In an increasingly interconnected world, geopolitical shifts play a crucial role in shaping financial regulations. As global power dynamics evolve—whether due to trade wars, economic sanctions, conflicts, or shifting alliances—governments and regulatory bodies must adapt to safeguard financial stability. In the opinion of Opoint chief sales officer Toby Cook, the rapid evolution of international relationships, driven by...Read More

Regulatory compliance is no longer just a cost of doing business—it’s the next frontier of competitive advantage. As financial institutions grapple with evolving AML and KYC mandates, manual processes are buckling under the weight of complexity. Will 2025 be the year regulatory automation becomes a necessity? In the view of RelyComply, updated regulatory measures have long...Read More

Whilst the origins of the RegTech sector are to be found in the challenges posed to the financial sector post-2008 financial crisis, the future of the RegTech sector is being built today. With new technologies and regulatory requirements leading to innovation and disruption in equal measure, the RegTech sector is facing an inflection point. The...Read More

As technology continues to expand its reach within the financial services market, many banks are looking over their shoulder at the vast litany of risks that a tech-dominated market includes. With this in mind, many firms are looking at a technology to help them in this fight – RegTech. With financial crime continuing to become...Read More

Founded in 2022, Cognitive View automates consumer compliance and market conduct risk monitoring and claims to offer the first-of-its-kind integrated compliance and complaints co-pilot, aiming to reduce 70% the workload of compliance and complaint professionals. According to Dilip Mohapatra, CEO of Cognitive View, the creation of Cognitive View came from a real customer need. The backdrop was...Read More

The introduction of Gen AI has changed the game in countless ways. Industries that believed they were attuned to the long-term development of their market are now left viewing a future that is certain to be uncertain – and incredibly technologically disruptive.   There is an ever-growing realisation that in comparison to a range of other...Read More

Founded in 2011, London-headquartered Encompass claims it enables banks and financial services organisations to improve customer experience, deliver revenue faster and demonstrate consistent compliance with real-time digital KYC profiles. The road to the creation of Encompass was a long and winding process. Following the successful exit from their big data visualization business, Wayne Johnson and...Read More

In the second part of a two-part series of interviews, FinTech Global spoke to the change-makers in the RegTech industry to understand the possible challenges and opportunities firms need to watch out for in the coming year.  During the discussions, respondents touched on topics such as better communication between companies and the regulators as well...Read More

FinTech Global recently spoke to a plethora of key players in the RegTech industry to see what they saw as some of the most hot-button trends to watch out for in the industry in 2024.  During the various interviews that were conducted, we were able to discuss a range of RegTech topics ranging from tech-related...Read More

Transaction reporting is a necessary requirement for countless regulations, and yet Novatus Advisory co-founder Matthew Ranson believes many firms are getting this process wrong, and they might not even be aware of it. What is transaction reporting? This is the process of generating a report on specific transactions, detailing the instruments traded, when the deal was made,...Read More