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Onfido Identify Verification Brings RegTech Innovation to KYC
For most banks, Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulation is broad, challenging and time consuming. Compliance that provides a satisfactory and competitive customer experience is difficult to achieve and non-compliance can result in huge monetary fines and reputational damage. RegTech providers are answering the call for a better approach to KYC and…
Linedata Upgrades Link to DTCC Cross-Border Transaction Matching Platform
Linedata has upgraded the interface between DTCC’s platform for central matching of cross-border transactions (CTM) and its Longview order management system (OMS) to improve workflows required by Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II). The companies have worked in partnership for 10 years, providing asset managers and hedge funds with a direct interface to…
Tora Integrates Otas Analytics to Meet Demand for Added Value Best Ex Tools
Tora has enhanced its cloud-based order and execution management system (OEMS) with the integration of Otas portfolio and trading analytics. The integration is expected to help clients generate alpha and meet the best execution requirements of Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II). Building out its MiFID II capability, the company has also integrated…
A-Team RegTech Summit Showcases Technology Innovation
Roll up, Roll up! The A-Team Group RegTech Summit for Capital Markets is coming to town, with an event in London on Thursday October 5th and in New York City on Thursday November 16th. The agendas for both summits are packed with keynotes, panels and presentations dedicated to solving the regulatory conundrum, while a RegTech…
Alyne Offers RegTech Solution for Cyber Security, Risk Management and Compliance
Alyne is a Munich-based RegTech company offering a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution designed to help organisations improve risk insight. Its proposition is built on a combination of providing a curated content library crafted by industry experts and highly usable functionality at an extremely competitive price. Its mission statement: We make gaining risk insights to your business…
EDI Offers Corporate Actions Data Service Designed to Undercut NYSE Prices
Exchange Data International (EDI) has introduced a corporate actions service that it says undercuts data redistribution costs charged by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). EDI’s move is a response to a June 2017 NYSE policy that extends redistribution charges for corporate actions data in the equities space. Jonathan Bloch, founder and CEO of EDI,…
SteelEye Discusses RegTech Data Platform for MiFID II and More
Ahead of A-Team Group’s RegTech Summit for Capital Markets in London, we caught up with Matt Smith, CEO at SteelEye, to discuss the company’s RegTech proposition, potential users, and participation in our London event. Q: What does RegTech mean to you? A: For me, RegTech is the application of technical innovation to reduce the complexity…
big xyt Releases Cloud-Based Tick Data Hub with API Access
big xyt has released a cloud-based tick data hub designed to provide trading firms with access to tick data and analytics through a single application programming interface (API). Bats has signed up as the first xyt hub exchange partner and will offer tick data to end clients for algo back testing and analytics. The hub…
GDPR will Curb the Digital Wild West, but the Cost will be High
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will curb the digital wild west and improve protection of personal data, but the cost of implementation will be high and now is the time to get started to meet the compliance deadline of May 25, 2018. Taking part in an A-Team Group webinar on the regulation, subject matter experts…
QuantHouse API Ecosystem Offers Quants Easy Access to Apps
QuantHouse has built out its application programming interface (API) capability to deliver qh API Ecosystem, a framework that allows fintech firms to offer their products as on-demand solutions available through open APIs, and API based users, particularly hedge funds and automated trading firms, to access trading solutions without the complexity of integration. The benefits are…