4488 Results from /regulation
Harriet Christie Chief Operating Officer at Mirrorweb
Emojis. Once a playful sentence garnish for messages between friends, they’ve now infiltrated business communications, from Slack to Teams, SMS and even emails. And while they may seem harmless, they’re a growing compliance risk that most firms aren’t equipped to handle. In regulated industries, every piece of communication — every “thumbs up” �
07 March 2025 /regulation /wealth RegTech
Ivan Nevzorov Head of Legal at SBSB FinTech Lawyers
RWA tokens have become one of the most discussed trends in 2025. Many believe their widespread adoption could fuel the next major bull run in the crypto industry. However, despite years of discussion, RWA tokens remain undervalued. The key question is: why? If the concept has existed since the early days of blockchain, why have so few projects suc...
07 March 2025 /regulation /crypto Cryptocurrency Insights
Let’s face it: iMessage isn’t just where we share memes, plan dinner, or chat with friends anymore. It’s also where business gets done—and that’s a big deal in financial services. From quick client updates to team decisions, financial professionals have been using mobile messaging apps like iMessage to communicate for years. Convenient? Absolute
06 March 2025 /regulation /wealth RegTech
Mark Nutt Senior Vice President, International Sales at Veritas
In today’s AI-driven and digital landscape, the sheer volume of data being generated is staggering—roughly 400 million terabytes each day,. This influx comes from countless sources, ranging from social media interactions and business communications to logistics records and customer information. All of it must be stored somewhere, creating a growin...
28 February 2025 /ai /regulation
John Bertrand MD at Tec 8 Limited
In the UK, H1 2024, £570 ($720) million was stolen in payment fraud of which Authorised Push Payments) Payor to Payee bank accounts accounted for 30%. From 2020 to 2023 £1.4 ($1.8) billion has been scammed from customer bank accounts. Fraud accounts for 40% of all crime in England and Wales. In the US, traditional payment fraud totals $4 with onli...
21 February 2025 /payments /regulation Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
Hugo Chamberlain Chief Commercial Officer at smartKYC
In the evolving landscape of compliance, financial institutions, regulated businesses and large corporations face mounting pressure to streamline Know Your Customer (KYC) processes, meet anti-money laundering (AML) requirements, and manage third-party risk efficiently. Traditionally, KYC and supplier screening has been a resource-intensive process,...
20 February 2025 /ai /regulation Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services
Francesco Fulcoli Chief Compliance and Risk Officer at Flagstone
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Payment Systems Regulator PSR) have released their latest Feedback Statement (FS25/1) on Big Tech and digital wallets. This comprehensive document consolidates feedback received from stakeholders following their July 2024 Call for Information (CFI). It highlights the rapid adoption of digital wallets...
19 February 2025 /payments /regulation Fintech
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has recently published its updated priorities for payments firms, providing crucial guidance on what is expected of Payment Institutions (PIs), Electronic Money Institutions (EMIs), and Registered Account Information Service Providers (RAISPs). These firms must align with the National Payments Vision, whi...
18 February 2025 /payments /regulation Fintech
Ivan Aleksandrov CSO | Fintech Licensing, Core banking & BaaS at Advapay
This article offers insights into the number of e-money and payment institution licenses issued in the EU in 2024, along with a three-year comparison. If you're evaluating the best jurisdiction for your business, this comprehensive analysis will help you make an informed decision. Licensing Data Used in the Analysis This analysis presents combined...
18 February 2025 /regulation /startups Fintech
Steve Wilcockson Technical Product Marketing at Quantexa
Our BizDev team at work asked me to explain why Data Management developed different cultures and languages to that of Data Science. I found this hard, in part because some of my background comes from engineering maths, which, for many years, was tightly coupled with the arguably adjacent Financial Services discipline of Quant, or Financial Enginee...
18 February 2025 /ai /regulation Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services
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