Experian and identity verification provider Global Data Consortium (GDC) have today announced a new partnership which will transform customer onboarding journeys for both international and new-to-country customers. The agreement enables Experian clients to onboard customers rapidly, as well as strengthening anti-fraud measures and meeting Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti Money Laundering (AML) compliance requirements. Read more »
SteelEye, the compliance technology and data analytics firm, has been selected by Ardent Financial, a new FCA authorised Securities Dealer, to provide MiFID II and MAR compliance services. Launched on 8th June, Ardent Financial wanted to use modern best-of-breed tools for compliance from day one. Automation was a top priority, but they also wanted a unified platform which would increase efficiency and allow them to manage, oversee, mitigate, and... more Read more »
Global Digital Finance (GDF), a leading industry association advocating and accelerating the adoption of digital assets, has today announced that global banking giant and blockchain/DLT innovation leader ING has assumed a seat on the GDF Advisory Council and become Co-chair of its Custody Working Group. Read more »
An angel network that is among the first to penetrate the $5 trillion Halal consumer market has teamed up with UK fintech Delio to digitise the Halal investment market for angel investors across the globe. Despite the popularity of the Halal market, no angel network has ever streamlined the investment process in the industry before. Halal Angels Network was launched to promote innovation, entrepreneurship and start-ups, and inspire investors... more Read more »
EQ (Equiniti), the international technology-led services and payments specialist, is delighted to announce that it is launching a new automated complaints management product for the financial services industry – EQ Complaints Professional. EQ Complaints Professional is a powerful complaints solution that will enable firms to enforce their FCA compliance immediately and on a continual basis as regulation evolves. Read more »
Today, iProov is proud to announce that its technology is to be deployed by Dutch challenger bank Knab, to provide an effortless online biometric experience to its nearly 500,000 customers. Knab customers can now effortlessly authenticate themselves for a growing range of sensitive transactions using iProov’s patented Flashmark technology. The partnership with the online-only bank, which is owned by multinational life insurance, pensions and... more Read more »
Wolters Kluwer’s Finance, Risk & Reporting (FRR) business has won a major award from Risk magazine. Read more »
SteelEye, the compliance technology and data analytics firm, and UnaVista, the regulatory reporting platform from London Stock Exchange Group, today announced a partnership to support financial firms with best-in-class reporting services as they migrate from CME’s European Trade Repository (TR) and NEX Abide regulatory reporting services, which will close in November 2020. Read more »
FSS (Financial Software and Systems), a global digital payment and financial technology company, announced today that its FSS Secure3D is compliant with European Union Payment Service Directive2, Strong Customer Authentication (PSD2 SCA) guidelines for initiating and processing electronic payments that would come into effect in December, 2020. The support for PSD2 SCA guidelines reduces risk exposure, minimizes losses, and provides safer, secure... more Read more »
ClauseMatch has announced today the launch of its US office in New York. The opening comes in response to demand from US companies and international clients operating in the US. They include Barclays, as well as two of the largest financial organizations in the country: a publicly traded bank based in New York and one of the world’s largest investment firms. After London and Singapore, New York is the third location across the globe where... more Read more »
In a drive to continuously simplify and improve its client interactions through secure and compliant channels, Deutsche Bank has become one of the first companies to enable the Symphony Connect Solution for secure chat and collaboration with its clients via WhatsApp. Read more »
Fenergo, the leading provider of digital transformation, customer journey and client lifecycle management (CLM) solutions for financial institutions has been selected by Aviva, to replace Know Your Customer (KYC), Customer Due Diligence (CDD) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) systems and services. Read more »
Eventus Systems, Inc., a multi-award winning global trade surveillance and risk management software platform provider, today announced that INTL FCStone Ltd., the London-based European subsidiary of Fortune 500 company INTL FCStone Inc., will deploy the firm’s Validus platform for market surveillance activities throughout the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. Read more »
FSS Technologies (Financial Software and Systems), a global digital payment and financial technology company, announced today that Emrys La Carte, one of France’s leading consumer cooperatives has engaged with FSS to provide a hosted card issuance service. The Card Management Platform runs on FSSNeT, FSS’secure private cloud. The managed services model drives operational efficiencies, with dedicated cross-functional teams assuming responsibility... more Read more »
Wolters Kluwer is continuing to respond to the U.S. CARES Act’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) by developing much needed financial technology to help local lenders. Read more »
