Digital Transformation
October 18, 2023
The regulator’s secret cog in Singapore’s fintech success
Singapore is a thriving fintech hub, and it’s down to the regulator’s unique strategy
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October 3, 2023
Compliance teams miles off from being AI-ready, say banking leaders
Banks’ second lines of defence – risk and compliance units – need an urgent structural overhaul when it comes to...
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September 19, 2023
Editor's letter: Will Korea’s bank revamp whip up risky lending?
Our correspondent in south-east Asia, Natasha Teja, brings you details of the biggest banking overhaul in 30 years in South Korea,...
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Culture & Conduct, Digital & Resilience, Digital Transformation, Regulation & Supervision, Uncategorized
August 31, 2023
Banks scan emojis and slang for 'context'
Banks are probing emojis and slang to flag up suspicious comms – as regtechs zero in on innovative contextual analysis...
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August 25, 2023
Settlement upgrades to hit banks’ business lines, Citi study
A new poll reveals financial power players expect shorter trade settlements to impact their businesses, particularly securities lending and borrowing. ...
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August 23, 2023
Generative AI: An opportunity or a ‘grey rhino’ lurking?
It’s often easy to be wise after a calamity with the benefit of hindsight uncovering hidden issues and seemingly unforeseeable...
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August 17, 2023
‘Half the banking world being left behind’ by US T+1 testing regime
UK banks claim they have been ‘left in the dark’ as the US aggressively pushes ahead with its T+1 rule...
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Digital Transformation, Financial Stability, Governance, Operational Resilience, Opinion, Prudential, Risk Management
August 17, 2023
A fintech CRO’s top tips on winning a UK banking licence
When a fintech firm wants to become a bank, they immediately face an existential dilemma. As disruptors they are used...
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August 16, 2023
Editor's letter: Does AI fuel fraud? New data shows op risk incidents soar
Welcome back to the Banking Risk & Regulation newsletter. Data from the world’s largest operational risk association show a record number of operational...
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August 15, 2023
Operational risk ‘incidents’ surge 26% because of AI and low-risk fraud
Generative AI has contributed to the highest number of operational risk “incidents” since 2017, according to ORX. Data from the...
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August 14, 2023
Banks feel the heat of China’s ‘dizzying’ data compliance requirements
China is tightening the screws on banks’ data security measures to impose new compliance obligations on the processing and storing...
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