REGTECH

The panel, moderated by the head of the SEC's blockchain working group, looked closely at how blockchain tech is changing the demands imposed on regulators themselves. Read more: www.coindesk.com

The consultation paper on peer-to-peer (P2P) lending, released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in late April, proposes a balanced approach. Read more: www.livemint.com

The R3 consortium is exploring the RegTech space with 10 of its member banks working on a proof-of-concept for a blockchain-based know your customer (KYC) registry. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com

More than one million incidents of financial fraud occurred in the first six months of 2016, according to official figures released by FFA UK. Read more: www.finextra.com

Financial services companies are struggling to keep up with a mountain of new regulatory and reporting requirements — and it's only going to get worse. Read more: uk.businessinsider.com

Trulioo, an on-demand global identity verification company, has expanded coverage to the Republic of Korea with its GlobalGateway platform. Read more: www.crowdfundinsider.com

Eligible businesses will be able to commence testing without a licence for a maximum period of 12 months with up to 100 retail customers. Read more: www.zdnet.com

Any organization, small or large, private or public, must handle the pressures of compliance. Read more: www.pymnts.com

Transaction laundering detection and prevention company EverCompliant has raised $9.5m in a Series A round. Abor Ventures led the funding with existing backers. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com

Denver-based regtech startup Convercent has raised a fresh $10m in funding. The new round attracted Sapphire Ventures and Tola Capital Fund. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com