BLOG | regpac

Building a Better Future: The Role of Impact Investing in Risk Management for a Sustainable World

RegPac Revolution

Mar 15
9 min

Building a Better Future: The Role of Impact Investing in Risk Management for a Sustainable World

Introduction As the world faces mounting challenges from climate change and social inequality, the call for sustainable solutions has...

7 views0 comments

Cryptocurrency Gained a Breakthrough in 2021, Should You Buy?

RegPac Revolution

Sep 17, 2021
5 min

Cryptocurrency Gained a Breakthrough in 2021, Should You Buy?

From two Papa John’s pizzas worth 10,000 BTC in 2010 to around $40,000 to 1 BTC, bitcoin has come a long way. And not just the father of...

40 views0 comments

How Blockchain and RegTech Complement Each Other

RegPac Revolution

Sep 8, 2021
5 min

How Blockchain and RegTech Complement Each Other

The rise of RegTech has been a direct response to the constantly evolving regulatory landscape. The industry is continuously innovating...

120 views0 comments

A Closer Look at DeFi and How it Will Change Traditional Banks

RegPac Revolution

Sep 1, 2021
5 min

A Closer Look at DeFi and How it Will Change Traditional Banks

The financial industry is changing. As the global economy becomes more and more digital, we are seeing a trend towards decentralized...

72 views0 comments

Crunching on Cloud Computing for Your Business: Deep Dive into the Benefits and Disadvantages

RegPac Revolution

Aug 18, 2021
6 min

Crunching on Cloud Computing for Your Business: Deep Dive into the Benefits and Disadvantages

Cloud computing has gained popularity over the last decade. It's been on a rapid growth trajectory, with revenues expected to reach $832...

12 views0 comments

Keeping AI Safe Through Responsibility and Regulations

RegPac Revolution

Aug 11, 2021
5 min

Keeping AI Safe Through Responsibility and Regulations

AI is a powerful technology. It needs regulations to remain truthful, fair, and equal. Here is how to keep AI safe in the future

45 views0 comments

RegPac Revolution

Jul 21, 2021
5 min

GDPR: EU's Effective Data Protection

Have you ever been bugged by various calls from unknown numbers asking if you wanted to make a loan, apply for a credit card, or just...

7 views0 comments

Safeguarding Data with the Help of Regulators

RegPac Revolution

Jul 14, 2021
4 min

Safeguarding Data with the Help of Regulators

The 2020 World Economic Forum reported that cyberattack is still one of the most pressing risks that industries face, especially going...

13 views0 comments

RegPac Revolution

Jul 7, 2021
5 min

Cryptocurrency and its Myths

“Nothing is perfect in this world; everything has its pros and cons…” -Nivendita Sharma This generation, where anything digital and...

28 views0 comments

Why Your Business Needs To Be ESG-Compliant

RegPac Revolution

Jun 29, 2021
5 min

Why Your Business Needs To Be ESG-Compliant

Starting as a mere campaign by activists decades ago, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards now play a big role in...

30 views0 comments

First Mover Versus Improver: How Market Entry Timings Affect Your Bottom Line

RegPac Revolution

May 12, 2021
5 min

First Mover Versus Improver: How Market Entry Timings Affect Your Bottom Line

There is a certain allure to being the pioneer, but is it better to be the first or a late mover?

434 views0 comments

How the Pandemic Accelerates the Fundamental Need for RegTech Solutions

RegPac Revolution

Apr 29, 2021
5 min

How the Pandemic Accelerates the Fundamental Need for RegTech Solutions

The current COVID-19 pandemic will drive broader adoption of regulatory technology (RegTech) solutions and automation worldwide. Its...

62 views0 comments

Grab’s Recent Multibillion-Dollar SPAC Deal, Regulatory Hurdle, and Growth

RegPac Revolution

Apr 21, 2021
3 min

Grab’s Recent Multibillion-Dollar SPAC Deal, Regulatory Hurdle, and Growth

Grab, the super app from Southeast Asia, is going public in the US by agreeing to merge with a special-purpose acquisition company...

33 views0 comments

How Distributed Ledger Technologies are Enhancing Businesses to Stay Relevant in the Digital Age

RegPac Revolution

Apr 12, 2021
5 min

How Distributed Ledger Technologies are Enhancing Businesses to Stay Relevant in the Digital Age

“Digital/mobile wallets set to be the online payment method of choice by 2023 with 52 percent market share.” This is the future,...

