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Samuel Crompton

Samuel Crompton Associate Partner (Banking, Resilience and AI) at IBM

Evolving Operational Resilience: Moving from Compliance to Capability

With the initial PRA/FCA compliance milestones behind them, UK banks must now focus on deepening and embedding operational resilience into everyday business practices. The FCA emphasizes that resilience isn’t a one-off exercise but a dynamic, strategic capability. Firms should now transition from mapping important business services and setting imp...

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Elaine Mullan

Elaine Mullan Head of Marketing and Business Development at Corlytics

RegTech’s carrot and stick dilemma and what really makes financial firms jump?

There’s something almost farcical about the idea of selling RegTech (regulatory technology) to financial institutions. It’s like trying to sell a gym membership to someone who’s already hired a personal trainer, booked five classes and bought the lycra. And yet, many still manage to dodge the treadmill. Why? Because typically financial institutio...

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Hugo Chamberlain

Hugo Chamberlain Chief Commercial Officer at smartKYC

The Challenges of Name Redaction in Adverse Media Screening: Balancing Privacy and Public Interest

In today’s globalized compliance landscape, adverse media screening plays a critical role in identifying potential risks associated with individuals and entities. However, a fundamental challenge arises from how different legal systems approach privacy and transparency, particularly when it comes to naming individuals in media reports. Across

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John Bertrand

John Bertrand MD at Tec 8 Limited

Social Media Evolution, Philippines and Maria Ressa:

Maria Ressa, Nobel Prize winner, journalist and CEO Rappler (Philippines) In 2004 Internet social media was just getting going. Rappler received information that a Philippines President Election might have been rigged. The status quo’s reaction was to supress any activates around the topic. This was done by attacking the traditional media companie...

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Erica Andersen

Erica Andersen Marketing at smartR AI

AI Arms Race and the Interplay of Tariffs with the EU AI Act

Tariffs can have a multifaceted impact on the advancement of AI and automation, acting as both a potential hindrance and, paradoxically, a possible catalyst in certain areas. Integrating the "anti-innovative approach" of the EU AI Act alongside the impact of tariffs paints a more complex picture of the challenges facing AI and automatio

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ISO 20022 for CBPR+: Driving Efficiency and Innovation in Financial Messaging

How far is the industry along its ISO 20022 for CBPR+ journey? The financial industry is on the brink of a significant transformation with the implementation of ISO 20022 for cross-border payments and reporting (CBPR+). This new standard promises to revolutionise transaction handling by offering enhanced data quality, improved compliance, and greater operational efficiency. The shift from the current MT format, which is becoming insufficient in today’s data-driven and regulatory-focused environment, to ISO 20022 addresses these challenges with a more structured and comprehensive framework for financial messaging. This transition is crucial for banks and non-bank financial institutions to understand and prepare for as it enables more effective communication across borders and systems. The reconciliation of payments, especially for corporate and SME sectors, demands accuracy in linking all related data. ISO 20022 significantly streamlines this process by enhancing data richness and interoperability across various payment systems.   This report highlights the key takeaways of a Finextra webinar, hosted in association with Finastra, by a panel of industry experts. Discover: How far the industry has come in the transition, the challenges organisations are facing, and the strategic importance of ISO 20022 for CBPR+ adoption.

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US Regulation Survey 2025: Compliance at a Crossroads

Assessing financial industry preparedness in a shifting US regulatory landscape as organisations struggle with deadlines, cost, and technology. In an environment of rapidly evolving regulations, driven by legislative and policy shifts at the federal and state levels, the US regulatory landscape is marked by complexity and uncertainty. Understanding the level of preparedness across industries is crucial for ensuring compliance, mitigating risk, and enhancing operational efficiency. This survey was conducted at the beginning of 2025, gathering financial services industry sentiment as the Trump Administration took office and began pivoting on key regulatory elements. With the US financial regulation regime also somewhat in limbo, that uncertainty was – and is – increasingly impacting the views of the 200 organisations surveyed. Analysis of our survey responses provides a comprehensive overview of the state of regulation readiness in the US, differences in reporting obligations, the impacts of automation for compliance, the roles of technology and data, and industry plans for modernisation. We explore: Which regulations will have the biggest impact on US financial services in 2025; Regulatory effects on organisational frameworks, budgets and staffing; How organisations are leveraging technology and partnerships to streamline regulatory compliance.

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Event Report

Using modern technology platforms to create an AI-driven bank

In the rapidly advancing banking sector, integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become less of a choice and more of a crucial stepping stone. The industry is facing a turning point in the adoption of AI where organisations either embrace the opportunities in front of them or risk falling behind.  The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has ushered in a new era of digital transformation. In banking operations, the integration of AI presents an opportunity for significant growth. However, this integration is not without its challenges. Banks are dealing with more data than ever before, and managing this information effectively is a crucial hurdle to overcome. From ensuring data accuracy and relevance to adhering to privacy regulations, these challenges require careful consideration.  The decision to incorporate AI should be a strategic one, aimed at addressing specific business challenges and not just a nod to the latest trend. Identifying growth-inhibiting challenges and evaluating the viability of AI as a solution is a practical and cost-effective approach.  This report highlights the key takeaways of a Finextra webinar, hosted in association with Red Hat, by a panel of industry experts. Discover:  Overcoming barriers in integrating AI into banking systems;  AI integration: A strategic approach; and  Effective utilisation of AI in business operations and risk mitigation.   

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How Geoengineering Guides Research, Funding and Policy

In this PREDICT 2025 USA interview, Lisa Graumlich, American climatologist and President of the AGU, explores how there is a need for an ethical framework or code of conduct into research on climate interventions amid global emissions increasing and uncertainty in meeting the Paris Agreement’s goals. With a growing interest in geoengineering research to mitigate the risks associated with global warming, the conversation goes on to dive deep into why experiments and deployments are attracting interesting in the US and why implementing a globally recognised set of ethical principles, not just for scientists, but for private funders too, can lead to policies moving forward.

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Chris Holmes

Chris Holmes Peer at House of Lords

FCA’s 5 year strategy: The UK’s shifting approach to digital assets and tokenisation

The UK needs to get serious about DeFi, digital assets, stablecoins, crypto, RWAs, tokenisation and the kind of compliance that supports innovation and protects consumers. Hopefully the days of politicians confusing bitcoin with blockchain are well behind us and there is now a greater appreciation of the potential of this technology, which is broad...

Renate Prinz

Renate Prinz Partner at McDermott Will & Emery LLP

Outlook on financial regulations and supervisory practice in Germany and the EU

The first quarter of the new year is over, and many new regulations have come into force and already been widely discussed. DORA, MiCA, CRR III, AMLD – the list of exciting abbreviations in financial market supervision is getting longer every year, and new regulations are increasingly affecting more than just financial service providers and other ...

Madhvi Sonia

Madhvi Sonia Head of Content at Finextra

Is the PS21/3 operational resilience transition period end a turning point?

The transition period for the UK regulator FCA’s PS21/3 guidance for Financial Market Infrastructures (FMIs) to build their operational resilience officially ends on 31 March 2025. For many organisations in the financial services and fintech industries, the conclusion of this transition period marks a critical milestone in regulatory compliance an...