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Regulatory technology, is a new technology that uses information technology to enhance regulatory processes. With its main application in the Financial sector, it is expanding into any regulated business with a particular appeal for the Consumer Goods Industry. Often regarded as a subcategory under FinTech, RegTech puts a particular emphasis on regulatory monitoring, reporting and compliance and is thus benefiting the finance industry.
Global inflation rates have been consistently on the rise over the past year. The high inflation is driven by high energy prices, issues in supply chains and an increase in consumer demand. While focu...
'Digital Transformation' sellers—a.k.a. the “cookie-jar consultants”--are at it again It’s happening again: Claims of digital-transformations-solve-all-problems are everywhere. I don’t want to soun
You never get a second chance to make a great first impression and since onboarding a new client is your first main contact between your company and your new client, the experience should not be confu...
Environmental and Social Governance may force different decision-making in ethical gray areas of revenue streams Unlike Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC), Environmental and Social Governance
Speech analytics has been commonly used for a number of years, evolving from a novelty add-on to a powerful solution for businesses to improve their processes. With the Financial Conduct Authority’s C...
We need to monitor more than just customers. I have in the past discussed what I call Behavioral Analytics. Behavioral Analytics leverage automated comparisons between data-based predicted behavior
July 4 revelers in Highland Park, IL, experienced another mass-casualty shooting in America. Stunningly, at this point it’s no longer surprising to see these news alerts. Something has to change. I w...
Expect a spike in Financial Crime. Here’s why and how you can prepare for it. Why expect a spike in financial crime? It’s the economy, of course. We are on the doorstep of recession, and it’s hard to...
Have you considered the impact of unsettled trades on shareholding reporting? How hard can shareholding disclosure be? Just load your positions and see if you are over the threshold right? Not exactly...
The Uvalde ,Texas school shooting was yet another horrific and unimaginable act of violence in the U.S. And that particular kind of horror has been categorized by some as “social violence”—a type of e...
As recently as 2020, the Centre for Social Justice estimated that there were 100,000 or more modern slaves in the UK. And estimates suggest that globally indentured labour generates between $50-150bn...
With their innovative products and services challenger banks have revolutionised the banking sector. They offer greater flexibility and choice to consumers, something that their legacy competitors are...