RegTech Round-up

Canadian RegTech Association

RegTech Round Up brings thought leaders and technology professionals within the Canadian RegTech community together to discuss current regulatory challenges and emerging technology trends and solutions.

  1. 11/29/2023

    AI-Curated Open-Source Data: A Game-Changer for Beneficial Ownership Compliance

    In our latest episode of RegTech Roundup - Financial Crimes edition, we delve into the challenges surrounding the collection of beneficial ownership data through centrally administered registries. Joining our host, Charlene Sebastian, in the discussion are Jennifer Arnold, Co-Founder & CEO of Minerva, and Matthew Van Buskirk, Co-Founder & CEO Regulatory, Hummingbird RegTech. While centrally administered registries have the potential to enhance the overall data ecosystem, progress in this area has been slow. Data accuracy, currency, verifiability, privacy concerns, and the high cost of maintaining a central registry have hampered implementation progress. Financial institutions (FIs) are now questioning the value of these registries if they cannot reliably address their Know Your Customer (KYC), Customer Due Diligence (CDD), and risk assessment requirements. Consequently, FIs are realizing the need to strengthen and streamline their beneficial ownership programs independently, without relying solely on registries as a solution.  This discussion explores how FIs can harness AI-curated open-source data and workflow integrations to optimize their beneficial ownership data collection processes. By doing so, they can enhance compliance and generate additional revenue through improved data management and utilization. Please tune in to discover strategies for navigating this evolving landscape effectively with insights from our expert panelists, Jennifer Arnold and Matthew Van Buskirk.

    27 min
  2. 06/08/2023

    Is Machine Readable Regulation the Answer to Regulatory Burden?

    In this episode we discuss the potential of reducing regulatory burden through the implementation of Machine-Readable Regulation. Machine Readable regulation is not a new concept but there has been renewed interest by the industry due to its potential to enhance compliance and risk management and reduce regulatory burden.  In 2016 the Financial Conduct Authority in the UK hosted a Tech Sprint that looked at the whole process of regulatory reporting starting with converting the Handbook into machine-readable text and using this to enable automated advice or personalized filtering. In October 2022  FINRA in the US announced they are using the technology to make their rulebook easier to navigate by building a taxonomy and search tool called FIRST - to help all users (whether human or machine)  easily identify and search applicable rules… And as you will learn in this podcast – regulators from India are also exploring the use of machine readable regulation. Joining me on the podcast today is Shailesh Dhuri, CEO and Founder, of Decimal  Point. Analytics. Decimal Point Analytics provides consulting and market research services and leverages data and artificial intelligence and machine learning  to assist clients with financial research, analysis, modelling, and risk management. Shailesh  is a highly sought-after leader and Innovator in the space of real life applications of artificial intelligent technology that are used in massive data, quantitative, statistical analysis, and algorithms.

    23 min

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RegTech Round Up brings thought leaders and technology professionals within the Canadian RegTech community together to discuss current regulatory challenges and emerging technology trends and solutions.