Enhanced supervisory technology (SupTech) with strong governance and skilled human oversight could well have important benefits for financial regulators around the in efforts to increase economic stability in their nations and around the globe, said a report prepared for the G20. “SupTech could improve oversight, surveillance and analytical capabilities, and generate real-time indicators of risk...
Category: Financial Regulation
Global Study Reveals Impact of COVID-19 on FinTech Regulatory Innovation
The World Bank and the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) at Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, have jointly published the results of their Global COVID-19 FinTech Regulatory Rapid Assessment Study, which reveals that the priority of FinTech regulation and the pace of regulatory innovation have increased amid the global pandemic. This research...
SupTech: Moving from why to how
For many years, financial sector supervisors saw with skepticism the adoption of SupTech—essentially the use of technology-enabled solutions to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of supervisory activities. Many asked “why” they should be investing in these technologies, in a common first reaction to any process that will substantially impact the way things are done.Although some...
SQL Power’s Supervisory Platform continues to revolutionize the financial regulation industry
TORONTO, Oct. 6, 2020 /CNW/ - SQL Power, the global leader in financial regulatory and advanced analytics technology is proud to announce the implementation of their supervisory platform, the SQL Power Suite, on September 22, 2020 at the Trinidad and Tobago Securities and Exchange Commission (TTSEC). According to the TTSEC, the Electronically Advanced Submission interface or EASi platform...
What is Suptech? An Overview of this Rapidly Growing Space
In the same way technology is changing the financial services industry, technology is also changing how the industry and supervisory authorities implement and enforce regulations.Today, an increasing number of supervisory authorities are turning to technology to support their work, leveraging so-called supervisory technology (suptech) applications to digitize report and regulatory processes. What is Suptech?Suptech refers to...
What’s stopping financial institutions from using the Cloud?
The majority of financial institutions have or are developing a cloud strategy, and most are already making some use of the cloud. There are a number of reasons why the cloud is an attractive alternative to running your IT in the traditional manner of owning and operating in-house data centres, including: reduced costs, and costs...
FinTech In Canada & Thoughts for Global Regulators
The Global Risk Institute Published “An Overview of FinTech in Canada” this month. It is a very interesting review of the state of the Canadian FinTech market with broad implications for the financial services industry and for its regulators. Every jurisdiction, and Canada is no exception, seeks to gain economic leverage and future technology investment...
FinTech, RegTech, and SupTech: A New Paradigm, Simultaneously Promoting Financial Service Innovation While Enhancing Supervisory Effectiveness
First some definitions: FinTech is the application of digital technology like software and hardware to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and scope of financial services. These solutions can be applied to traditional financial services and create opportunities for new services and business models for Financial Institutions. SupTech is the application of digital technology like software and hardware to improve the efficiency,...