5 areas firms need to improve to be Consumer Duty compliant
The FCA recently released its final guidance on Consumer Duty proposals, which enforces controls on firms to ensure they provide good outcomes for customers. Aveni recently outlined the five crucial areas firms need to improve to be Consumer Duty compliant.
Financial data management solution Leapfin closes Series A on $12.2m
Leapfin, a financial data management solution, has closed its Series A funding round on $12.2m, which was led by Crosslink Capital.
How the war in Ukraine has changed the view on sanctions
Since the onset of the Russia-Ukraine war, the attention on sanctions – trade sanctions in-particular – has reached fever pitch. With more knowledge and focus on sanctions than ever before, what does this mean for their future?
From board-level down and frontlines up: why integrated risk management is key
As a result of the seismic changes from the pandemic, and a growing ESG movement, the need for an integrated and holistic approach to risk management has never been greater.
Aspire and Know Your Customer to empower SMEs across Southeast Asia
Aspire, a platform designed to help a businesses with their financial needs, has partnered with RegTech provider Know Your Customer, to facilitate access to its financial products to underserved SMEs and entrepreneurs across Southeast Asia.
OS-Climate launches three tools for climate-related investing
OS-Climate, a non-profit organisation providing open-source data and software tools to support climate-aligned finance and investing, has launched three analytic tools.
Its new tools, Physical...
Dot Compliance bags $23m in its Series B
Dot Compliance, a ready-to-use compliance platform, has bagged $23m for its Series B round, which was led by Israel Growth Partners.
Is the crypto crash a failure of regulation?
The crypto industry has been on a white-knuckle rollercoaster over the last few years. Establishing a market presence back in 2013, the price of Bitcoin rose from just over $10,000 in 2017 to over $61,000 in October 2021. However, the market is now experiencing a bust. Was a failure to regulation to blame?
What is the value of outsourcing regulatory reporting?
When it comes to key areas of the business, the regulatory reporting side may be one of if not the most key for long term operational sustainability.
RegTech startup Ascent teams up with real-time analytics platform Onspring
AI-powered compliance company Ascent has teamed up with Onspring, a cloud-based business automation and real-time analytics platform.
