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Watson at Work at IBM Think: Meeting compliance through cognitive computing

Insights on Business

Maintaining regulatory compliance is a daunting task. The cost of not being compliant is astronomical – since 2008, more than $50 billion in fines have been paid. Banks and financial institutions are looking for any advantage they can get to streamline operations and reduce compliance costs. Enter, IBM Watson Compliance.

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RegTech: From Compliance Checkbox To Competitive Cornerstone

PYMNTS

According to John Epperson, principal at Crowe LLP , that goes to show that the current approaches to regulatory and compliance technology ( RegTech ) aren’t working. Banks spent $100 billion on RegTech solutions last year, and $6 billion has been invested by venture capitalists since 2008. Why RegTech? A Cultural Shift Is Needed.

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Lessons Learned From the Fourth United States Bank Failure of 2023

Perficient

He was promoted to President and CEO in 2008. Many of Perficient’s clients are now proactively utilizing a Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) approach to ensure their firms utilize an ounce of prevention to avoid a pound of regulatory cure, and avoid becoming headlines in the Wall Street Journal.

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Treasurers Trust Big Data For Real-Time Risk Assessment

PYMNTS

Risk management is complex territory for many businesses, especially those with complex partnerships, vast supply chains and global footprints. For fund investors, active risk management is of particular importance for treasurers, Hazeltree noted. A weak data management strategy could heighten the risk of non-compliance.

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SBA Taps Accountancy Group To Fight SMB Red Tape

PYMNTS

In a press release issued on Monday (June 25), the SBA announced a strategic alliance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) to help small businesses (SMBs) facing regulatory compliance and enforcement issues. The SBA and AICPA have been working together since 2008, the entities noted.

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Solve This Problem with Your Strategic Horizon

South State Correspondent

Risk management also needs to change. If your duration is too long or your BSA compliance is weak, those aren’t good things, but that is not how the bank is going to fail. Finding your bank tied to a rural area that is decreasing in size and profitable demographics is your bigger risk.

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Its getting expensive not to be compliant

Insights on Business

For example, financial intelligence regulator Austrac handed gaming giant Tabcorp a fine of AUD 45 M (USD 35 M) for non compliance, the highest ever civil penalty in corporate Australian history. Financial crimes go beyond just the monetary fines; the risk of accompanying reputational damages are hazardous as well. We also saw U.S.