RegTech

XTransfer gets initial UAE approval for payment services license

XTransfer has secured in-principle approval for a UAE retail payment services license, subject to completing the central bank's pre-issuance conditions.

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Hong Kong selects 36 agentic AI pilots for financial sandbox

Hong Kong regulators selected 36 agentic AI use cases from nearly 100 proposals for controlled trials across banking and other financial sectors.

Google Cloud tailors Gemini Enterprise for finance and legal work

Google Cloud has launched preview editions of Gemini Enterprise for financial services and legal teams with specialized agents and connectors.

The RegTech paradox: Why faster doesn’t always mean riskier

We’re entering a new era of digital finance: borderless, fast-moving, AI-powered. But if our compliance systems still move like it’s 2013, we’re dragging yesterday’s infrastructure into tomorrow’s markets. The good news? Change is already happening.

Singapore regtech startup Silent Eight raises $40M in Series B Round led by TYH Ventures

Silent Eight announced Wednesday the closing of a $40 million Series B funding round led by TYH Ventures. The round was also joined by HSBC Ventures. OTB Ventures, Wavemaker Partners, SC Ventures (Standard Chartered Bank's venture unit), Aglaia, and Koh Boon Hwee, Chairman and General Partner of Altara Ventures, continued their investment from previous…

Leveraging AI to create safer, ESG-compliant construction sites [Q&A]

viAct, an AI construction tech (contech) startup based out of Hong Kong, automates construction monitoring using a combination of computer vision, edge devices and a mobile app.

Tookitaki’s Abhishek Chatterjee on enhancing trust and security in FinTech through RegTech driven by AI and collaboration [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]

Tookitaki’s AML compliance platform harnesses artificial intelligence (AI) to support a family of intelligent specialist compliance applications that set new standards in accuracy, speed, and resilience.

ORIGIN Innovation Awards 2021: Startup Winners – AI, E-commerce, FinTech & RegTech

We are thrilled to announce the Startup Winners - AI, E-commerce, FinTech & RegTech for the second edition of the ORIGIN Innovation Awards.

ORIGIN Innovation Awards 2021: Announcing the Startup Finalists – AI, E-commerce, FinTech & RegTech

We are thrilled to announce the finalists of the Startup Finalists - AI, E-commerce, FinTech & RegTech for the second edition of the ORIGIN Innovation Awards.

Malaysia to roll out digital ID in 2024

The digital ID will use the latest biometric technology such as fingerprints, facial or iris recognition.