Sept. 22, 2015 - With just 100 days to go until the implementation of the Solvency II, look-through data specialist Silverfinch is reminding insurers of the need to ensure the necessary agreements are in place with the asset management firms who will be providing them with the look-through data on their investments.

September 18, 2015 - In its first action against an unregistered bitcoin options trading platform, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in the US has ruled that virtual currencies are a commodity and as such should come under the purview of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA).

September 18, 2015 - With a Jan. 1, 2016 effective date looming for 50 "early adopter" jurisdictions set to enact a new international Common Reporting Standard (CRS) for reporting financial account information, 61 percent of respondents to a KPMG survey of executives at financial institutions worldwide say that the CRS will impact more of their accounts than the U.S. provisions commonly known as the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).

September 17, 2015 - A new trade association intended to provide a single voice for the emerging fintech and payments ecosystem in Ireland has launched, with the aim of establishing the Republic as a leading international financial services hub.

September 17, 2015 - As part of its initiative to modernize Canada's core national clearing and settlement framework and infrastructure, the CPA is creating a shared vision for the future of payments in Canada based on research, a global perspective, and industry views.

September 17, 2015 - BitPay lost $1.8 million in a phishing attack late last year, according to lawsuit filed by the bitcoin payment processing firm against an insurer it is trying to get to cover some of the losses.

September 17, 2015 - SIFMA today released the following statement from Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr., president and CEO, upon completion of SIFMA's Quantum Dawn 3 cybersecurity exercise.