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As activity accelerates, firms must determine whether existing compliance frameworks are equipped for an entirely new category of risk.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We recently interviewed Steve Brown, head of business development at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.starcompliance.com\/\">StarCompliance<\/a>, to find out more about the evolving prediction markets space, and how compliance can keep up.<\/p>\n<p>Based in Rockville, Maryland, StarCompliance is a leading provider of employee compliance technology solutions. Star offers what it calls a \u2018future-ready\u2019 compliance platform that delivers on-demand configurability, multi-jurisdictional integrity, and the actionable intelligence needed to monitor for conflicts, meet regulatory obligations and reduce risk.<\/p>\n<p>During this interview, topics ranged from:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What is driving growth in prediction markets<\/li>\n<li>Why prediction markets pose unique compliance challenges<\/li>\n<li>Monitoring employee activity challenges in prediction markets<\/li>\n<li>How to approach surveillance and monitoring without restricting participation<\/li>\n<li>The role of tech in identifying suspicious prediction market activity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Watch the full video below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"StarCompliance Interview\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jcx0uPfXK60?feature=oembed\" width=\"100%\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"><a class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/regtechanalyst.com\/\">Read the daily RegTech news<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prediction markets are moving from the fringes of finance into the mainstream, attracting growing interest from institutions, regulators and retail participants alike. 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