Stress Testing

From: RegTech Analyst The Nordics’ FinTech scene is buzzing with potential, which was evident by the trailblazing companies recently attending Sthlm Fintech Week. The Stockholm event was full...

Banco Santander claims its digital transformation is ‘ahead of plan’ after it revealed more than 60% of its global IT infrastructure has already migrated to the cloud.

A report by Enterprise Ireland has found the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic has sped-up the demand for the adoption of RegTech solutions in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region.

Recent stress tests by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) have shown increasing resilience in the banking sector and the benefit of continue to build capital buffers.

UK FinTech startup Hydr has launched an invoice finance platform focused on tackling ‘poor payment culture’ among SMEs.

A biodiversity module has been introduced to help financial institutions (FIs) explore to what extent their portfolios may impact species extinction and ecological integrity.

Australian retail brokerage platform Stake has raised $30m from a new funding round led by Tiger Global.

American Express has teamed with Swedish open banking business Tink to bolster the latter’s onboarding process for new card members.

Sweden’s RegTech scene has been slow to emerge. While its starting to wake up, it still has many challenges to overcome.

As dangers associated with climate change continue to become more inescapable in the lives of companies and individuals alike, the importance and need for ESG – Environmental, Social and Governance – in the financial sector is growing stronger. Is it time for globally mandated ESG reporting in the financial sector?