Budget 2020: What’s the fintech impact?
FinTech Futures picks out the fintech tidbits in this week’s announcement.
RegTech
FCA plans market changes to simplify mortgage switching
UK watchdog concerned that non-switching consumers are left out of pocket.
FCA to review data and analytics in wholesale financial markets
UK watchdog calls for input on market use of advanced analytics.
China leads the way in adoption of ISO 20022 for payments
PBOC published its ISO 20022 migration plan as long ago as 2011.
Banking Technology March 2020 issue out now
Keep calm and carry on: Where does COVID-19 leave the Chinese fintech market?
Meet Equifax’s data privacy partner since 2018
FinTech Futures speaks to Active Navigation’s chief revenue officer Dean Gonsowski.
Financial regulators address the economic & operational effects of COVID-19
Regulators across the globe issue statements addressing coronavirus precautionary measures.
Webinar: How to address fraud through the use of risk analytics
Securing customers at every stage of their digital journeys with the right multi-layered security approach.
Broadridge completes FundsLibrary acquisition
Regtech firm to be incorporated into Broadridge FundAssist.
Bank of Japan governor calls for digital currency caution
Masayoshi Amamiya warns central banks not to “jump immediately.”
FCA data leak branded “embarrassment”, former CEO called for review
Regulator’s former CEO Andrew Bailey called out for “tsunami of failure”.
Sogexia nabs Luxembourg licence, starts migrating 180k UK customers
Neobank mitigates Brexit impact with new EU payment licence.
Lloyds profits drop as PPI legacy takes its toll
The bank has eight times more than expected for PPI claims.
iSignthis to form blockchain venture with NSX to compete with ASX
NSX suspended iSignthis from trading on its platform five months ago.
FCA: Innovative fintech entrants putting some customers at risk
UK watchdog warns of customer risk exposure from flashy fintech firms.
Moneybarn hit with £32.8m bill for not helping indebted customers
The firm did not treat customers fairly who had fallen into debt over a three year period.
GCC Capital AB picks BearingPoint for EBA reporting requirements
Swedish lending firm to deploy Abacus360 system on an outsourced basis.
Report: The digital drive to replace the passport in financial services
FinTech Futures publishes its latest industry report, on digital identity and fraud.
European Commission warns eight countries over late AML laws
Countries include Cyprus, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain.
The risk of siloed IT procurement
Why it pays to say no to the silo.
Fenergo gains $80m investment from ABN Amro, DXC Technology
Fenergo aims to expand its product portfolio following new injection.
AutoRek wins Bank of England’s tender for reconciliation tech
AutoRek will provide a centralised platform across finance and operations for BoE’s reconciliation.
Banks’ compliance heads trapped between regulations and cutbacks
Governor Software CEO says investment in compliance technology is crucial.
Supplement: FinovateEurope 2020
Read our free FinovateEurope Supplement, packed with fintech goodness!
PSD2 turns two: Where do we go from here?
Break out the birthday cake as the Second Payments Directive (PSD2) just turned two!
Hot-seat with Sanat Rao, CBO and global head at Infosys Finacle
He talks about workforce and culture transformation, RPAs, open banking and more.
More change at the top for the Financial Conduct Authority
Two non-executive directors join the FCA board.
German government proposes digital law over competition fears
The proposed clampdown targets anti-competitive behaviour by digital platforms.
ESMA postpones CSDR settlement discipline regime
EU regulator gives market six more months to prepare.
European Central Bank to launch AI hackathon
ECB wants to explore how AI could help supervisory data collection.
PayPal users lose £1m to fraudsters posing as buyers
A total of 3,059 crime reports were submitted to Action Fraud regarding the scam.
GoCardless CFO: No deal Brexit could cost London’s trade status
UK should remain epicentre of
“In theory, the UK is so global it should remain the epicenter”, says CFO.
How AI can address the global sanctions challenge
Banks shouldn’t delay exploring an AI-powered approach to their existing screening processes.
Banking Technology February 2020 issue out now
Top dogs: The challenger bank success stories of 2019.
EXCLUSIVE: Drugs, defecation, and graffiti at HMRC’s Manchester headquarters
Government body aims to clamp down on “reprehensible” behaviour.
eBook: Digital identity management – the foundation of successful financial services
How to identify, recognise, authenticate and protect customers – wherever they are, at scale, in real time, across a growing number of devices, and connected objects.
UK court orders Bitfinex to freeze $860,000 in bitcoin
Chainalysis traced the funds to a ransomware payment through Bitfinex’s platform.
FCA calls UK’s current overdraft market “dysfunctional”
The regulator is asking banks to explain their 39.99% rates.
Central Bank of Egypt pilots eKYC solution for financial inclusion
Egyptian regulator also plans internet banking overhaul.
FCA appoints Christopher Woolard as interim chief
Former head of strategy takes over from BoE-bound Andrew Bailey.
