UK to stay in SEPA following a no-deal Brexit
The European Payments Council Board has accepted an application which will enable UK Payment Service Providers to continue in the Single Euro Payment Area (SEPA) schemes.
Malta Financial Services Authority partners with CipherTrace for crypto monitoring
Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has formed a partnership with CipherTrace to regulate and monitor virtual asset businesses and cryptocurrencies.
Bank of England, FCA sign MoU with EIOPA for the event of a no...
The Bank of England and FCA have formed a memorandum of understanding with European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) and EU insurance supervisors.
Ascent, Motiv accepted onto the Wells Fargo Accelerator
Ascent RegTech, a compliance automation platform, has joined the Wells Fargo Startup Accelerator, alongside Motiv, a connected wearable device developer.
NatWest said to be planning pilot for biometric debit card
UK bank NatWest is reportedly looking to launch a test pilot for biometric fingerprint debit cards for 200 customers.
iSign International works with SoftPoint to create ‘unhackable digital wallet’
US-based cybersecurity solution developer iSign International has partnered with SoftPoint to build a secure, ‘unhackable’ digital wallet.
Appen to acquire Figure Eight in a deal which could reach $300m
Dataset analysis platform Appen has acquired Figure Eight, a developer of machine learning technology, in a deal which could be worth $300m.
LMAX Digital receives ‘in-principle license for distributed ledger technology
Institutional crypto currency exchange LMAX Digital has received an ‘in-principle’ license as a Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) provider from the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission...
Theta Lake: Helping compliance teams with KID validations for PRIIPs
Marc Gilman, general counsel and VP of compliance at Theta Lake has explored how firms can ease challenges for PRIIPs KID verifications.
Insurance companies cannot risk overlooking the importance of compliance
The insurance industry is rather focused on developing products and serving clients than further developing its compliance framework, according to Priscilla Cournède, head of group prudential and regulatory developments at SCOR.
