FinTech

The Board of the National Bank of Kyrgyzstan has approved amendments and additions to the ‘Law on Electric Money in the Kyrgyz Republic’ in order to clarify the procedure for …

As FinTech continues to become an important aspect of how financial markets all over the world operate, pressure from Kazakh regulators and information attacks directed against the online lending sector …

The widespread online exchange of currency in Uzbekistan is expected to begin in April 2018. The process began with a decree from the Uzbek President in September 2017 to liberalize …

RegTech startups that offer solutions for financial regulatory requirements are being invited to join Accenture’s sixth FinTech Innovation Lab for the first time. Accenture made the decision to increase in …

FinTech is becoming of crucial importance for financial institutions, influencing nearly every financial activity and transforming money management channels. The financial sector in Georgia is no different; here’s a quick …

In Kazakhstan, the rigid regulations of financial companies now also apply to online lending companies, leaving many to wonder if FinTech companies can thrive (or even survive) under such conditions. …

A new action plan from the European Commission (EC) is aiming to support the growth of technology-enabled financial services. The action plan, due to be launched in spring 2018, will …

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the United Kingdom is examining how technology can help firms meet regulatory reporting requirements and, potentially, improve the quality of the information provided to …

MasterCard and IBM have founded Truata, an independent trust that will allow companies to conduct analytics while complying with the upcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union …

The government of the United Kingdom (UK) has unveiled its first FinTech sector strategy. A cryptoassets task force (consisting of Her Majesty’s Treasury, the Bank of England (BoE) and the Financial …

RegTech is one of the latest trends in the financial industry. It arose as developers began seeing the need financial market players had for technological solutions to the increasing number …

RegTech has become one of the latest buzzwords in the FinTech world. But what exactly is RegTech? And what’s driving it? RegTech, in its broadest sense, is any technology and/or …

Chris O’Driscoll, head of disruptive change at PA Consulting Group, believes that it is important for RegTech that there is a collaborative system between banks, insurers, asset managers, regulators, tech …

Christian Visti Larsen (CEO at NewBanking ApS), Anastasia Dokuchaeva (head of partnerships at ClauseMatch) and Nathan Snyder (a partner at Brickendon) outlined their top trends for RegTech in 2018: Resolving …

The Bank of Russia presented a concept for a new financial ecosystem at the Finopolis forum in autumn 2017 and is ready to begin testing it in the second half …

RegTech is widely used in the financial industry to comply with regulations. However, according to Bank Director’s 2018 Risk Survey, the cost of implementing RegTech has increased. 55% of the …

As bank customers increasingly turn to online and mobile channels, the world of classic “brick-and-mortar” banking is becoming a thing of the past. Check out this infographic on how FinTech …

Modern banking customers want mobile technologies that let them bank whenever and wherever they want, but are banks doing enough to help customers reach their financial goals and dreams? Find …

The creation of truly smart customer identification is revolutionizing customer onboarding by making it fast, cheap and scalable. Top 7 digital transformation trends shaping 2020 Blockchain technology: a significant opportunity …

As online and mobile banking continue their rise in prominence, bank branches are expected to decrease by up to one third in the next decade. Banks, however, are starting to …