03/23/2017
Regulation, Not Fintech, Will Have the Biggest Impact on Banks
In 2017 we expect the opening up of a new regulatory front to bring fintech under control
Legal,Regulation,Tax & Compliance
03/23/2017
Bank Leumi and Chinese Insurance Giant Ping An to Cooperate in Promoting Israeli High-Tech in China
Leumi is currently the only Israeli bank operating in China and it employs a team that is deeply familiar with the business and financial sectors in that country.
03/23/2017
BearingPoint looks to transform the regulatory reporting environment through its UKRep shared service offering; bringing the banking industry together
Based on BearingPoint’s Abacus360 platform, UKRep has been designed as a single industry utility
03/22/2017
Fintech could be solution for regulatory challenges facing Shariah contracts
Regulatory hurdles are the same, but shariah contracts are more complex than others.
03/22/2017
Baymarkets launches Clarity platform for RegTech solution delivery
Designed for use during pre-trade, at-trade, post-trade or across all three, the Clarity platform delivers solutions for any aspect of the order and trade lifecycle.
03/21/2017
FCA investigating Redcentric after accounting errors
Independent review commissioned by Redcentric has now finished, with the FCA and FRC now launching their own investigations
03/21/2017
Fintech Firms Can Now Apply for Banking Licenses
The bold move is a step toward acknowledging just how significant fintech startup firms are to the future of the financial industry.
03/21/2017
A.I. and Finance: the new (Automated) White Collars?
Banks in fact are trying to cope with the upcoming regulations that will impact the financial system
03/21/2017
Capgemini and Fujitsu paid £724m for HMRC Aspire contract in 2016/16
HMRC pays out £1.45bn to keep Aspire going over the past two years
03/21/2017
UK bank Tandem loses licence after funding blow
Digital lender misses out on investment from China’s Sanpower due to capital control fears
03/20/2017
Law Firm to Launch Disruptive Innovation
It saw an increase in revenues of over 40 percent on the prior year.
03/20/2017
Herbert Smith Freehills - Financial regulation update
BoE FinTech Accelerator community
03/20/2017
IBM courts fintechs with new developer cloud
The new tools can simplify the time-consuming tasks of selection, mapping and data integration.
03/20/2017
HMRC continues to splash out £700m a year on Aspire contract
FoI request reveals £1.45bn spent in last two years
03/20/2017
Would you bank with Apple, Google or Amazon?
There could be scope within current regulations for the Cupertino-based giant to issue credit cards.
03/17/2017
Slater and Gordon's new bankers supportive of 'solvent restructure'
A restructure by a debt for equity lender scheme of arrangement is in the best interests of all stakeholders
03/16/2017
Steve Cohen Ramping Up Effort to Replace Idiot Humans With Machines
The hedge-fund manager is banking on computers making him more money then the expensive sad sacks who work for him now.
03/16/2017
You Can Now Invest Any Currency in Fermat via Bitcoin Suisse AG
Bitcoin Suisse offers trading desks for high-net worth individuals and institutions for cryptocurrencies and crypto-assets.
03/15/2017
Fintech Meets Regtech
This technology makes use of humans and machines to an equal extent, at maximum efficiency.
03/15/2017
UK Financial Institutions are Unprepared for MiFID II Legislation and Unaware of Extent of Penalties
17 per cent of Risk & Compliance managers are unaware a company could receive a cease and desist order for non-compliance