ESMA gives Cyprus’ new contracts for differences rules a thumbs up
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Cyprus’ latest proposed rules have gotten a green light from the top EU regulator.
AUSTRAC tells FinTech firms to strengthen their AML protection or suffer the consequences
Australia’s top financial watchdog has put the country’s financial sector on notice by telling stakeholders they better do everything they can to prevent aiding organised crime.
Less than one in three businesses believe they are compliant with GDPR
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been enforced since May 2018. However, only 28% of business leaders think they are compliant with the EU’s data privacy law.
Banks warn there is no UK law in place to secure trade with the...
In case of a no-deal Brexit, bankers fear they will not have access to their biggest market.
TSB enlists the help of Vocalink to help customers ensure they send money to...
UK bank TSB has partnered with Vocalink, a Mastercard company, to deliver confirmation of payee for its customers.
UK banks stopped £820m worth of fraud in the first six months of 2019
The banking industry experienced a 14% jump in attempted fraud in the first half of the year, compared to 2018.
PayPal audited by AUSTRAC for money laundering and terrorism funding compliance concerns
Australia’s top financial services watchdog has ordered PayPal to submit to an external audit after expressing concerns that it had been fully compliant with money laundering and terror laws.
HSBC introduces Quantexa’s contextual data approach to weed out fraud and detect financial crime
HSBC has beefed up its financial crime detection system by deploying Quantexa’s contextual big data solutions.
Revolut picks BearingPoint RegTech to help it comply with regulations post-Brexit
Payments unicorn Revolut has taken another step to prepare for Brexit by picking BearingPoint RegTech’s Abacus360 Banking solution.
Seven key cybersecurity challenges businesses struggle with right now
From controlling gaps in their security infrastructure to getting a real-time overview of the risks, cybersecurity executives have no shortage of worries.
