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Navigating the Compliance Minefield: Decommissioning Legacy Voice Recording Systems
The financial services sector faces unprecedented scrutiny regarding communication record-keeping, a challenge amplified by evolving regulations and a proliferation of digital channels. A recent webinar hosted by A-Team Group and sponsored by Wordwatch, brought together industry experts to dissect the complexities of managing legacy voice recording transitions and charting a course for future-proof compliance. The…
Data Readiness is No Longer Optional for Banks
By Stuart Harvey, Chief Executive of Datactics. In a landscape marked by increasing regulatory scrutiny and accelerating digital change, data has long since shed its role as a by-product of banking operations and is now a critical strategic asset. The speed at which institutions must demonstrate data integrity, quality, and accessibility has made compliance not…
T minus 17 and Counting: Anticipating Canada’s OTC Reporting Rewrite
With a little over two weeks remaining before Canada’s derivatives trade reporting rewrite comes into force on 25 July, market participants are finalising the broadest data governance uplift the domestic OTC market has ever seen. The year old amendments to Multilateral Instrument 96101 set a single compliance date for every province and territory and align…
Unlocking $100 Trillion: Chainlink’s New Framework for On-chain Institutional Finance
Chainlink, the decentralized blockchain network designed to facilitate the transfer of tamper-proof data from off-chain sources to on-chain smart contracts, has introduced its Automated Compliance Engine (ACE). ACE is a modular framework aimed at addressing compliance challenges in onchain finance and facilitating institutional participation in blockchain markets. Built atop the Chainlink Runtime Environment, ACE is…
Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Trade Surveillance: Key Insights and Best Practices
With regulators sharpening their focus and trading desks pushing ever more complex strategies, a robust trade surveillance capability has become non-negotiable for today’s financial institutions. From spoofing to layering, new market-abuse schemes demand surveillance platforms that blend real-time analytics, machine learning and human insight. A recent webinar, hosted by A-Team Group, brought together a diverse…
A-Team Insight Announces RegTech Award Winners as APAC Navigates Compliance Complexity
A-Team Group is proud to reveal the winners of our inaugural Capital Markets Technology APAC Awards 2025, recognising the firms and solutions demonstrating exceptional innovation across the Asia Pacific region. Alongside this announcement, we have launched our in-depth annual report, “The State of Capital Markets Technology in Asia Pacific 2025”, which examines the key trends…
Data Surge Argues for Enterprise-Grade Lineage: Webinar Review
The ingestion of growing volumes of data into financial institutions’ systems is posing a pressing challenge as data managers seek to optimise their data lineage, according to the latest A-Team Group webinar. Being able track data as it enters and is distributed within organisations is essential for prising the most value from that information. However,…
Regulators Hit Pause on Rules but Signal Zero Tolerance for Weak Governance
In an eventful month for global financial oversight, key regulators in the U.S. and EU have taken a pragmatic stance – extending major compliance deadlines while simultaneously trimming regulatory agendas. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) extended critical deadlines for broker-dealer reserve computations and private fund disclosures, withdrew fourteen proposed rules, and the European…
Navigating Global Stablecoin Regulation
Stablecoins have surged from niche crypto curiosities to pivotal elements of global finance. Pegged to fiat currencies or other assets, these digital tokens promise near-instant settlement, lower transaction costs, and 24/7 liquidity-features reshaping capital markets and payment infrastructures worldwide. However, this rapid growth has drawn intensified regulatory scrutiny, particularly across the G20, where authorities grapple…
From Archive to Insight – Smarsh Unveils OpenAPI Platform for EComms Governance
On 4 June 2025, Smarsh unveiled what it calls its “largest platform refresh in years,” layering next generation artificial intelligence, a Copilot ready capture service and an open API suite onto the company’s cloud compliance stack. The launch positions the Portland based vendor to help banks and brokers contend with the coming wave of generative…