62 views0 comments

The Crossroads of Financial Inclusion & RegTech

RegPac Revolution

Dec 17, 2020
5 min

The Crossroads of Financial Inclusion & RegTech

In recent years we have seen first hand how the Regulatory Technology (RegTech) industry has grown exponentially, increasing not only...

101 views0 comments

RegPac Revolution

Dec 2, 2020
3 min

RegPac Revolution executes Landmark Virtual RegTech Summit

RegPac Revolution, A Singapore based global Regulatory Technology (RegTech) ecosystem builder, accelerator, and risk management...

63 views0 comments

Why is the legal industry so resistant to tech. Or is it?

RegPac Revolution

Oct 15, 2020
8 min

Why is the legal industry so resistant to tech. Or is it?

Legal Technology or LegalTech, (sometimes also referred to as LawTech) is a broad term encompassing any software or technologies that...

464 views0 comments

The FinCEN leaks reveal a failing system, not failing banks.

RegPac Revolution

Oct 2, 2020
7 min

The FinCEN leaks reveal a failing system, not failing banks.

Banks and bankers’ reputations are currently at an all time low with outcry over the FinCEN file leak. However, to what extent are banks...

244 views0 comments

The pandemic as a catalyst for healthcare transformation

RegPac Revolution

Sep 25, 2020
8 min

The pandemic as a catalyst for healthcare transformation

The implications of COVID have touched everyone. Whether that's directly from catching the disease, or having your liberties curtailed in...

28 views0 comments

Asset Tokenisation: a solution searching for a problem?

RegPac Revolution

Sep 16, 2020
7 min

Asset Tokenisation: a solution searching for a problem?

For many, the term ‘tokenisation’ doesn’t ring bells outside the broader scope of data security, but in the financial world, this...

127 views0 comments

The year-on-year cost of compliance. Are we now less compliant than ever?

RegPac Revolution

Sep 3, 2020
5 min

The year-on-year cost of compliance. Are we now less compliant than ever?

As we venture into the fourth quarter of this unprecedented year, still many uncertainties loom over the heads of businesses, large and...

83 views0 comments

The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Facial recognition and the future of KYC

RegPac Revolution

Aug 28, 2020
6 min

The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Facial recognition and the future of KYC

Resulting from the covid-19 pandemic, traditionally face-to-face interactions such as board meetings, press conferences, product...

288 views0 comments

Unraveling RegTech's role within Insurtech

RegPac Revolution

Aug 20, 2020
5 min

Unraveling RegTech's role within Insurtech

RegTech's success in the financial services industry has, ironically, also been one of the factors limiting its growth. Many understand...

192 views0 comments

The Malaysian 1MBD fraud scandal - can RegTech overcome kleptocracy?

RegPac Revolution

Aug 5, 2020
6 min

The Malaysian 1MBD fraud scandal - can RegTech overcome kleptocracy?

Last Tuesday, the 28th of July 2020, disgraced former Malay Prime Minister Najib Razak was found guilty on the seven charges brought...

122 views0 comments

“Significant Compliance Failures” - Deutsche Bank fined US$150M in Epstein case

RegPac Revolution

Jul 22, 2020
5 min

“Significant Compliance Failures” - Deutsche Bank fined US$150M in Epstein case

In a July 2020 Consent Order, the Frankfurt based Deutsche Bank agreed to pay a fine of US$150M “for significant compliance failures”...

256 views0 comments

RegTech, the unsung hero against financial fraud in a pandemic

RegPac Revolution

Jul 16, 2020
4 min

RegTech, the unsung hero against financial fraud in a pandemic

There is no denying that globally, financial crime is a huge and growing issue, exacerbated by the onset of covid-19. In today’s digital...

133 views0 comments

The Fall of Hin Leong and the Rise of RegTech

RegPac Revolution

Jul 2, 2020
4 min

The Fall of Hin Leong and the Rise of RegTech

The ongoing Hin Leong scandal highlights the dangers of a lack of oversight and under-reporting necessitating the need for tech solutions...

683 views0 comments

What Wirecard reveals about regulating FinTechs

RegPac Revolution

Jun 25, 2020
5 min

What Wirecard reveals about regulating FinTechs

Wirecard's Founder, Markus Braun, was arrested on Monday evening after handing himself in, on suspicion of misrepresenting the payments...

