Hong Kong seeks global ESG standard adoption to reduce greenwashing
The chairman of Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has revealed the regulator is looking to adopt global ESG standards to prevent cases of greenwashing.
Compliance automator RegScale formally launches alongside investment
RegScale, which provides continuous compliance automation, has raised $1.5m in an early funding round, alongside its launch into the market.
New EU legislation set to provide more independence to national regulators
The European Commission has proposed legislative changes that would ensure national regulators have a more independent role in their supervision of the financial industry.
Trulioo awarded certification for age verification services
Global identity verification company Trulioo has received approval from German Media Authorities to provide age verification services in telemedia. After a robust assessment, the Kommission...
What are the three key pillars of customer experience?
A recent whitepaper by client data management firm iMeta has underlined three vital pillars of the customer experience journey in financial services.
PassFort teams with Refinitiv to create digital KYC for challenger firms
RegTech company PassFort has partnered with financial market data firm Refinitiv to establish a digital know-your-customer (KYC) solution for challenger institutions.
HKMA reprimands four Asian banks due to AML abuses
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has disciplined four banks due to anti-money laundering (AML) violations for a total imposed penalty of HKD$44.2m.
Over a quarter of global firms bled more than £1m to financial crime in...
A recent whitepaper by KYC and AML software providers Themis and Encompass Corporation has found financial services’ companies worldwide lost over £1m due to financial crime deficiencies last year.
ComplyAdvantage introduces AML guide for digital-first banks
ComplyAdvantage has launched a new anti-money laundering (AML) guide for digital banks to provide them with a better understanding of the topic.
Sedric eyes global expansion following $3.5m seed financing
AI-based compliance platform Sedric has secured $3.5m from a seed funding round led by StageOne Ventures.