Compliance

Investment in RegTech companies has reached record levels in the first six months of 2019. The question is why that is and if the growth will continue.

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.

COVID-19 has plunged financial markets into chaos, but the pandemic also represents both challenges and opportunities for FinTech companies as they adjust to a whole new reality.

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued a new report on the impact of the pandemic, saying that the environment "remains fragile."

Credit scoring startup Nordigen has launched a new open banking API to solve the issue of expensive solutions in the market, taking a swing at companies like Tink and Plaid in the process.

A Hollywood-based film company has had its assets frozen after the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) claims the firm was harbouring a Ponzi scheme.

Compliance technology provider ThetaRay has launched SONAR, a financial crime prevention solution for cross-border payments.

Robinhood to pay nearly $70m to resolve sweeping regulatory allegations that the brokerage misled customers, approved ineligible traders for risky strategies and didn’t supervise technology that failed and locked millions out of trading.

The European Commission has said it intends to end anonymity in cryptocurrencies and introduce a new anti-money laundering (AML) agency to crack down on financial crime.

RegTech firm Clausematch has launched a Partnerships and Certification program for financial institutions and regulators.