Netherlands
OK regulator? How AI became respectable for AML controls
Dutch court case pressures supervisors to accept new tech; explainability the key challenge
This Week: Cboe, Ice, ABN AMRO/Temenos & more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
Exchanges, vendors reinvent inventory management platforms to enable sales
Data sources are realizing they can leverage end-user inventory management tools to streamline their side of the data sales and licensing process.
Believe nothing, trust no one: ‘Morgan Freeman’ sends a message to fintech professionals
There’s evidence that deepfakes are being used to commit fraud in the financial markets. And as scam artists become more tech savvy, financial firms will need to quickly employ new tools to protect their assets.
This Week: Bloomberg, MSCI, Liquidnet & more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
APG hires in-house weatherman to interpret climate data
Europe’s wettest summer in a century has prompted asset managers to calculate flood risk for real estate.
Dutch asset manager turns to decision trees for currency predictions
APG has improved prediction accuracy for G10 currency movements after adopting decision tree-based machine learning.
ING Leverages Graph Technology to Identify Suspicious Activity
The bank is developing its data analytics platform, Hunter, to better identify financial crime.
Banking Experts: Tech Isn't the Whole Solution to Financial Crime
The industry and researchers are challenging the touting of privacy-enhancing technologies as a cure-all for KYC/AML failures, and advocating systemic reform.
TRG Screen Melds FITS, InfoMatch for Next-Gen Data Cost Management Platform
The first iterations of the new Optimize platform will be available early next year.
Dutch Banks, Zapata Computing Tap Quantum Computing for Stress Test Projects
ABN, ING and Rabobank are exploring quantum for regulatory stress tests. In the US, Zapata Computing is seeking a patent for the same.
Dutch Regulator Seeks to ‘Level Playing Field’ for Vendors & Venues
AFM suggests some liquidity aggregators should be classified as organized trading facilities.
TRG Screen Buys Partner MDI to Boost Managed Data Services
The deal will allow MDI to provide other TRG offerings as fully managed services, and to benefit from being part of a larger company.
Screen Founders Leave TRG, Set up Data Recruitment Firm
Brooimans and Fruitema will focus on helping financial firms in Europe to find experienced data professionals.
TRG Screen Integrates PEAR Policy Database After Axon Acquisition
The integration of PEAR, acquired last year, is a further step towards integrating the vendor's key data inventory management platforms, FITS and InfoMatch.
Tug of War: ING's Legrand Digs Into the Bank's Innovation Program
With Benoît Legrand firmly in the driver’s seat, the last four years have seen ING push to transform its IT landscape and approach to innovation.
People Moves: Xceptor, BIS, CFTC, Deutsche Bank, Tradewind, Dalzell
A look at some of the key "people moves" from July 8-12, including Alexandre Tombini, who joins BIS.
KRM22 Continues M&A Spree, With More to Come
The software provider has acquired Object+ and plans to grow more through acquisition in 2019.
Cboe Gains Approval for Dutch Base
US exchange group receives regulatory nod for Amsterdam operations, and appoints a new head to run the EU entity.
Bobby Bhakar Joins Instimatch as CTO
The Swiss vendor has hired a number of senior personnel recently and has been steadily growing its institutional client base.
Bloomberg Gets Dutch Approval for ARM and APA
Authorization enables Bloomberg to continue servicing its EU27 client base following Brexit.