Tag: RegTech

LeapRate interview: Defense against toxic flow, Jeff Wilkins speaks
February 14, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

UNSGSA: Regulatory sandboxes not the only tools for regulating inclusive FinTech

A new report titled Early Lessons on Regulatory Innovations to Enable Inclusive Fintech indicates that regulatory sandboxes are not the sole vehicle that can be used by regulatory authorities to encourage financial inclusion, and that there are other tools such as innovation offices that could achieve the same results/goal. The report was commissioned by the United Nations Secretary…

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New Broadridge portal automates and transforms the MBS Trade Assignment Process
December 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

The future of FinTech – 8 trends that will disrupt the financial landscape

The financial services industry has never been as exciting as other technology-driven genres. Things, however, changed a few years back, when blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies seized the imagination of the public, and more importantly, the imagination of entrepreneurs, investors, and the venture funding establishment. The new buzzword around town became “FinTech”, a bit sexier than…

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October 25, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

AxiomSL teams up with SKS Unternehmensberatung to boost presence in German RegTech space

AxiomSL, the provider of regulatory reporting and risk management solutions, has announced that it has partnered with SKS Unternehmensberatung, an implementation provider of regulatory, risk and compliance management systems in Germany. The new partnership will enable AxiomSL to further expand their presence in Germany, Austria and Luxembourg by leveraging SKS’s well established consultancy expertise and…

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October 05, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Luxembourg and Australia enter agreement on fintech and regtech

The Luxembourg Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) have signed a Cooperation Agreement which provides a framework for cooperation to understand financial innovation in each jurisdiction. The Agreement provides a framework for information sharing between the two regulators on financial technology (fintech) and regulatory technology (regtech).…

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FINRA releases report on the rise of RegTech
September 11, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FINRA releases report on the rise of RegTech

FINRA has released a white paper outlining recent regulatory technology (RegTech) developments within the securities industry and potential opportunities and implications these technologies may have for broker-dealers. The report follows an in-depth review conducted by FINRA on the emergence of RegTech tools within the securities industry and summarizes the study’s key findings. Notably, FINRA highlights…

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July 27, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

CySEC launches Innovation hub to bring together FinTech and RegTech

Cyprus financial regulator The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has announced the establishment of its Innovation Hub, designed to address and explore the rise of FinTech and RegTech developments. FinTech and RegTech are constantly, and quickly evolving. To this end, CySEC has taken the decision to establish the Innovation Hub to foster a better,…

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June 13, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: former NetDania CEO Jonas Nielsen joins RegTech firm muinmos

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that automated regulatory compliance specialist muinmos has appointed Jonas Nielsen, former CEO of FX platform, data and charting provider NetDania Markets, as its new Business Development Director. Jonas Nielsen was CEO of Copenhagen based NetDania Markets for the past eight years. He brings a wealth of experience to muinmos in…

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June 12, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Markit founder Rony Grushka joins $4M round in regtech company Cappitech

Cappitech, a leading provider of automated regulatory reporting technology for the financial services industry, has announced that it has secured $4 million in series A financing. The financing round was led by venture capital firm 83North (formerly Greylock Israel) with participation from Rony Grushka (pictured above) and Kevin Gould, co-founders of Markit. As part of…

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June 05, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Thomson Reuters Exec leaves to fight financing of terrorism in cryptocurrency

iComply Investor Services, a RegTech software company offering global regulatory automation service for blockchain securities, has just announced  that Greg Pinn, head of World-Check for information giant Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) has resigned from his post to lead product strategy for iComply. Since 2009 Mr. Pinn led product development, technology, and strategy for World-Check, both before…

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