Business Continuity and Risk Assessment

Building the Backbone: Future-Proofing Fintech Infrastructure for the Next Decade

Finextra

JULY 7, 2025

AI and Edge Computing: How to Power Data-Driven Finance Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionising fintech through real-time fraud detection, automated trading and risk assessment. Staying Ahead of Regulatory Risk As fintechs lean into AI, they must also navigate a complex and heavily regulated landscape.

FinTech

FinTech Payment APIs and Integration PCI DSS AI

Payments regulation roadmap: Q3 2025

The Payments Association

JULY 18, 2025

Next steps/action required: Conduct or update a fraud risk assessment, with documented outputs and regular review cycles. Contribute to policy dialogue on holding limits and deposit redirection, ensuring business continuity models account for potential consumer shifts.

Regulations

Regulations Payment APIs and Integration Payments Legal

Cyber security measures for small and medium enterprises (SMEs)

VISTA InfoSec

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Understanding the significance of cyber security is crucial for protecting sensitive data and ensuring business continuity. This article explores the most common cyber security threats targeting SMEs, practical measures to mitigate risks, and essential steps to take in the event of an attack.

Security

Security Phishing Ransomware Risk Assessment

Cyber security measures for small and medium enterprises (SMEs)

VISTA InfoSec

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Understanding the significance of cyber security is crucial for protecting sensitive data and ensuring business continuity. This article explores the most common cyber security threats targeting SMEs, practical measures to mitigate risks, and essential steps to take in the event of an attack.

Security

Security Phishing Ransomware Risk Assessment

HIPAA Disaster Recovery Planning

VISTA InfoSec

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Implementing Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Measures for Covered Entities: Let’s talk about how Covered Entities can implement Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Measures. It’s not as complicated as it sounds! Regular testing and adjustments are essential due to changes in ePHI applications.

Disaster Recovery

Disaster Recovery Procedures Regulatory Compliance Duplicate

SME finance gap: Why UK SMEs deserve better financial access

The Payments Association

MAY 9, 2025

While lending remains a barrier, financial enablement, such as instant onboarding, merchant services, and access to global payments, is equally important for business continuity and growth. Common issues include: Standardised risk assessments that overlook innovative or early-stage firms.

Finance

Finance Cross-Border Payment APIs and Integration Real Time Payments

Natural Disaster Planning for Financial Institutions

Center for Payments

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The FFIEC Guidelines require financial institutions to implement a solid business continuity management program, which includes an effective Business Continuity Plan. Working in a remote environment for many businesses was a process felt to be a struggle.

FFIEC

FFIEC Risk Assessment Business Continuity Federal Reserve

New York Bolsters Cybersecurity Requirements

Global Fintech & Digital Assets

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Covered financial institutions now face heightened expectations in relation to cybersecurity governance, risk assessment, and incident reporting. Requirements related to business continuity and disaster recovery have also been included for the first time.

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity Multifactor Authentication Risk Assessment MFA

Understanding Risk Management Strategies as a PayFac

Stax

AUGUST 22, 2024

In this article, we’ll discuss what SaaS companies looking to become payment facilitators need to know about risk management strategies. TL;DR Payment facilitators remove the need for businesses to open merchant accounts of their own to accept payments. This makes it much easier and quicker for businesses to start accepting payments.

Risk Management

Risk Management Risk Regulatory Compliance Due Diligence

6 Benefits of AI Insurance Claims Processing

Nanonets

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Risk Assessment and Compliance Prediction: AI can assist in proactively identifying potential compliance risks by analyzing historical data and patterns. 6: Maintaining Data Integrity AI is a critical asset in bolstering business continuity and safeguarding data in claims management.

AI

AI Process Fraud Detection Compliance

Roadmap to Success or Failure: FCA Announces Crypto Regulation Route

The Fintech Times

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

“Effective regulation targets specific areas – such as anti-money laundering protocols, capital reserve requirements and third-party risk assessments of crypto companies – without applying blanket restrictions that stifle growth.

Regulations

Regulations Stablecoins Risk Consulting

10 Upcoming Fintech Webinars to Attend

Fintech News

MAY 20, 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic led to restrictions on physical gatherings, prompting businesses to swiftly move their marketing activities to online platforms and bringing webinars into the spotlight. Webcasting and virtual event platforms like ON24 witnessed a remarkable surge, reporting a 167% increase in webinar hosting activities.

FinTech

FinTech Embedded Finance BNPL On-Demand

FCA Authorisations: How are things changing? Are things improving?

Neopay

JUNE 27, 2024

Risk management framework: Develop a robust risk management framework that identifies, assesses and mitigates key risks associated with your business operations. This includes conducting a thorough risk assessment, implementing appropriate risk controls and establishing effective monitoring mechanisms.

Financial Crimes

Financial Crimes Money Laundering Compliance Risk Assessment

HP Fights Cyber-Risk Linked To Billions Of Enterprise Devices

PYMNTS

APRIL 11, 2018

HP is deploying a Device-as-a-Service (DaaS) offering to enhance corporate customers’ risk management and IT security, the company said Tuesday (April 10). HP’s DaaS solution links businesses with multi-OS (operating system) device management support and risk analytics capabilities, the firms explained. “The

Risk

Risk Cybersecurity Risk Management Risk Assessment

Is Your Business Ready for DORA?

Segpay

MAY 1, 2024

Some of DORA’s main pillars are: Operational Risk Management: DORA requires PSPs to implement robust operational risk management practices to identify, assess, mitigate, and monitor operational risks effectively. A risk-based testing approach is required to detect and address potential ICT disruptions.

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity Compliance Procedures Consumer Protection

Hong Kong Monetary Authority Issues Guidance for Banks on Crypto Custody and Sale of Tokenised Products

Global Fintech & Digital Assets

MARCH 5, 2024

Banks are expected to apply the follow guidance in connection with their digital asset custodial services: Governance and risk management : Prior to launching digital asset custodial services, banks are expected to undertake a comprehensive risk assessment and to implement appropriate policies and procedures to mitigate identified risks.

Authorization

Authorization Product Due Diligence Procedures

How Have the Finovate Best of Show Winners Fared?

Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 22, 2024

Neener Analytics: Social media analytics for risk assessment, expanded into new financial markets. Europe 2019 (London): CREALOGIX: Digital banking solutions provider, continues innovation in mobile and online banking. Glia: Strengthened market presence with new AI-driven customer support solutions.

Online and Mobile Banking

Online and Mobile Banking Acquirers Payment APIs and Integration AI

Generative AI in Banking and Adult Entertainment

Segpay

MARCH 20, 2024

Banks must navigate a myriad of regulatory requirements, including GDPR, CCPA, PSD2, Basel III, and KYC/AML regulations, which impose strict requirements for data handling, consent management, and risk assessment.

AI

AI Privacy Non-Bank Fraud Detection

The quest for operational resilience: Mastering digital transformation

The Payments Association

MARCH 20, 2025

The second pillar, cybersecurity and risk management, has become increasingly complex as cybercriminals exploit the rise of digital payments and remote working. Companies should adopt zero-trust security models, continuous risk assessments, and real-time threat intelligence to ensure theyre staying one step ahead in this degree.

Compliance

Compliance Disaster Recovery Regulatory Compliance Risk

What the UK’s new digital asset legislation means for payments leaders

The Payments Association

MAY 19, 2025

Continued operations without authorisation beyond the grace period could result in criminal penalties or regulatory censure. Business continuity risks : Clients and partners are unlikely to continue working with firms that cannot demonstrate regulated status. Determine whether existing permissions are sufficient.

Compliance

Compliance Stablecoins Regulations Payments

Payments Space