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The Essentials of Cyberattack Reporting

Cybersecurity sits firmly among the top priorities of any financial institution. The prevention of a breach is of utmost importance, but Cyberattack reporting requirements cannot...

The Next Wave of Data Protection – the ePrivacy Regulation and its impact on financial services

More than nine months have passed since the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) came into effect but still many companies struggle to adapt to the...

The Future of Finance is Quantum Computing

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...

ESMA publishes views on Public Interest Derogation under GDPR

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has stressed the importance of international cooperation to enforce the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). ESMA also highlighted...

GDPR – The Challenges and the Opportunity (Part 3): Organizations’ obligation

In the second part of our guide to the GDPR and the advantages of RegTech, we have looked at aspect of the data subject rights...

GDPR – The Challenges and the Opportunity (Part 2): Data Subject Rights

Following our general overview of the GDPR, we will now look at Data Subject Rights – the challenges they bring and how to deal with...

GDPR – The Challenges and the Opportunity

In a recent post, we highlighted that for RegTech to fulfil its entire potential, it needs to be something more than an instrument used to...

IOSCO analyzes potential of tech-driven change in the securities market industry

A new report published today highlights the increasingly important intersection between financial technology (Fintech) and securities market regulation, and describes the impact it has on...

The Future of Compliance Jobs

What every Compliance professional has to consider now “I’ve seen the future of Compliance and it ‘s not looking good for my profession.” – Head...

Call for Input: The PlanetCompliance RegTech Directory

  We are proud to present the PlanetCompliance RegTech Directory BETA, a light version of our upcoming publication! In the last couple weeks and months...

GDPR – Are you ready?

With the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) the European Commission aims to strengthen and unify data protection for individuals within the EU. Its impact is...

The Gamification of Compliance Training and how it could actually be great fun – Interview with Steve Brett, co-founder of E3 Compliance Training

Even when you have the right kind of culture in your firm and colleagues understand the importance of compliance, training is often considered boring and...

FATF focuses on terrorist financing and transparency & beneficial ownership

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has published its agenda for its forthcoming plenary session. Throughout the week’s meetings which includes the Plenary meeting on...

The rising risk of Cybercrime and data theft

In the last couple of years the face of cybercrime has changed quickly and significantly. Be it with regard to the technology and sophistication of...

European Commission unveils EU-U.S. Privacy Shield

The European Commission today issued a Communication summarising the actions taken to restore trust in transatlantic data flows since the 2013 surveillance revelations. The European...