Latest Reporting/compliance News: Finextra Research

SS&C completes $1bn acquisition of Calastone

Investor services technology provider SS&C Technologies has finalised its purchase of funds processing network Calastone, concluding one of the largest deals between investment management technology firms in recent years.

19 hours

News/regulation

China probes Qualcomm for antitrust violation

US semiconductor manufacturer Qualcomm is under investigation in China for allegedly breaching antitrust laws for its acquisition of Autotalks.

10 October 2025

News/markets

US shutdown could spark regional bank crisis says fintech CEO

The layoffs of federal workers in the US as a result of the government shutdown could create numerous blind spots in the regulation of the country's banking sector, says the CEO of a fintech startup.

09 October 2025

News/ai

BoE issues warning over potential AI bubble

UK investors should prepare for the possibility of a sharp correction in the value of UK stocks due to falsely inflated valuations for AI companies, according to the Bank of England.

08 October 2025

News/retail

Monzo to consider reapplying for US banking licence - FT

UK-based neobank Monzo is reportedly set to resume its effort to break into the US banking sector.

06 October 2025

News/Sibos

Sibos 2025: BBH’s Adrian Whelan on overcoming obstacles in ESG and DEI policy

At Sibos 2025 in Frankfurt, Finextra spoke to Adrian Whelan, global head of market intelligence at Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH), on data scarcity, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing, how the industry is handling diversity and inclusion in the current political landscape.

03 October 2025

News/Sibos

Sibos 2025: UN and banks call for climate investment shift

What is the role of public and private investment in sustainable finance? How can green bonds and blended finance achieve sustainable development goals? These questions were answered in a sustainable policy panel, titled ‘Prudence, purpose, and profit; Balancing returns, impact, and risk’ at Sibos 2025 in Frankfurt.

01 October 2025

News/regulation

EBA Clearing's FPAD Verification of Payee service is primed to scale

EBA Clearing has announced that the testing for its Fraud Pattern Anomaly Detection (FPAD) Verification of Payee (VoP) solution confirmed that it is ready to scale.

26 September 2025

News/crypto

The GENIUS Act takes the world by storm: A long read roundup

In July 2025, the US passed the GENIUS Act, making it the first federal regulatory system for stablecoins, and laying down groundwork for stablecoin innovation in the banking and retail sectors.

12 September 2025

News/markets

WFE issues warning about 24/7 trading

Securities market participants will have to make a number of changes to their operations if they are to handle a move to 24/7 trading.

11 September 2025

News/regulation

FTC Chair warns US big tech on complying with UK and EU online safety acts

US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson warned American tech giants against complying with the UK and EU’s new digital content laws to avoid violating US data protections.

22 August 2025

News/sustainable

Standard Chartered signs five year carbon credit agreement with Brazilian state

The initiative supports the COP30 Presidency’s goal of accelerating climate finance for forests and developing economies. Brazil, as host nation, is placing strong emphasis on halting and reversing deforestation and forest degradation by 2030.

08 August 2025

News/crypto

Kraken issued crypto licence in Ireland

Crypto exchange Kraken has become the first company to be awarded a Markets in Crypto Assets (Mica) licence from Ireland's central bank.

27 June 2025

News/markets

World Bank calls for "radical" restructuring of national debt reporting in new report

The World Bank released a report outlining how countries should redefine how they disclose debt due to more complexity in the current financing environment.

20 June 2025

News/retail

NAB charged $751,000 in penalties for breaching consumer data protection rules

National Australia Bank (NAB) has paid A$751,000 in penalties after being issued four infringement notices from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for not complying with the Consumer Data Right (CDR) Rules.

20 June 2025

News/crypto

Binance civil enforcement action dismissed by SEC

In June 2023, The Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges alleging that the crypto asset trading platform committed a variety of securities law violations.

30 May 2025

News/payments

EBAday 2025: How can banks achieve excellence in payments?

Big banks are facing challenges in innovating payments strategizing while keeping up with the pace of the industry. In an EBAday 2025 panel, leaders in banking explored what avenues incumbents are pursuing to revolutionise payments services.

29 May 2025

News/regulation

Temenos Community Forum opens the floor to AI governance

Setting the tone for the second day of Temenos Community Forum, Dr Jonnie Penn, associate teaching professor of AI ethics and society, University of Cambridge delivered a speech on both the growth of AI and the task of governing its ethical standards.

23 May 2025

News/security

Cyber attacks keep me awake at night - HSBC UK boss

The boss of a UK high street bank has told a panel of politicians that the possibility of a cyber attack "keeps me awake at night".

21 May 2025

News/crypto

BitGo secures EU crypto custody licence

US-based crypto custodian BitGo has become one of the first non-EU firms to secure a licence under the EU's Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) directive.

12 May 2025