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KRM22 Opens Wallet to Create Risk and Compliance Ecosystem
KRM22 is looking to make one acquisition or partnership per month, in a bid to build an ecosystem of risk and compliance software solutions available through a single, cloud-based platform. RegTech Insight spoke to Keith Todd, CEO at the company, shortly after it announced its acquisition of Object+, a Netherlands-based risk management and post-trade services…
Refinitiv Deploys Trulioo Digital Identity Verification Technology to Strengthen Fight Against Financial Crime
Refinitiv and Trulioo, a provider of digital identity verification technology, have partnered to offer access to digital identity solutions that could strengthen the fight against financial crime and foster financial inclusion. The partnership plans to deliver innovative solutions that will help financial institutions reduce fraud and financial crime by verifying billions of customers online while…
FRTB 2022 Deadline Proves Tricky for Firms and Regulators
Global regulatory implementation of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s (BCBS) Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) may be unevenly paced, creating challenges for financial institutions and regulators alike. FRTB was introduced to fix problems that both regulators and the industry perceived with so-called ‘Basel 2.5’ market risk changes, which were put in place…
Barclays, Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan select DTCC for SFTR compliance
As the deadline for the European Union’s Securities Financial Transactions Regulation (SFTR) approaches, Barclays, Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan have signed up to use DTCC’s Global Trade Repository (GTR) service to meet their obligations under the regulation, which is due to take effect in April 2020. Other banks already signed up to the service as…
Why You Need to Take Tech Seriously When It Comes to KYC
By Wayne Johnson, CEO & co-founder, encompass corporation. At the heart of any strong Know Your Customer (KYC) or Anti-Money Laundering (AML) programme is data. The ability to access and analyse information in a methodical way that ensures customer records are complete, accurate and, crucially when it comes to AML, compliant with the latest requirements,…
Fenergo Offers Client Onboarding Efficiencies with API-based Digital Client Orchestration
Fenergo continues to innovate with Digital Client Orchestration, a suite of customer lifecycle management (CLM) tools the company claims can enable efficiencies of up to 82% in client onboarding. The solution uses APIs to allow Fenergo functionality to be plugged into any front, middle or back office system including customer relationship management applications, such as…
Banks will be Kicking Themselves if They Don’t Start CSDR Preparations Now
By Kerril Burke, CEO of Meritsoft (a Cognizant company). Football is by no means the only industry where the word ‘penalties’ puts fear and panic into those involved. As football players prepare for the difficulties that penalty shootouts throw up in the latter stages of the UEFA Champions League, the banking sector also finds itself…
Fenergo Partners Refinitiv for World-Check One KYC Data
Fenergo has connected its client lifecycle management (CLM) solution to Refinitiv’s World-Check One Know Your Customer (KYC) data through an application programme interface (API) integration. The partnership will enable financial institutions to streamline their KYC verification processes and anti-money laundering (AML) screening, and identify risk more efficiently. According to a recent Fenergo survey, 81% of…
Liquidnet Plans to Further AI Strategy Following RSRCHXchange Acquisition
In mid-May, Liquidnet, a global institutional investment network, acquired RSRCHXchange, a marketplace and aggregator for institutional research that was originally launched in 2015. The acquisition enables the Liquidnet platform to deliver a new level of research and analytics into the global investment process for its institutional investor client base. In line with Liquidnet’s FinTech strategy,…
Effective Surveillance Can Only be Achieved with Communications Coupled with Market Data Analysis
By Ofir Shabtai, CTO and Co-Founder of Shield FC. Whilst enterprise software applications have proven effective at flagging up possible noncompliance events, once an exchange is flagged, it is largely down to the compliance team to follow through with the necessary investigation directly. With the considerable challenges of monitoring modern data-driven financial markets, it’s essential…