Week 33: Research at a Glance
Stockholm Fintech Report 2018 By Stockholm School of Economics Giving an overview of the strong Stockholm fintech scene, this report details consumer awareness of fintech, fintech players, investments, fintech talent, global comparisons, trends, and crowdfunding. Blockchain Innovation in Europe By EU Blockchain Observatory & Forum This report gives an introduction to what blockchain is, examines […]
Week 22: Research in a Glance
World Wealth Report 2018 by Capgemini An annual report on global high net worth individuals, their changes in net worth as well as the distribution of wealth. Innovate.Collaborate.Elevate. Paynext 2018 by Deloitte The British Business Bank, the UK’s economic development bank, provides fresh insights into business angel investors in the UK. Whose customer are you? […]
Week 18 – Research At A Glance
Last week, we found a wide range of fintech research, spanning from regulation and financial crime to digital banking and AI. Check it out below. Regulation Navigating the year ahead: Financial Services Regulatory Barometer Middle East 2018 –Deloitte This report details how regulations affect banks in the Middle East, delving into the regulatory priorities for […]
Allen & Overy, IHS Markit launch tech solution for initial margin regulations
The international law firm along with IHS Markit and SmartDX collaborated on Margin Xchange. This is an online, tech-enabled platform that covers the entire process of bulk repapering of derivates contracts mandated by Initial Margin (IM) regulations, including document generation, information reconciliation, negotiation and execution, case management, and data exporting. David Wakeling, a derivatives partner […]
Member Spotlight: Matterhorn Reporting Services
As the regulatory environment is becoming increasingly more complex in the financial industry, it is important to have the proper mechanisms in place to navigate this rocky terrain and manage reporting, which is where Matterhorn Reporting Services comes in. Matterhorn creates and delivers SaaS regulatory reporting solutions primarily to small and medium-size FIs across Europe. […]
Global trends in fintech regulation
The UK’s financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has announced it will start working with partners in Europe, Asia and the US with the goal of a global regulatory sandbox for fintech. Global regulation will promote multi-jurisdictional solution design, removing compliance problems when fintech innovators go global. While regulation is sometimes viewed with disdain, it is […]
The run-up to Money20/20 Europe
Money20/20 Europe begins June 4th in Amsterdam at the RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre. Despite the conference that puts the future of money front and centre being months away, a kick-off meetup and preparatory roadshows are paving the path to the expansive three-day event. On January 12th, Holland FinTech and Money20/20 cooperated in organizing […]
Artificial intelligence, key driver of regtech
Artificial intelligence is one of the key drivers behind regtech. Already widely discussed in financial institutions, application of AI in regtech has the ability to improve data governance, business risk and regulatory compliance. Steps beyond Robotic Process Automation (RPA) will lead to more tangible business benefits from regtech. But the investment in the new technology needs to […]
Our next love affair: compliance
Embrace a paradigm shift The world of regtech needs to embrace a paradigm shift. The trials of compliance should instead be thought of as an attractive draw card. Also, regtech solutions should promote a mindset of integration. While regtech is providing FIs with solutions to the plethora of EU regulations and directives, implementation of multiple […]
PSD2, marketplaces and the future of payments – Acapture
Acapture, Payvision’s subsidiary company, recently authored a whitepaper examining the potential impacts of the new PSD2 regulations on the payments ecosystem, particularly within the context of the online marketplace, which is set to encompass 39% of the entire online retail market by 2020. The whitepaper begins by looking at the PSD2; its key regulations and updates […]