Even though banking and financial services have been slower than other industries to adopt the latest technology into their operations, financial organizations are trying to catch up by incorporating artificial intelligence, blockchain, and other technology to benefit their customers, remain competitive and improve business results. Here are the 7 biggest […]
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7 Tech Trends to Watch Out for In 2020
This current year has already ushered in a tidal wave of tech innovations, from the rise of social robots and personal assistants to Amazon Prime’s one-day delivery gamble and the proliferation of voice search. The latter alone became a $1.8B retail segment in the US in 2017 and is predicted to rise […]
Give regulators new powers or risk missing net zero, NIC warns
Regulators must be given new powers to ensure utility firms invest in sustainable infrastructure or the UK’s net-zero emissions target is at risk. In a new report, published today (11 October 2020), the National Infrastructure Commission has warned that ministers must move to strengthen power the country’s utility regulators – […]
CFTC Says Enforcing Risk-Management Rules Is a Priority
In a first, swaps regulator charges the bank with violating risk-management regulations put in place after the financial crisis The Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the first time charged a bank with violating risk-management rules adopted after the financial crisis, a signal to the industry to bolster internal controls in […]
Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan have jointly launched the ‘APAC RegTech Network
The regtech committees of the fintech associations of Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan have jointly launched the ‘APAC RegTech Network’, an initiative to enhance cross-border collaboration on regtech education and implementation across the Asia Pacific region. Under the initiative, the regtech committees of the FTAHK (Fintech Association of Hong Kong), […]
Luxembourg regulator highlights hard Brexit implications for UK firms
Luxembourg’s financial regulator has called for UK asset managers to notify it as soon as possible if they want to be able to conclude new contracts in the country following a potential “hard Brexit”. In a press release, CSSF reiterated that, if the UK exits the EU without ratifying a withdrawal […]
London unshakable as top financial destination, even New York trails behind
Britain is now the world’s number 1 destination for all types of the financial market investment. Here is our detailed report There have over the years been many a dubious speculation relating to where the majority of the world’s financial investment transactions take place, however, when a genuine report is […]
FCA, SEC sign MoUs to reaffirm cooperation after Brexit
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have signed two memoranda of understandings (MoU) to reaffirm cooperation following Brexit. These agreements will cement the two countries cooperation, consultation and information sharing following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, to ensure efficient oversight of regulated […]