Regulatory focus is critical for P2P lending’s success in India
Reduced regulatory and legal uncertainty in the nascent stage of an industry’s development allows firms to fine-tune their business models. Read more: blogs.economictimes.indiatimes.com
Regulations are creating a huge opportunity for RegTech
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
Risk, governance, and compliance is all about visibility
Technology has changed how risk is viewed and more importantly, how risk is amplified. Read more: gigaom.com
Chinese banks want to use blockchain to combat fraud
Chinese banks are hiring blockchain experts as the government pushes use of the technology behind bitcoin to increase transparency and combat fraud. Read more: fortune.com
24 companies accepted for FCA’s FinTech sandbox
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced the first 24 companies that will be taking part in its regulatory sandbox. Read more: www.cryptocoinsnews.com
FintTech gains a national platform
The primary regulator of the nation's largest banks, the OCC, is considering issuing special purpose national bank charters to certain fintech firms. Read more: www.natlawreview.com
ASIC releases licensing exemption for FinTech startups
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
Confluence extends RegTech tool
Investment data management automation firm Confluence is announcing extended regulatory filing capabilities on its regtech solution. Read more: www.finextra.com
Fraugster nabs $5m for AI-powered anti-fraud
Artificial intelligence-powered anti-fraud startup Fraugster has raised $5m in funding. Earlybird led the round with existing backers also participating. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
IdentityMind named most promising Risk Management Solution
IdentityMind Global, a pioneer of trusted digital identities, today announced it has been named as a Top 20 Most Promising Risk Management Solution. Read more: www.prweb.com