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Ascent Technologies Adds Horizon Scanning with Acquisition of Waymark

Ascent Technologies, a Chicago-based vendor of AI-enabled compliance automation solutions, has acquired Waymark, a UK-based provider of horizon scanning and compliance management workflow solutions. The move follows Ascent’s recent acquisition by Edgewater Equity Partners. Waymark’s horizon scanning tools augment Ascent’s obligations management technology, with the combined company now able to offer regulatory coverage of the…

Fenergo Adds Client Lifecycle Solution to AWS Marketplace

Fenergo, a provider of digital solutions for Know Your Customer (KYC), transaction monitoring and Client Lifecycle Management (CLM) has made its software-as-a-service (SaaS) CLM solution available on Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketplace. AWS customers can streamline the procurement and purchase of Fenergo’s CLM directly within an AWS Marketplace account and unlock any AWS incentives, discounts,…

Napier Extends Availability of Continuum AML Compliance Solution

Napier, a London-based financial crime compliance RegTech, has extended the availability of its Anti Money Laundering (AML) platform, Napier Continuum, through two new service offerings: Napier Continuum Live and Napier Continuum Flow. Napier Continuum Live is a plug-and-play hosted offering that brings the benefits of the platform’s client screening and transaction monitoring to organisations looking…

Entrust in Talks to Acquire AI-Powered Identity Verification Specialist Onfido

Entrust, a provider of trusted identities, payments, and data security, is in exclusive discussions to acquire London-based Onfido, a provider of cloud-based, AI-powered identity verification (IDV) technology. If the acquisition completes, Entrust would add a compliant AI/ML-based biometric and document IDV tech stack to its portfolio of identity solutions. It would also have an opportunity…

SS&C and Regnology Collaborate to Ease Risk and Regulatory Reporting

SS&C Technologies, a provider of financial software and services, has made a strategic partnership with Regnology, a regulatory reporting and data company, to help clients meet upcoming regulatory requirements from the European Banking Authority (EBA). The collaboration is building a joint solution developed by SS&C Algorithmics and Regnology that addresses a wide range of needs…

S&P Global Dataset Aligns MiFID II and SFDR Sustainability Reporting Requirements

S&P Global launches SFDR Sustainable Investment Framework dataset via Xpressfeed and Snowflake. The dataset enables market participants to align reporting with MiFID II and SFDR requirements when incorporating sustainability considerations into investment decisions. S&P Global Sustainable1, S&P Global’s central source for sustainability intelligence, has released a dataset that enables financial markets participants to better align…

Nasdaq CSD Renews LEI Service Platform

Nasdaq CSD, a central securities depository providing access to the Estonian, Icelandic, Latvian and Lithuanian markets, and an accredited Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) issuer in the Baltic states and Nordics, has released an enhanced LEI service platform, Nasdaq LEI, that provides more straightforward and effective LEI code issuance and management to help firms meet regulatory…

Themis Hosts Financial Crime Risk Management Cloud Service in Saudi Arabia

Themis, a financial crime technology company, has extended the reach of its financial crime risk management cloud service by hosting it in Saudi Arabia. The Themis service, situated in Jeddah, is purpose-built to meet the unique demands of the region and ensure it meets regulatory obligations around data sovereignty that require customer data to be…

A Dive into the Detail of the Financial Data Transparency Act’s Data Standards Requirements

As the June 2024 deadline looms for US regulators within the scope of the Financial Data Transparency Act (FTDA) to provide joint rules on data standards and reporting formats, the question of what these standards and formats will be remains open. Front runners are the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) and eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL),…

S&P Global Market Intelligence Adds Quantifind Sanctions Screening Data to Entity Insights

S&P Global Market Intelligence has enhanced its entity due diligence platform, Entity Insights, with the inclusion of sanctions and adverse media screening data. The additional data is provided by Quantifind and enables users to screen more than 30 million entity records from more than 30,000 global sources to meet due diligence requirements and manage reputational…