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Duco Offers Transaction Reporting Eligibility Validator for EMIR
Duco, a provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) AI-powered data automation, has released a transaction reporting eligibility validator that provides an independent validation of internal eligibility rules by using field-by-field comparison of individual financial services firms’ rules versus existing ESMA eligibility requirements. The solution highlights under and overreporting using Duco’s reconciliation and exception management capabilities, and regulatory…
A-Team Group Announces Winners of RegTech Insight Awards APAC 2024
A-Team Group has announced the winners of its RegTech Insight Awards APAC 2024. The awards are designed to recognise excellence in RegTech solutions and services, and focus on vendors providing exceptional offerings to capital markets participants in APAC. The winners of the awards were announced on 6 March 2024. This year’s RegTech Insight Awards APAC…
Recorded Webinar: Best practice approaches to trade surveillance for market abuse
Breaches of market abuse regulation can lead to reputational damage, eye-watering fines and, ultimately, custodial sentences of up to 10 years. Internally, market abuse triggers scrutiny of traders and trading behaviours; externally it can undermine confidence in markets and cause financial instability. This webinar will discuss market abuse of different types, such as insider trading…
Basel Committee Cracks Down on Banks Window-Dressing Ahead of G-SIB Scores
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision met last week to take stock of recent market developments and risks to the global banking system and discuss policy and supervisory initiatives. One issue on the agenda was global systemically important banks (G-SIBs) and window dressing. Building on discussion at its previous meeting, the committee looked at empirical…
Themis Adds AI Chatbot to Financial Crime Platform
Themis has released an AI-powered chatbot integration for its financial crime platform. The chatbot is designed to provide instant assistance, speedy responses, personalised support and connections to experts. The 24/7 availability allows customers to receive assistance at any moment regardless of time zones or business hours, while instant responses supported by the inclusion of natural…
Cappitech Regulatory Reporting Survey Insights
By Struan Lloyd, managing director, head of S&P Global Market Intelligence. Recently, we conducted our 6th annual Cappitech Global Regulatory Reporting Survey that aims to capture the pulse of the trade and transaction reporting industry. The survey results were released at the end of 2023 and revealed that lack of resources and poor data quality…
Singapore-Based GRC Solutions Provider Xcelerate Secures Funding for Acquisitive Growth
Xcelerate, a Singapore-headquartered provider of governance, risk and compliance (GRC) solutions to industry sectors including capital markets, has secured an equity funding round with participation from funds managed by Altair Capital and Exacta Capital Partners. Co-founders, management and select existing shareholders of Xcelerate also participated in the funding, which will be used to finance acquisitions…
HSBC Extends Partnership with Silent Eight to Include AI-based Transaction Screening Solutions
HSBC has expanded its partnership with Silent Eight, a RegTech firm that partners financial institutions to fight financial crime, with the implementation of the company’s Automated Alert Closure for Transactions, a solution that automates investigation and resolution of alerts in real time. The company already provides HSBC with name screening and adverse media automation solutions….
Napier AI Plans Growth Following £45 Million Investment from Crestline Investors
Napier AI, a London-based financial crime compliance RegTech, has received a £45 million investment from US-based institutional alternative asset manager Crestline Investors. The investment will be used to accelerate Napier AI’s business expansion in coming years and enable the company to continue developing and providing financial institutions with next-generation screening and monitoring solutions powered by…
Saifr Acquisition of Giant Oak Solution Adds Adverse Media Screening and Monitoring
Saifr, a Fidelity Investments company, plans to extend its RegTech capabilities with the acquisition of GOST, an AI platform developed by Giant Oak to deliver adverse media screening and monitoring. The addition is expected to provide financial institutions with broader functionality across regulatory intelligence, due diligence, risk management analytics and continuous monitoring, and help them…