While the growing number of money laundering scandals have confirmed the need to protect businesses against fraud, many analysts simply rely on Google. Having surveyed 156 anti-money laundering (AML) and know your customer (KYC) professionals, RegTech company Arachnys has revealed that 85% used Google for their due diligence or risk […]
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Thoughts on the market rout, compliance and working from home
Having worked in the financial industry for 20 years, I always found it interesting how stock markets have been the proxy for gauging public fear. My first job was working as a trader at a Wall Street firm. The first taste I got about the connection between the markets […]
ESMA Issues Statement of De-Facto Postponement of SFTR Go-Live
As the world deals with the Covid-19 virus, SFTR is set to go live with its first phase on April 13th in the EU. However, due to shutdowns across Europe and difficulties preparing for the regulation, banks and industry associations have approached ESMA about postponing the start of SFTR. Today, […]
Cyber, cyber everywhere
Is your cyber strategy everywhere too? Organizations are embedding connected digital technologies in their information technologies, operational technologies, and end products, making cyber a top organizational priority. Innovating fast is now contingent on a well-orchestrated cyber program. IN the 21st century, the connective power of technology is giving rise to […]
FCA issues coronavirus cryptocurrency scam warning
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned investors to avoid coronavirus-related cryptocurrency schemes that may seem too good to be true. Crypto scams are on the rise to exploit investors In a warning published on its website, the regulator says criminals and scammers are trying to take advantage of […]
Right Here, Right Now: Taking Action On Financial Crime
If there is one truism about financial crime, it’s that the perpetrators are ever-present and ever-evolving. Just as technology has revolutionized banking and finance, so too has it given criminals more sophisticated tools. Indeed, as financial institutions work to keep pace with exponential technology advances, criminals seem to be pulling […]
InfoComply Launches Compliance and Data Privacy software Platform2.0 to Address New Regulations Worldwide
Consumer data privacy and corporate compliance management firm InfoComply announced today a new version of the company’s software platform, providing upgraded tools for companies seeking compliance with international security and privacy regulations, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and Brazil’s New General Data Protection […]
Mitratech acquires ClusterSeven so it can offer an end-to-end data privacy solution
Legal and compliance software builder has acquired ClusterSeven so it can offer an end-to-end solution suite for easing data privacy and information governance efforts. Mitratech offers a compliance suite which enables GRC professionals to meet obligations of regulations including SOX, MiFID II, GDPR, Volker and more. To ease compliance burdens, […]
Apple offers $1million prize to hackers who can find security holes in Apple Watch, iCloud, and other devices
Apple has officially launched an its-device wide hacking bounty The program offers a range of cash prizes for people who find security flaws Covered devices will include Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and iCloud Today, Apple officially opened a hacking program that will pay people who discover bugs and […]
For data compliance, banks and payment firms show signs of ‘getting it’
New data protection laws are changing marketing forever for merchants, payment firms and other companies. It started with GDPR, the EU’s landmark privacy regulation that ensured consumers must consent to receive digital communications from corporations. California is next: The California Consumer Privacy Act, modelled largely after GDPR, will go into […]