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Fintech / Regtech
FSB Calls on Authorities to Regulate BigTech in Financial Services
By Editors | 12/10/2020
Where financial services activities are undertaken by new types of actors, such as BigTech firms, the principle of ‘same risk-same regulation’ should apply, the report says.
AML / KYC
RegTech Asia 2020: The Evolution of Typologies
By Editors | 12/10/2020
How have financial crime typologies been evolving in recent years, and how are they being used by financial institutions to combat crime?
Market Infrastructure
BIS Paper Presents Alternative to Forward-looking Term Rates
By Manesh Samtani | 12/10/2020
Many banks have adopted a “wait and see” approach to the LIBOR phase-out, waiting to forward-looking term rates based on RFR derivatives to become available.
AML / KYC
RegTech Asia 2020: The Future of AML & Fraud Case Management
By Editors | 11/10/2020
How can current practices in AML and fraud case management and investigations be enhanced with technology and data for better, faster outcomes?
Market Infrastructure
SWIFT Completes Another gpi Pilot with UK Faster Payments
By Editors | 11/10/2020
Over the past two years, SWIFT has run successful proof of concepts with payment infrastructures in Singapore, Australia and Europe.
Big Picture
SupTech Increasingly a Strategic Priority for Authorities: FSB
By Editors | 11/10/2020
The majority of authorities surveyed by the FSB had a SupTech, innovation or data strategy in place. SupTech is most commonly used in regulatory reporting and data management.
AML / KYC
US Imposes Sanctions Against 18 Iranian Banks
By Editors | 11/10/2020
FIs transacting with the sanctioned banks after a 45-day wind-down period may expose themselves to secondary sanctions or be subject to an enforcement action, Treasury said.
Market Infrastructure
ISDA to Launch IBOR Fallbacks Supplement, Protocol on 23 Oct
By Editors | 11/10/2020
Widespread adoption is a tangible step financial and non-financial firms can take to avoid disruptions in derivatives markets and mitigate risks at a system-wide level, the FSB says.
Big Picture
BIS Report Outlines Common Foundation for Retail CBDCs
By Editors | 11/10/2020
Any decision to launch a CBDC would depend on an informed judgment that the risks can be managed, including the risk of disintermediating banks or enabling ‘digital runs’.
Fintech / Regtech
RegTech Asia 2020: Addressing Complex Regulatory Change
By Editors | 08/10/2020
SmartStream’s Vincent Kilcoyne discusses the use of technology and automation to address regulatory change, highlighting the need for high quality data.
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