A CCO today needs to have Board level competencies that rival those of the chief operating officer and chief financial officer. They need to have the stature within the business to get what they need, not only to help comply with regulation but also to grow the business. Therefore, the ability to get access to the necessary resource needed to fulfil regulatory obligations is becoming more important.

IHS Markit, a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions, today announced a strategic alliance with Deloitte to address MiFID II regulatory challenges. This combined offering leverages IHS Markit’s Outreach360 solution and Deloitte’s regulatory business advisory expertise via a managed service.

Worldpay, the UK’s leading payment processor, has announced the launch of the first ever extended-trial of a software only card payment mPOS (mobile point of sale). 

In today’s world, nearly all financial institutions are in some stage of digital transformation. Technology, which has always been a part of every industry, also plays a big part in the banking industry’s ongoing digital transformation.

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR) today announced the launch of its trade reporting solution for the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) forthcoming Securities Financing Transaction Regulation (SFTR). Broadridge’s new offering will enable market participants of all types to achieve a seamless implementation and meet the projected regulatory deadlines in 2018.

Research from RBR finds convenience and security are driving rapid growth in e-commerce card payments

Online transactions increasingly convenient

Global Payment Cards Data and Forecasts to 2021, a highly regarded annual survey of the global payment cards sector, reveals that the value of e-commerce card payments made worldwide grew by 26% during 2015 to reach $2.7 trillion, and represented 12% of all card expenditure.

Key factors driving this impressive growth include:

Coupa Software (NASDAQ:COUP), a leader in cloud-based spend management, announced today that Jabil Inc. (NYSE: JBL) has chosen Coupa’s Procure-to-Pay (P2P) solution for Global Procurement Technology Optimisation across Asia, Europe and the Americas in what is an East-to-West deployment strategy.

15th Annual Retail Banking Forum, due to take place 10th-11th October 2017 in Vienna, Austria. This high-profile gathering of 170+ senior executives annually, combine C-level insights on successful banking strategies and hands-on case studies from leading financial institutions. 

With digital disruption hitting the financial services industry hard, the whole market structure is transforming, and the whole retail banking model is being overhauled. The region's favourite European conference will be addressing precisely these issues. 

TechPreneur Africa, a social impact firm focused on harnessing innovation and entrepreneurship to achieve real economic impact across Africa has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), an international financial centre in Abu Dhabi, to foster and support the growth and activities of FinTech in the Middle East and African regions.