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Facial recognition use triggers GDPR fine
August 30th, 2019
Sweden’s Data Protection Authority has issued its first fine for violations of the European Union’s General Data Protection regulation after a school launched a facial recognition pilot program to track students’ attendance without proper consent. The country’s privacy authority ...
Singapore Financial Regulator releases updated guide for Initial Coin Offerings
December 5th, 2018
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the city state’s central bank and financial regulator, has released an update to its guide for businesses looking to raise money through initial coin offerings (ICOs). The paper, titled A Guide to Digital ...
British law firms are enjoying increased profits; Brexit and the Big Four the challenges
November 22nd, 2018
British law firms are enjoying increased profits per partner and are optimistic about future commercial prospects despite the impact of Brexit and the threat of the Big Four accountancy firms, according to a recent survey. The Crowe’s Law Firm ...
The Robot lawyer Lisa; Clients in 80 countries have availed of Lisa’s skills
November 15th, 2018
Robot Lawyer LISA is officially a ‘cool vendor’ having been included in the Gartner 2018 ‘Cool Vendors in Artificial Intelligence for Small and Midsize Businesses’ report. LISA has also been nominated for AI Company of the Year in the ...
The biggest of big pictures
October 26th, 2018
I have had a request from Mrs Macleod to write down in simple terms what on earth is going on in the world, and why is it that I think gold is so important in this context. She-who-must-be-obeyed ...
Cybersecurity to the top of the agenda for law firms
October 3rd, 2018
Defending against cyberattacks has overtaken artificial intelligence as the main technology issue for law firms, and over half of the top law firms are investing in systems changes over the next two years according to the report. Top priority ...
12 US cities where accountants draw higher pay
September 10th, 2018
In an extremely competitive hiring environment, a competitive salary isn’t the only important benefit for employers of accountants to offer. Recently released salary guides by Robert Half International and Accounting Principals show that salary benchmarks are particularly high for ...
The power of automation in insurance: Insider tips from RSA, AXA, NN, QBE & Generali
September 5th, 2018
We’d like to share this exclusive whitepaper from our friends from Insurance Nexus. They’ve interviewed leading insurers from across Europe to understand how intelligent automation is impacting our organisations. See below for more information The insurance business is filled ...
Deloitte poll: Nearly half of responding organizations plan to modernize compliance in year ahead
August 17th, 2018
Almost half (48.3 percent) of risk and compliance, internal audit, C-suite executive and board professionals plan to modernize their compliance functions by changing core compliance execution practices during the next 12 months, according to a recent Deloitte poll. Further, ...
Deloitte to bring Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Solutions to global enterprise clients
August 9th, 2018
Deloitte announced an alliance with Blue Prism to bring robotic process automation (RPA) solutions to its clients. The two organizations have been working together to implement RPA and intelligent automation technologies for clients across a wide array of industries ...
