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AML Controls in the UK, Challenges of Non-Fungible Tokens, Potential Solutions
Chris Bourne, compliance expert in AML, CTF, KYC and KYB, Northrow. The UK has long prided itself on its robust Anti-Money Laundering (AML) legislation and its commitment to combatting financial crime. However, as criminals continually evolve their tactics, it is crucial to assess the effectiveness of AML controls in the UK and their future suitability…
Moody’s Analytics Wins Contract to Fight Financial Crime in European Union
Moody’s Analytics has won a framework contract worth up to €34 million from the European Commission to strengthen its anti-fraud, money laundering and financial crime effort. The four-year contract will be managed by the Commission’s European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and will use the Orbis database operated by Bueau van Dijk, a Moody’s Analytics subsidiary, to…
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…
Clearstream Banking Selects Regnology Rcloud Solution for Reporting
Clearstream Banking, a central securities depository and provider of global post-trade services within the Deutsche Börse Group, has engaged Regnology to migrate its on premise regulatory reporting to the cloud using Regnology’s Rcloud solution, which is powered by the Google Cloud Platform and was released in 2022. The migration is subject to regulatory approval. The…
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…
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…
Corlytics Targets Regulatory Risk Value Chain with Clausematch Acquisition
Last week’s acquisition of Clausematch by Corlytics aims to create a comprehensive offering that manages the entire regulatory management value chain. The combination of Corlytics’ intelligent regulatory content with Clausematch’s expertise in smart contracts will allow the new entity to help clients throughout the regulatory risk value chain, from regulatory monitoring and regulatory change management,…