REGTECH

Fintech is not a shiny new object attracting attention in 2016. Its fight for market and regulatory acceptance has played out over two decades. Digital technology seemingly became the acknowledged platform for the future of financial commerce almost overnight. Read more: www.fintechranking.com

A 12-year research cooperation agreement with Zurich Information Security and Privacy Center was sealed yesterday. Read more: www.finextra.com

Financial crises are not new, but the global financial crisis of 2008 exposed the over-leveraged interconnectedness of our modern digital age. Read more: www.bankingtech.com

IOB Singapore is looking to modernise its regulatory reporting tech. Read more: www.bankingtech.com

2016 has been a year of turbulence in the financial sector, with costly regulations impacting financial institutions (FIs) across the world. Read more: www.particlenews.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

Regulatory technology is winning the race to combat regulatory compliance exposure and mitigate conduct risk – especially in digital business environments. Read more: www.bankingtech.com

Regulation is one of a number of services to receive the ‘Tech’ treatment in recent times. As with its bigger brother FinTech, the definition of RegTech will mean different things to different people in this developing area. Read more: www2.deloitte.com

London-based identity and background checking startup Onfido has raised a new round of venture funding.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau quietly modernized regulations associated with a 38-year-old law to bring safeguards to today’s mobile world. Read more: www.regblog.org