07/09/2020
KWM empowers graduates to lead tech transformation
The firm's 2020 graduates attend "digital boot camps" to learn of new legal technologies and then advise senior staff in their practice groups on their adoption.
Legal,Regulation,Tax & Compliance
07/08/2020
Appleby Offshore Data Protection Guide
The team works frequently with local government, regulators and industry bodies to develop responses to the challenges of globalisation and regulation, with a focus on producing effective solutions for clients.
07/08/2020
HSBC Glitch Causes Wrong Names On Thousands Of SMB Loans
The bank has been writing to customers who accepted the loans in their own names in order to make changes.
07/07/2020
corfinancial inks partnership with technology consultancy
the software gives managers freedom within a framework to construct and manage portfolios in the context of risk, policy and mandate, so they achieve suitability whilst delivering control and transparency to management.
07/07/2020
16 Banks Announce Initiative to Digitalise Payments Across EU
The implementation phase is expected to begin in the coming weeks through the creation of an interim company in Brussels.
07/07/2020
Wirecard Probe Expands with Arrest of Head of Dubai-Based Subsidiary
Wirecard filed for insolvency last month owing creditors 4 billion euros ($4.5 billion) after disclosing a 1.9 billion euro hole in its accounts that its auditor EY said was the result of a sophisticated global fraud.
07/07/2020
'We must bow out with pride' - VBS boss Tshifhiwa Matodzi
It took more than two years for the first identifiably suspicious transactions to emerge before VBS devolved into a Ponzi scheme and ultimately collapsed in March 2018.
07/06/2020
Banking.Systems partners with PaymentComponents for Open Banking
This partnership allows for NexorONE®, the online banking software solution provided by Banking.Systems®, to integrate with PaymentComponents’s pioneering Open Banking API Management platform, aplonAPI™.
07/06/2020
Lack of standardization hurts banks’ ability to secure new identity verification tech, says expert
"Banks and financial institutions in Canada need to adhere to multiple standards and find the appropriate technology for each use case, while also understanding the risk level of each threat,” Magrath explained.
07/06/2020
Carey Olsen acts in BVI's first major virtual trial since COVID-19 lockdown
The Carey Olsen team was led by James Noble, partner and head of the firm's litigation practice in Asia.
07/05/2020
CSDR: The Final Chapter?
It’s fantastic to know that the UK government is looking to drive the financial sector, berated by so many outside it’s immediate circle, but crucial to the country as a whole as an independent entity.
07/03/2020
Finastra announces closing of Enhancement Services business sale
Finastra has closed the sale of its Canadian-based Enhancement Services business to Sigma Loyalty Group
07/03/2020
Tisa selects Atos for MiFID II blockchain utility for asset management industry
Currently, this exchange of information is inconsistent and sometimes firms struggle to obtain all the data they need from other firms to enable disclosure of all costs.
07/03/2020
Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum set up in the UK
Six objectives for the DRCF have been specified by the authorities, including their intention to use the forum as a vehicle for informing regulatory policy, anticipating future developments and promoting innovation.
07/02/2020
Technology in legal transactions
The times we find ourselves living in are presenting us with challenges in all walks of life.
07/02/2020
UAE: new consumer and data security law moves closer
The law will enable the fair and prompt settlement of disputes, and help consumers obtain fair compensation.
06/30/2020
India bans 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok and WeChat, after deadly border clash
Government cites national security and privacy concerns, saying decision aims to ‘ensure safety and sovereignty of Indian cyberspace
06/30/2020
How coronavirus is changing data protection for firms
Some are still catching up with the general requirements of the new framework of law
06/29/2020
SGX to fully acquire BidFX
As part of its multi-asset strategy to build FX into another core pillar of growth, SGX first acquired a 20% stake in BidFX in March 2019, with the aim of bringing together FX futures with OTC markets.
06/25/2020
Singapore Cracks Down on Unlicensed Crypto Sellers
According to the police, the woman does not have a licence to provide payment services in Singapore and is not an exempt payment service provider under the Payment Services Act.