By PlanetCompliance, July 16, 2018 [Alternative Finance , Alternative Finance insights , Blockchain , Blockchain & Smart Contracts Insights , Cryptocurrencies , Insights] One of the most interesting experiences on my CV was when I worked as the interim CFO at Humaniq, a Blockchain FinTech, last year. Amongst the many challenges I came across was opening bank accounts …

By PlanetCompliance, July 9, 2018 [Alternative Finance , Alternative Finance insights , Blockchain , Blockchain & Smart Contracts Insights , Compliance , Crowdfunding , Crowdfunding insights , Cryptocurrencies , Equity , Europe , Insights , RegTech directory , Senior Management , Social Lending , UK] Time is running out On Friday, Theresa May, the British prime minister, managed to convince her cabinet to reach an agreement on how to approach the final Brexit talks. She didn’t get to enjoy the outcome …

By PlanetCompliance, July 5, 2018 [Blockchain , Blockchain & Smart Contracts Insights , Data Protection&Privacy insights , Insights , IT , Legal , LegalTech Insights , Operations , Senior Management] LegalTech is transforming the legal industry and introduces technology to various aspects of the daily lives of lawyers. We recently provided you with an extensive analysis of the different categories of LegalTech solutions. Today, we …

By PlanetCompliance, July 3, 2018 [Alternative Finance , At the Regulators , Blockchain , Compliance , EBA , European Union , News from the EU , Risk Management] The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today the first products of its FinTech Roadmap, namely (i) a thematic report on the impact of FinTech on incumbent credit institutions’ business models and (ii) a thematic report …

By PlanetCompliance, June 26, 2018 [Alternative Finance , Alternative Finance insights , Blockchain & Smart Contracts Insights , Insights , Real Estate] Welcome back to our series the various aspects of the FinTech revolution. If you’ve been with us from the start, you know that we already covered #WealthTech, #PayTech, #LendTech and #LegalTech. Now it’s time to look …

By PlanetCompliance, June 25, 2018 [At the Regulators , Compliance , EBA , European Union , News from the EU , Risk Management , Senior Management] The European Banking Authority (EBA) has voiced its concerns about the level of preparedness of the financial sector in light of Brexit. Despite the potential departure of the UK from the EU in less than …

By PlanetCompliance, June 22, 2018 [At the Regulators , Compliance , EBA , Europe , European Union , News from the EU , Senior Management] The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a public consultation  on its draft Guidelines on outsourcing. These Guidelines, which review the existing CEBS Guidelines on outsourcing published in 2006, aim at establishing a more harmonised framework …

By PlanetCompliance, June 18, 2018 [Alternative Finance , At the Regulators , Blockchain , Cryptocurrencies , News from the EU] The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the international financial institution owned by 60 central banks, has issued a critical view of Cryptocurrencies, claiming to look beyond the hype of Blockchain and DLT application in the …

By PlanetCompliance, June 18, 2018 [Compliance , Data Protection&Privacy insights , Insights , Risk Management , Senior Management] Vendor Management Compliance is an increasingly important aspect for financial institutions and it is getting more and more complicated, too. New regulations further add to the challenge, but establishing the right framework is also an …

By PlanetCompliance, June 14, 2018 [At the Regulators , Compliance , EBA , Europe , European Union , News from the EU , Payment Services Directive (PSD2) , Payments and Cash Management] The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published two regulatory products, an Opinion and a Consultation Paper on draft Guidelines, to clarify a number of issues identified by market participants in relation to the regulatory technical …

By PlanetCompliance, June 12, 2018 [Alternative Finance insights , At the Regulators , Compliance , Derivatives , ESMA , Europe , European Union , FX , Insights , Legal , News from the EU , Senior Management] The writing has been on the wall: times for CFDs and Binary Options are getting more difficult with the latest announcements from the European financial watchdog, ESMA (European Securities and Markets Authority) to ban the …

By PlanetCompliance, June 8, 2018 [Compliance , Dodd-Frank Act , Insights , Thought Leadership , US] For Europeans, it can be puzzling when talk turns to the famous Dodd-Frank as we witnesses the events that led to this milestone piece of financial regulation, but few have a real grasp of what …

By PlanetCompliance, June 4, 2018 [Alternative Finance , Alternative Finance insights , Blockchain , Blockchain & Smart Contracts Insights , Compliance , Data Protection&Privacy insights , Insights , IT , Privacy Officer , Risk Management , Sales&Trading] Quantum Computing has the potential to disrupt the financial industry. We look at the use cases in Finance and the obstacles that this astonishing technology has to overcome and you don’t even need a degree …