Regulators lose patience with Citi over risk management flaws
Federal regulators have slammed Citigroup for failing to correct deficiencies in enterprise-wide risk management, compliance risk management, data governance, and internal controls, hitting the bank with a $400 million fine and cease and desist order.
Banks, governments and crypto industry divided on cryptocurrency risk
Source: Acams
Divided opinion on the perceived risk of cryptocurrency including the links between cryptocurrency and illicit purposes were among the key findings of a global survey -- the second commissioned by RUSI and ACAMS in partnership with YouGov – and based on 566 unique responses from across the global financial and cryptocurrency industries, including cryptocurrency exchanges, financial regulators and financial intelligence units.
CFTC report makes urgent call for data to mitigate climate risk
In the first ever comprehensive recommendation to be provided by a US financial regulatory agency to other regulators and financial institutions, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Climate-Related Market Risk Subcommittee has released a strong warning signal about climate risk management.
Sri Lanka’s National Savings Bank ups fraud risk management with ACI Worldwide
Source: ACI Worldwide
ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a leading global provider of real-time digital payment software and solutions, today announced that Sri Lanka’s National Savings Bank (NSB) will leverage its Payments Risk Management solution to enable enterprise-wide fraud detection and prevention.
ECB to focus attention on bank outsourcing, legacy tech and IT board representation
The European Central Bank says EU financial institutions have an over-optimistic view of their IT resilience and resistance to cyber threats owing to an undue reliance on outsourcing and legacy wiring.
Bankdata selects Konsentus for regulatory and checking services in Denmark
Source: Konsentus
Konsentus announced today that IT Financial Services company, Bankdata, has selected Konsentus to provide Third Party Provider (TPP) regulatory & checking services to all their customers in Denmark.
ICBC implements Pintec's risk product for SMEs
Source: Pintec
Pintec Technology Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: PT) (“Pintec” or the “Company”), a leading independent technology platform enabling financial services in China, today announced an update on its cooperation with Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (“ICBC” or the “Bank”). ICBC has adopted and implemented Pintec’s SME risk management solutions for its micro- and small-sized (“SME”) lending business, further enhancing the effectiveness of its lending services for SME clients.
KfW transforms risk management operations with FIS
Source: FIS
Financial technology leader FIS announced today that KfW, one of the largest banks in Germany, has successfully completed a multi-year project to transform its risk management operations using advanced technology from FIS.
