10/10/2017
Australia’s big four banks in regtech project with Fenergo
Brett Hodge, VP of Fenergo APAC, feels “Australian banks are really caught in a catch-22 situation at the moment”.
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10/09/2017
EU raids banks over attempts to block financial tech rivals
Officials are worried that banks are denying access to your account info.
10/09/2017
EU raids Polish and Dutch banking groups over fintech access
Brussels fears lenders are blocking challengers’ access to data on customers
10/06/2017
KPMG and Exiger enter into exclusive multi-year partnership to leverage AI-based technology
DDIQ set to streamline compliance solutions for KPMG and its global clients
10/02/2017
Launch of the SFC Regulatory Sandbox
In the sandbox environment, qualified firms will be under closer monitoring by the SFC.
09/28/2017
New FinTech Fund businesses for 2017
The second year running the firm has set aside £100,000 to help four exciting FinTech start-ups solve those problems through the provision of free of charge legal advice.
09/28/2017
Winner of inaugural IFN Law Award for FinTech
IFN highlighted the firm’s standing in the Islamic finance market and how Simmons & Simmons has ensured its FinTech expertise has benefitted clients in this area.
09/27/2017
SEC sets up cyber enforcement division
The Retail Strategy Task Force will develop proactive, targeted initiatives to identify misconduct impacting retail investors.
09/26/2017
Peter Kurer to Advise Regtech Startup
Zuercher Kantonalbank and Tugboat also invested.
09/25/2017
OECD releases IT-tools to support exchange of tax information policies
Both with respect to the CbC and ETR XML Schemas and User Guides.
09/25/2017
Wealth management software firm releases MiFIDII upgrade
To complement this key regulatory reporting ability is a function for daily monitoring of portfolio performance such that a depreciation of 10%
09/25/2017
IRESS invests in Australian regtech
This partnership is an important development for the industry. It’s a real-world example of the power of collaborative partnerships and the value that this can deliver to the market.
09/22/2017
Moneytree submits indications on privacy and transparency to Australian government’s review on Open Banking
Moneytree CEO Paul Chapman, said: “We welcome the federal government’s commitment to implement an open banking framework for Australia.
09/22/2017
Gibraltar Jumps on Regulatory Bandwagon
Tokens vary widely in design and purpose.
09/21/2017
GDPR - Should you be worried?
The legislation is known as the General Data Protection Regulation … GDPR for short.
09/20/2017
Are robots the latest tax-dodgers?
With calls for robots to pay tax, we ask why they’re only being heard now. Is taxing robots the right approach? Is there an underlying problem which suggests a different response?
09/20/2017
Monetary Authority of Singapore sets up international advisory panel for cybersecurity
CSAP members are appointed for a two-year term.
09/19/2017
BIS weighs in on central bank digital cryptocurrencies
There has, however, been little consensus on what form these CBCCs should take, which makes the BIS’ intervention very interesting.
09/19/2017
FINMA closes down coin providers and issues warning about fake cryptocurrencies
The Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA has closed down the unauthorised providers of the fake cryptocurrency "E-Coin".
09/15/2017
Australian government introducing legislation to remove double taxation of digital currency
The Bill will ensure that Australians are no longer charged GST on purchases of digital currency.