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FinScan Boosts pKYC with Identity Validation, Adverse Media Screening and Risk Scoring
Innovative Systems’ FinScan AML Compliance solution has rolled out new perpetual KYC (pKYC) capabilities to bolster financial institutions’ ability manage evolving regulatory challenges and combat financial crime. The new enhancements include identity document validation, adverse media screening, and dynamic risk scoring, providing a more proactive approach to managing customer risk in a fast-changing environment. “The…
STP Differentiates Investment Services with ComplianceAdvisor for Buy-Side Firms
STP Investment Services has introduced STP ComplianceAdvisor, a new practice aimed at providing comprehensive compliance solutions for investment firms. This expansion leverages STP’s existing expertise in technology-enabled investment servicing to address the growing demand for compliance assistance among its investment advisory clients. STP ComplianceAdvisor also expands the company’s technological capabilities. The new team will leverage…
Enhancing our National Asset: Maximising the Value of Data Collections Across the Financial Sector
The Bank of England is working to transform how we collect, use, and share our data, to maximise its value. Key to this is transforming statistical productions and working with the FCA, international regulators and industry to transform data collections. This work facilitates the international competitiveness of the UK economy and its medium- to long-term…
Exemptive Relief Expiry Alert: Fidessa Prepares for February 2025 CAT Deadline
The long-running consolidated audit trail (CAT) project has been a major industry achievement but with a compliance deadline rapidly approaching, exemptive relief on some particularly complex reporting issues is due to expire in February 2025. RegTech Insight caught up with ION’s Douglas Craig, Senior Product Manager at Fidessa who had raised concerns on the complexity…
FinCEN’s Final Rule Puts the Buy-Side on Notice – AML/CFT Compliance by Jan ‘26
The US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN) long-anticipated final rule on Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) – issued in August – closes a significant regulatory gap that previously allowed certain advisers to operate with limited oversight. This made them potential targets for exploitation by illicit actors, including money launderers and…
RegTech Summit London Delivered the Goods – Here’s What You Missed
By Reena Raichura, Founder of Finergise, Senior Fintech and Capital Markets Executive, FTSE 250 NED. As a strategic advisor, NED and capital markets SME, as well as keeping on top of all the cool technology and innovation that’s out there, I like to keep updated with the latest regulatory and compliance changes, so I was…
Greenwashing Declines for First Time in 6 Years, Says Report with Significance for Investment Data
Greenwashing among companies worldwide has declined in the past year, according to the latest annual report on the topic, providing valuable insight into a key sustainability risk for financial institutions and non-financial corporations. The study, conducted by Switzerland-based ESG risk data specialist RepRisk, examines greenwashing by analyzing publicly available sources. Their report found that there…
Practical Considerations for Regulatory Change Management
As financial markets continue to evolve, regulatory change management has become an essential yet complex task for financial institutions. The challenge lies in continuously monitoring, managing, and adapting to both minor and major adjustments in regulatory obligations. This month, RegTech Insight hosted a webinar bringing together a panel of industry experts to review Practical considerations…
FSB Study Puts the Spotlight on NBFI Shadow Banking Risk
By Wenzhe Sheng, Senior Product Manager of Regulatory Tech at Clearwater Analytics. The Financial Stability Board (FSB), the global sentinel of financial stability, recently released findings that have likely sent ripples of unease through insurers, pension funds and asset managers. According to the study, these firms now face the unsettling prospect of being labelled as…
Experts Share Insights and Tips on Meeting Fit and Proper Requirements
Fitness and proprietary requirements for employees of financial institutions are not an option, but a regulatory obligation that calls on firms to regularly assess employees’ honesty, integrity and reputation, competence and capability, and financial soundness. RegTech Insight publisher A-Team Group recently brought together a panel of compliance experts for a hosted webinar sponsored by MyComplianceOffice (MCO)…