KYC
Baking a Distributed Ledger Layer Cake in a Data Oven
Much of distributed ledgers’ potential lies in their shared data layer. Yet ledgers’ rapid rise has moved mostly apart from data management and data managers. Tim Bourgaize Murray explores the reasons why, and the possible opportunities within the world…
UBS Backs AI over Blockchain for Wealth Management
Swiss banking giant focuses on intelligent machines for advisory over distributed-ledger projects
Waters Rankings 2017: NICE Actimize
NICE Actimize talks AML with Waters at the 2017 Waters Rankings
Swift Opens KYC Registry Membership
Financial institutions can now use the registry even if they do not connect to Swift
Swift to Open Up KYC Registry
All supervised financial institutions will be eligible to join the know-your-customer platform
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 74: The Regtech Craze & Clearing Concerns
Anthony and James look at why London clearinghouses may be in danger and the use of cognitive tools to monitor employees.
StanChart to Join Thomson Reuters African KYC Service
Standard Chartered is the fourth bank operating in South Africa to sign up for Thomson Reuters' regional KYC service, which the vendor launched last year.
Oppenheimer Expands GoldenSource Deal to Hosted Services for KYC, AML
New York-based investment bank and fund manager Oppenheimer & Co has begun using hosted data management services from enterprise data management platform provider GoldenSource in conjunction with its existing in-house deployed installation of the vendor…
HSBC Taps Fenergo for Client Compliance Management
The platform will allow the bank to ensure compliance, improve onboarding times, and improve efficiency, while integrating with KYC and AML utilities.
Banks Scramble to Protect Against GDPR Data Breach Fines
Concurrent with—yet seemingly in conflict with—KYC initiatives is the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, which will upend how banks treat customer data, and will levy steep fines against those who fail to comply or suffer data breaches. Alina…
April 2017: The Regulation–Data Vicious Circle
Many data management initiatives are inspired by efficiency and best practices, but only become reality after regulatory involvement.
An Engineer of Change: State Street CDO James Hardy
Transforming a firm’s data management and governance is a lengthy process that requires patience, resilience and passion. State Street chief data officer James Hardy has found an engineer’s approach to problem solving and a consultant’s interpersonal…
Opus Debuts Preconfigured KYC Service
With no client-site IT requirement, officials say the entry-level platform will suit banks with less complex KYC needs for whom speed and ease of deployment is more important.
Dun & Bradstreet Bows ‘Beneficial Ownership’ Data for AML, KYC Compliance
D&B's new tool will help companies in the financial markets and other industries comply with KYC-related regulations.
Thomson Reuters Closes Avox Acquisition
Avox's staff have already transferred from being DTCC employees to being Thomson Reuters employees, according to a source familiar with the situation.
UPDATE 2: Thomson Reuters Buys DTCC's Clarient and Avox Reference Data Arms
The vendors expect to conclude the deals before the end of the first quarter, officials say.
Cambridge Blockchain Raises $2 Million from Digital Currency Group, Partech Ventures
Fintech vendor's solution aims to help firms with know-your-customer (KYC) costs via blockchain technology.
A Very Data Christmas Carol: Silent Night
Max delivers his rundown of the top themes of the year... in verse!
Regulation, KYC Utilities, Data Storage and Analytics Needs Will Create Cloud Data Surge By 2020, Says Colt/Celent Report
The report cites KYC utilities and managed services for regulatory compliance as driving future cloud adoption.
December 2016: Do You Manage or Solve Data?
Inside Data Management's combination of market data and reference data topics will reflect a growing convergence between different aspects of data management.
Getting to Know You-tility: The Emergence of Jurisdictional KYC Utilities
Regionally-governed utilities could help make up for slower-than-expected takeup of global KYC services.
Choosing a KYC Solution Depends on Information Needed
A panel at Waters USA said firms need to know what information they want before choosing vendors.
Taming Unstructured Data
Deriving metadata from unstructured information in document form helps support know-your-customer compliance
Australia Considers Utility Model for AML/KYC
A centralized utility for AML/KYC data could help financial institutions and regulators monitor fraudulent activities.