Tag: Fintech

In today’s fast-moving workplace, many employees are familiar with the surprise of a new software platform suddenly appearing on their screens—often with little to no prior warning or consultation. While well-intended, these abrupt technology rollouts can lead to unintended disruption, especially when key users are left out of the decision-making process.

In today’s rapidly shifting regulatory landscape, firms are under mounting pressure to shift from reactive to proactive compliance. The days of treating compliance as...

The Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), a leading global initiative aimed at aligning banking activity with the Paris Agreement climate goals, has confirmed that its members have voted overwhelmingly to renew its mandate with a sharpened focus on real economy decarbonisation.

Ideem, a FinTech company reimagining how users complete payments online, has secured $2.4m in a seed funding round.

Traditional KYC processes are increasingly struggling to keep pace with the demands of modern financial services. However, the rise of AI and ML is reshaping how compliance teams operate, delivering faster, more accurate, and more scalable solutions.

SmartStream has launched its new RegRegistry Service, aimed at helping financial institutions streamline their regulatory compliance processes.

Hana Financial Group, a leading South Korean financial services conglomerate, has launched a centralised ESG data management system designed to enhance sustainability reporting and compliance across its subsidiaries.

In today’s fast-moving financial sector, organisations are under constant pressure to adapt to evolving technologies, rising transaction volumes, and tightening regulatory demands. For compliance teams, staying ahead means embracing tools that offer speed, scalability and security. One such tool—containerisation—is rapidly shifting from a “nice-to-have” to a necessity.

When criminal organisations generate illegal profits, they must clean or ‘launder’ the money before it can be safely used in the legitimate economy. This is typically done through a carefully structured three-stage process. Understanding these stages is vital for businesses implementing anti-money laundering (AML) strategies, as it can help identify potential criminal activity.

The ACMF has unveiled a new simplified guide designed to help SMES across Southeast Asia improve how they report ESG practices to their stakeholders.