In a changing financial landscape, challenger banks are disrupting the space occupied by traditional banks and financial institutions by offering an array of innovative digital services delivered online. In the United States, recent uptake of challenger bank services has been […]
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The way in which we interact with our banks has changed significantly over the past decade. Financial Technology firms (FinTechs) have enabled greater flexibility, not only in our choice of banking provider, but also in terms of how we access […]
Following our recent report on financial crime trends, for this webinar ComplyAdvantage has brought together experts from across the fintech and regtech industry to discuss all the latest compliance trends.
What is the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)? The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) was established in 1970 by act of government, beginning operations as the country’s central bank, and financial regulatory authority, on 1 January 1971. Prior to its […]
Anti-money laundering (AML) regulations are mandated by both national and international authorities around the world and place a wide variety of screening and monitoring obligations on financial institutions. Given the proximity of the terms Know Your Customer (KYC) and AML, […]
The Baltic countries – Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania – have rapidly become fintech hubs, making them increasingly attractive destinations for founders launching a startup or firms expanding from other parts of Europe. However, the Baltics have a complex geopolitical history, […]
pawaBank is a FinTech startup seeking to connect the African Diaspora to home and mitigate the high dependencies on workarounds that damage trust in existing remittance solutions.
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s government has announced it will present a policy statement on the city’s digital assets market during Hong Kong’s upcoming FinTech Week. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said the statement will cover several key topics, […]
As part of Estonia’s mission to become ‘the world’s most advanced digital society’, the government established the e-Estonia program. e-Estonia was put into action in 1996 through the Tiger Leap Initiative, a roadmap to develop the country’s IT infrastructure. This […]
The Australian government will formally respond to a report advising banks of their responsibility to provide services to virtual currency trading platforms, FinTechs, and remittance providers. Published in August 2022, the report aims to address de-banking in these industries and […]
An award-winning FinTech that provides Southeast Asians with a full suite of financial services, BigPay partnered with ComplyAdvantage for customer screening and transaction monitoring. The firm operates in Malaysia and Singapore, offering more than 1.4 million users services such as […]
7 tips to help FinTechs comply with anti-money laundering in Singapore Singapore is one of the world’s busiest and most innovative commercial hubs and a destination for banks and financial services businesses around the world. Given that status, anti money […]