Figo releases RegShield for PSD2 field

German banking service provider launches its new “Licence-as-a-Service” solution.

UK’s new watchdog shows AML instinct

Office for Professional Body AML Supervision is unleashed.

iSignthis and Worldline finalise payments partnership

Proof that digital identity proofing company iSignthis has done it.

Atos aims for fintech affinity with new trinity

Unleashes three new initiatives to tap into fintechs, insurtechs and regtechs.

Lithuania’s central bank to launch blockchain sandbox

LBChain platform “could be ready to launch” in 2019.

Danske Bank UK picks Datactics data quality software

Used for single customer view processes in Northern Ireland.

Jefferies goes live with Percentile’s RiskMine Cube

London-based investment bank shows its love for RiskMine Cube.

Aegon opts for Wolters Kluwer’s OneSumX for operational risk

Pension, insurance and investment management firm Aegon is replacing its local risk systems with Wolters Kluwer’s OneSumX for operational risk management. Charles Garthwaite, global head of operational and conduct risk at Aegon, says his company needed “a global solution” that could “comprehensively manage Aegon’s requirements”. Following local implementations in the UK and within its asset […]

Mizuho primes for financial crime with IBM Watson time

Mizuho is testing out new ways of risk management and dealing with financial crime by using IBM Watson’s cognitive technology. The plan is to use the Watson-powered software, which runs on the IBM Cloud, to analyse a range of data sources, including retrieving news sources and extracting data using screening technologies, that were previously done […]

Nasdaq to buy surveillance provider Sybenetix

Nasdaq will acquire Sybenetix, a surveillance provider that uses behavioural analytics and cognitive computing. The addition of Sybenetix to Nasdaq’s risk and surveillance suite of solutions, including Smarts and TradeGuard, will allow Nasdaq to “bring deeper technology savviness and expertise to buy-side compliance officers across the global capital markets who require future-focused surveillance capabilities to […]

Sweden to launch fintech hub

Stockholm Fintech Hub – an independent not-for-profit innovation hub – will open its doors in Q1 2017. Its aim is to promote and accelerate the development of fintech, insurtech and regtech start-ups.

ClauseMatch and JWG develop new reg reporting solution at TechSprint

ClauseMatch and JWG have teamed up at the recent TechSprint event organised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to develop a new regulatory reporting solution.

Abu Dhabi launches fintech regulation lab

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) has launched its Regulatory Laboratory (RegLab) as it looks to boost innovation in the region. As Banking Technology reported in August, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of ADGM was looking for public feedback and comments for its proposed RegLab. Richard Teng, chief executive officer, FSRA of ADGM, says it […]