Tag: financial regulation

Insider trading risk lurks in prediction markets’ rise

Prediction markets have rapidly become one of the most discussed developments in financial services, opening new avenues for participation while introducing fresh compliance and...

Banks face rising control costs with no defensible reason

Ask a bank how many controls it operates and a confident answer is rare. Ask how many it actually needs, and which ones, and...

DORA compliance gap leaves US FinTechs exposed

Risk managers across New York, Chicago and San Francisco are discovering that Europe's operational resilience regime has quietly become their problem too. According to Risk...

AI money managers loom for 10 million UK adults

More than 10 million UK adults could soon see their finances managed by an AI agent, according to a landmark review published this week...

FSS moves to embed consumer protection in Korean finance

The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), South Korea's financial watchdog, has entered into a collaborative agreement with six industry associations and training institutions aimed at...

Canadian FinTech funding expected to fall 46% in 2026 due to...

Key Canadian FinTech investment stats in Q2 2026: Canadian FinTech deal activity reduced 18% YoY Trend analysis showed a projected 46% fall in funding...

FCA trims SM&CR: streamlining or a new culture risk?

The FCA and PRA have confirmed a package of changes to the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR), reducing the number of certified persons,...

CFPB rethink leaves open banking compliance in limbo

Open banking has firmly arrived in the US, yet the regulatory framework underpinning it remains anything but settled, leaving banks facing a strategic dilemma:...

Regulators’ AI tools face the accountability test

Artificial intelligence is reshaping the financial sector at pace, approving loans, drafting disclosures and flagging suspicious transactions inside regulated firms, yet the rules designed...

Can COFI end South Africa’s siloed compliance crisis?

South Africa loses an estimated R100bn a year to financial crime, yet the institutions meant to stop it still work in silos. Organised crime...

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