By PlanetCompliance, January 9, 2019 [At the Regulators , Compliance , EBA , EIOPA , ESMA , European Union , IT , News from the EU] The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) published today a joint report on innovation facilitators (regulatory sandboxes and innovation hubs). The report sets out a comparative analysis of the innovation facilitators established to date within the EU. The ESAs …

By PlanetCompliance, January 9, 2019 [At the Regulators , Blockchain , Compliance , Cryptocurrencies , ESMA , European Union , MLRO , News from the EU] The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) today publishes its Advice to the European Union (EU) Institutions – Commission, Council and Parliament – on initial coin offerings and crypto-assets. The Advice clarifies the existing EU rules applicable …

By PlanetCompliance, January 8, 2019 [Compliance , IT , Lists , RegTech directory] Welcome to the RegTech Top 100! Regulatory Technology has made remarkable strides over the last few years. RegTech firms have changed the way we deal with laws and regulations using innovative technology like Artificial Intelligence, …

By PlanetCompliance, January 2, 2019 [Alternative Finance , Blockchain , Crowdfunding , Cryptocurrencies , Microfinance , Social Lending] The FinTech revolution continues to transform the financial industry and related services. Start-ups and incumbents are in a fierce battle for customers. To put it in numbers, in the first half of last year alone, …

By PlanetCompliance, December 27, 2018 [Uncategorized] Influencer list are ten a penny and while the idea behind it – recognising the most influential people in a sector and to find a lead in the noise that is the Internet – is …

By PlanetCompliance, December 21, 2018 [IT , Legal , LegalTech Insights , Senior Management] LegalTech (or LawTech) is transforming the legal industry and introduces technology to various aspects of the daily lives of lawyers. The legal market has generated more than $250 billion in revenue in the US alone. …

By PlanetCompliance, December 18, 2018 [Compliance , Senior Management , The Business Spotlight] 1. What can you tell us about your company and your products & services? Alyne enables highly scalable risk and compliance processes through a library of structured controls and risk information, which is linked to …

By PlanetCompliance, December 12, 2018 [Alternative Finance , Alternative Finance insights , Blockchain , Blockchain & Smart Contracts Insights , Compliance , Cryptocurrencies , Insights , Senior Management] FinTech has been developing at an incredible pace over the last years and often regulators couldn’t keep up. As, for example, the growing number of enforcement actions in the cryptocurrency space show, there is no …

By PlanetCompliance, December 5, 2018 [Compliance , MLRO , RegTech directory , Risk Management , Senior Management] An overview of the Top RegTech Events in 2019 It’s been another great year for RegTech and we at PlanetCompliance had the pleasure of being at several top-notch conferences and events. With the New Year …

By PlanetCompliance, November 30, 2018 [At the Regulators , Compliance , Data Protection&Privacy insights , ESMA , Europe , European Union , News from the EU , Risk Management , Senior Management] If you hadn’t noticed, we live in risky times. At least that’s what the European regulator ESMA is saying. With equity markets experiencing increased levels of volatility, cryptocurrencies in outright turmoil, constant threats to cybersecurity, …

By PlanetCompliance, November 27, 2018 [Compliance , Senior Management , The Business Spotlight]  What can you tell us about yourcompany and your products & services? Kompli-Global offers innovative products and services to help companies comply with anti-money laundering and associated laws. We help businesses make accurate, compliant decisions. …

By PlanetCompliance, November 26, 2018 [At the Regulators , Compliance , European Commission , European Union , News from the EU] The Commission has published a reviewof the European Union’s efforts to simplify legislation and reduce regulatory burdens in 2018 in line with its commitment in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making and as part of its Better Regulation …

By PlanetCompliance, November 23, 2018 [Alternative Finance insights , AML insights , Blockchain & Smart Contracts Insights , Compliance , Crowdfunding insights , Insights , Senior Management] With the enduring turmoil in crypto markets you could be forgiven to overlook important developments on the regulatory side of things. In whatever way the current turbulence evolves, chances are that Bitcoin nor the rest …