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Europe bets on bug bounties in fraud fight
January 8th, 2019
The European Commission (EC) is beginning the new year with a major commitment to fight fraud – and is turning to the world of white hat hackers to help them do it, reports David Penn at Finovate. The EC ...
Seven EU Countries established the “Mediterranean seven” group to promote blockchain
December 12th, 2018
Countries around the world are starting to recognize the value that blockchain technology brings to the table regarding not only its potential to improve governance and the delivery of public services but also to tackle key problems and inefficiencies ...
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 formation of the Digital Currency Trade Association announced
November 5th, 2018
The Digital Currency Trade Association (DCTA) has launched a membership trade association focused on the new digital asset economy. The DCTA is organized as a “business association” under IRS tax law 501(c)(6) and the goal is to organize and ...
Alert: Beware of unauthorised companies providing investment services
October 18th, 2018
The supervisory authorities of the United Kingdom (Financial Conduct Authority – FCA), Austria (Financial Market Authority – FMA), Switzerland (Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority – FINMA), Quebec (Autorité des Marchés Financiers), Hong Kong (Securities and Futures Commission – SFC) ...
France introduces new ICO framework to become Europe’s ICO hub
September 20th, 2018
The French authorities have accepted the legal ICO framework drafted in early 2018. The framework is an important part of a push to turn the country into an ICO hub. Recently, Belgian think tank Bruegel released a report calling ...
Crypto’s plunge worse than dot-com crash
September 14th, 2018
As virtual currencies plumbed new depths on Wednesday, the MVIS Crypto-Compare Digital Assets 10 Index extended its collapse from a January high to 80 per cent. The tumble has now surpassed the Nasdaq Composite Index’s 78 per cent peak-to-trough ...
5 ways the World Economic Forum says Artificial intelligence is changing banking
September 13th, 2018
Artificial intelligence has been a focus of discussions at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, over the past few years, so the organization decided to partner with Deloitte Consulting on a study that sought to “cut ...
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, ...
