2019 saw the FCA dishing out the highest level of fines ever, totaling nearly £400m in a twelve-month period. This included hefty penalties relating to anti-money laundering failings. However, in the FCA’s 2019 thematic review the organisation did provide its recommendations for how banks can better their AML processes, stating, “For an effective defense against...
Enhanced supervisory technology (SupTech) with strong governance and skilled human oversight could well have important benefits for financial regulators around the in efforts to increase economic stability in their nations and around the globe, said a report prepared for the G20. “SupTech could improve oversight, surveillance and analytical capabilities, and generate real-time indicators of risk...
Highly regulated industries like the financial services industry have faced ever-increasing regulatory compliance obligations. Technology, such as artificial intelligence (AI), that can be utilized to innovate the manner in which these organizations operate can lead to additional challenges for regulatory compliance, and the regulatory environment can drastically impact innovation in these sectors. Regulatory compliance is...
When the calendar turned to 2020, my first thought was about how futuristic the year sounded and what kind of interesting things it had in store. At that time, no one could possibly have imagined that some of those interesting things would be face masks, working from home, and wearing the same loungewear so often...
The Global Risk Institute Published “An Overview of FinTech in Canada” this month. It is a very interesting review of the state of the Canadian FinTech market with broad implications for the financial services industry and for its regulators. Every jurisdiction, and Canada is no exception, seeks to gain economic leverage and future technology investment...
First some definitions: FinTech is the application of digital technology like software and hardware to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and scope of financial services. These solutions can be applied to traditional financial services and create opportunities for new services and business models for Financial Institutions. SupTech is the application of digital technology like software and hardware to improve the efficiency,...
Technological advancements are inevitable. From the first stone tool, the discovery of the uses of fire, forging metals, farming, the Industrial Revolution to the information age; we have been consistently inventing tools to make our lives easier. Artificial Intelligence is one such tool. The term ‘Artificial Intelligence’ was first coined in 1956 by a Dartmouth...
The New York Society of Security Analysts’ (NYSSA) Financial Reporting and Analysis Group hosted a program on using XBRL formatted structured SEC corporate data filings to expedite and ease financial reporting and analysis. Panelists were Mohini Singh (CFA Institute), Todd Castagno (Morgan Stanley), Pranav Ghai (CalcBench), Hal Schroeder (FASB), Mike Willis (Securities and Exchange Commission), Mark Montoya (FDIC),...