Key Industry views on regulatory support for RegTech adoption in financial services:
- The Global State of RegTech surveyed 300 senior compliance decision-makers and 100 vendors to map what both groups want from regulators
- 51% of institutions want clearer guidance on technologies, while vendors most want collaboration with industry at 52%
- Both groups signal a clear appetite for engagement over enforcement, but differ on what form that should take
The Global State of RegTech surveyed 300 senior compliance decision-makers and 100 vendors to map what both groups want from regulators
The Global State of RegTech was produced by RegTech Analyst and Parker & Lawrence Research.
It draws on global surveys of 300 senior risk and compliance decision-makers at financial institutions and 100 RegTech vendors.
The study is supplemented by qualitative interviews with regulators, regulated entities and market experts, alongside deep-dive analysis across six risk and compliance domains.
Among the questions posed to both groups was what they would most like to see from regulators to support effective RegTech adoption.
51% of institutions want clearer guidance on technologies, while vendors most want collaboration with industry at 52%
The responses reveal notable differences in priority between institutions and vendors, with multiple responses permitted.
Among institutions, clearer guidance on technologies was the top ask at 51%.
This was followed by supervisory expectations transparency (43%), collaboration with industry (39%), consistent cross-jurisdiction messaging (35%), innovation initiatives and sandboxes (29%), faster feedback loops (21%), and RegTech education (13%).
Vendors placed greater emphasis on collaboration with industry, which topped their rankings at 52%.
Consistent cross-jurisdiction messaging came second at 50%, followed by supervisory expectations transparency (47%), innovation initiatives and sandboxes (42%), clearer guidance on technologies (33%), faster feedback loops (32%), and RegTech education (22%).
Both groups signal a clear appetite for engagement over enforcement, but differ on what form that should take
The divergence between the two groups is telling.
Institutions are seeking the clarity and certainty needed to justify investment decisions.
Vendors, by contrast, are focused on the structural conditions that would open up markets and reduce cross-border friction.
What unites both is a clear appetite for greater regulatory engagement.
The era of purely enforcement-led oversight appears to be giving way to something more collaborative.
Regulators willing to move in that direction, through clearer guidance, innovation sandboxes or more consistent cross-border messaging, are likely to find a receptive audience on both sides.
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