Compliance Management

Why are lawmakers worried about the Facebook-backed cryptocurrency Libra?

Mark Zuckerberg endured a serious grilling this week as lawmakers around the world continue to express their concerns about Libra. The Facebook CEO did not...

Westpac’s bill for its shabby behaviour is reaching the AUS$2bn mark

One of Australia’s biggest banks has added another AUS$341m to its misconduct costs, but is fearing that the regulator might slam it with a huge fine.

ESMA tells European enforcers priorities for IFRS 2019 reports

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has informed European enforcers what they should prioritise when examining 2019 annual financial reports from listed companies.

Australian senate officially launches committee to look into how FinTech and RegTech can thrive...

Having originally revealed the plans in September to set up a select committee to investigate the FinTech and RegTech industries, the Australian senate has now announced that the...

Signal AI bags $25m in Series C round

London-based Signal AI has raised $25m to expand its media monitoring platform to help businesses spot risks and opportunities, including ensuring regulatory compliance.

Cybersecurity firms Bloombase and nCipher sign partnership to make the cloud just a little...

Two cybersecurity ventures are teaming up to make the cloud just a little safer whilst boosting businesses’ regulatory compliance.

Bank of Lithuania reveals guidelines on security token offerings

The Bank of Lithuania has issued guidelines on security token offerings to improve regularity clarity and improve protections for investors. Within the document the regulator...

Invoca secures $56m in funding to support product development

Call tracking and conversation analytics platform Invoca has secured $56m in a new funding round.

Customers were unable to access Microsoft Azure after facing multi-factor authentication issues

On Friday, Microsoft confirmed that several of its users had been locked out of their services because of an unknown glitch in its multi-factor authentication solution.

CFTC accusses Nevada entrepreneur of running a $11m cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme

A top US regulator is accusing the Circle Society and its owner David Gilbert Saffron of fraudulent solicitation, misappropriation and registration violations.

News Stories

How one grad found purpose in financial crime fighting

How one grad found purpose in financial crime fighting

For many graduates, the months following their final dissertation submission are defined not by relief but by uncertainty. One former philosophy and law student...

EXANTE’s philosophy for fixing flaky test suites

As trading infrastructure scales, so does the burden of maintaining the automated tests designed to protect it. Vladimir Smirnov, a backend testing specialist at...
April 2026 RegTech roundup: AIFMD II now in force

April 2026 RegTech roundup: AIFMD II now in force

The transposition deadline for AIFMD II passed on 16 April 2026, marking a significant turning point for the European fund management industry. As reported by...
Booking a flight online takes minutes. Ordering a taxi takes seconds. Even applying for a loan can now be done in a handful of taps. Buying insurance, by contrast, often feels like stepping back a decade. The process slows, the questions multiply, and what should be simple quickly becomes something to work through rather than complete.

Why most insurance quotes are abandoned — and how insurers can fix it

Booking a flight online takes minutes. Ordering a taxi takes seconds. Even applying for a loan can now be done in a handful of...
DORA

DORA CTPPs explained: rules, risks and obligations

If your financial institution depends on cloud infrastructure, data centres, or specialist technology vendors, there is a regulatory development you cannot afford to overlook. According...

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