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ACA Adds SaaS Best Execution Solution to ComplianceAlpha Platform
ACA has added a best execution solution to its ComplianceAlpha RegTech platform. The solution is available as Software-as-a-Service and integrates with the platforms Employee Compliance and Market Abuse Surveillance solutions, as well as third-party systems. The ACA solution is designed to help global firms facilitate the exchange of critical data and reduce the cost and…
eflow Global Plans Range of New Products Post £7 Million Funding Round
RegTech solutions provider eflow Global has raised £7 million in capital through a Series A funding round. The company plans to invest the funds in R&D for new products and to accelerate growth with a particular emphasis on North America and Asia-Pacific. Founded in 2004, eflow provides financial firms with software solutions to help them…
ACA Partners LeapXpert to Extend Surveillance of Off-Channel Communications
CGRC specialist ACA Group has partnered LeapXpert to deliver greater capabilities for off-channel communications monitoring. The partnership provides enhancements to archival, workflow, and surveillance features across WhatsApp, iMessage, SMS, WeChat, Telegram, LINE and Signal, and comes at a time when regulators are looking more closely at how financial firms are communicating internally, as well as…
ECB Launches Consultation on Guide Urging Banks to Improve Risk Data Aggregation and Reporting
The European Central Bank (ECB) has launched a public consultation covering its Guide on Effective Risk Data Aggregation and Risk Reporting, noting that ‘adequate capabilities in this area are still the exception, and banks have to improve their risk data aggregation frameworks, also in light of the BCBS principles’. Ultimately, banks are expected to step up…
FCA Makes Digital Sandbox Permanently Available, Invites Data Providers to Apply to List Data on the Platform
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will make its Digital Sandbox available permanently from 1 August 2023 following two successful pilots. The aim is to open up the platform to a broader range of innovative businesses, start-ups and data providers. The sandbox is a testing environment that enables the FCA to support firms at the early…
Regulatory Compliance – a Special Report Published by The Times in Partnership with A-Team Group
The Regulatory Compliance special report published by The Times in partnership with RegTech Insight from A-Team Group last week takes a deep dive into compliance issues on the agenda at financial institutions, looks to the future of regulation, and touches on emerging AI solutions. We’re of course thrilled to be partnering with such a prestigious brand here…
ISSB Assumption of TCFD Brings a Global Reporting Code a Huge Step Closer
The set of climate reporting recommendations that are regarded as the go-to guideline for national regulators, companies and financial institutions alike has become the latest major piece added to an emerging global sustainability disclosure framework. From next year, companies that align with the Taskforce for Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) will be monitored by, and required…
Recorded Webinar: Multi-cloud environments – How to maximise data value while keeping on the right side of privacy and security
Multi-cloud environments have much to offer beyond single-vendor cloud setups, including the benefits of access to a variety of best-in-class cloud solutions, opportunities for price optimisation, greater flexibility and scalability, better risk management, and crucially, increased performance and availability. On the downside, multiple cloud vendors in a technology stack can cause complexity, more vulnerabilities, and…
A-Team Partners The Times on Regulatory Compliance Special Report
A-Team Group is thrilled to be partnering with The Times newspaper on its special report covering Regulatory Compliance. Be sure to pick up your copy this Wednesday 12 July from any good newsstand in the UK. Among the topics the special report explores are the state of KYC in 2023, e-communication risk and compliance, ESG…
EU’s Landmark MiCA Framework Affirms Value of LEI in Crypto-Asset Regulation
By Stephan Wolf, CEO of the Global LEI Foundation. With the crypto-asset market experiencing sustained instability and volatility following the high-profile collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, regulatory activities have taken on new intensity and urgency. Emergent initiatives are being realised, and in May 2023, the EU finally adopted the long-awaited and much-debated Markets in…