Why small businesses need to take cybersecurity and cyber insurance seriously
While small businesses might feel they are too small to be a victim of a cyber-attack, that is not the case and cyber insurance should no longer be seen as a luxury.
Alessa issues new webinar on how financial institutions can improve OFAC compliance
Compliance with the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions is a major challenge for financial institutions, but how can they be certain they meet the necessary requirements.
Plaid’s accelerator FinRise reveals first five FinTech startups in its programme
FinTech firm Plaid unveiled the first cohort of startups in its new accelerator program, FinRise.
ClauseMatch among the first tech companies to complete TechNation UK’s new LawTech Sandbox
RegTech company ClauseMatch is one of the five tech companies to complete the LawTech Sandbox, the new programme from TechNation UK.
ESMA issues public consultation on supervisory fees for trade repositories
The European Securities and Markets Authority has issued a public consultation on the simplification of supervisory fees for trade repositories under EMIR and SFTR.
US Justice Department investigates Visa over debit card practices
Visa is in legal hot water as it faces a regulatory investigation by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) over concerns of whether it is using anticompetitive practices in the debit card market.
ESMA issues statement to clarify approach to position limits for commodity derivatives
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued a statement to clarify its supervisory approach to position limits for commodity derivatives.
The European Supervisory Authorities release joint Q&A for EMIR
The European Supervisory Authorities published three joint questions and answers on bilateral margin requirements under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR).
Encompass Corporation receives funding from private equity firm Beacon
KYC automation Encompass Corporation has received an investment from Boston-based private equity firm Beacon Equity Partners.
FiVerity bags $2m to help it bolster its synthetic identity fraud detection capabilities
FiVerity, which offers cyber fraud detection and threat intelligence services, has closed a $2m funding round to help it expand its platform.