301 views0 comments

RegTech in Healthcare: Opportunities and Challenges

RegPac Revolution

Jun 12, 2020
5 min

RegTech in Healthcare: Opportunities and Challenges

For many, Regulation Technology is perceived as a branch of financial technology. In this light, while FinTechs are helping players...

535 views0 comments

RegTech & Regulatory Reporting: Interview with Joanne Horgan, Chief Innovation Officer at Vizor

RegPac Revolution

Jun 1, 2020
8 min

RegTech & Regulatory Reporting: Interview with Joanne Horgan, Chief Innovation Officer at Vizor

In the run up to our webinar 'Revolutionising Regulatory Reporting', delivered in partnership with Vizor Software, we had the...

91 views0 comments

RegTech & Regulatory Reporting: Part 3: Harmonising Challenges with Technology

RegPac Revolution

May 22, 2020
4 min

RegTech & Regulatory Reporting: Part 3: Harmonising Challenges with Technology

The Financial Crisis of 2008 had far reaching social and economic ramifications. Within the Financial Services industry, the collapse of...

117 views0 comments

RegTech & Regulatory Reporting: Part 2: The Reporting Solution

RegPac Revolution

May 14, 2020
5 min

RegTech & Regulatory Reporting: Part 2: The Reporting Solution

Part 1 of the blog (which you can read here) showed how the gathering, aggregation and sharing of quantitative risk data and qualitative...

89 views0 comments

RegTech & Regulatory Reporting: Part 1: The Reporting Challenge

RegPac Revolution

May 4, 2020
4 min

RegTech & Regulatory Reporting: Part 1: The Reporting Challenge

Regulatory reporting is simply the submission of raw or summary data required by regulators to evaluate a bank's operations and its...

356 views0 comments

RegPac Revolution

Apr 16, 2020
4 min

Solving the AI scalability problem

It is undeniable that AI technology is going to revolutionise business practices and radically transform the business environment. The...

29 views0 comments

How companies can remain compliant even in times of crisis

RegPac Revolution

Apr 8, 2020
4 min

How companies can remain compliant even in times of crisis

The increasing escalation of the Covid-19 pandemic is affecting every aspect of society. From a financial perspective, the pandemic is...

28 views0 comments

Empowering companies to leverage AI to step ahead of fraud

RegPac Revolution

Apr 2, 2020
3 min

Empowering companies to leverage AI to step ahead of fraud

Current anti-fraud tools are lethargic and ineffective when it comes to preventing fraud. At present, tools to prevent money laundering...

17 views0 comments

RegPac Revolution

Mar 26, 2020
3 min

How AI is changing KYC

The Asia-Pacific (APAC) markets are rapidly growing and opening up to new entrants that promise to transform the traditional banking...

189 views0 comments

Why we should pay more attention to AI in Non-Financial Risk

RegPac Revolution

Mar 18, 2020
2 min

Why we should pay more attention to AI in Non-Financial Risk

Accenture’s 2019 Compliance Risk Study found that nearly three-quarters (71%) of compliance departments at financial institutions face a...

106 views0 comments

RegPac Revolution

Mar 6, 2020
2 min

International Tech Connect

The International Tech Connect group was established last year to foster a wider collaboration between public/private Tech communities...

80 views0 comments

RegPac Revolution

Feb 28, 2020
2 min

RegPac Monthly Update: February

Despite the coronavirus doing its best to bring the world to a standstill, here at RegPac we have had a busy month. After numerous events...

18 views0 comments

Turning compliance into a strength for businesses

RegPac Revolution

Jan 16, 2020
1 min

Turning compliance into a strength for businesses

On the 16th of January, Hubbis hosted their 8th annual Compliance in Asian Wealth Management Forum at the Andaz Hotel. Mona Zoet, founder...

27 views0 comments

How RegTech will help in enhancing emerging Asia’s financial markets

RegPac Revolution

Dec 13, 2019
1 min

How RegTech will help in enhancing emerging Asia’s financial markets

Mona Zoet, Founder and CEO of RegPac revolution, wrote an insightful article on the emergence of Regulatory Technology (RegTech) and the...

11 views0 comments

RegPac Revolution

Nov 15, 2019
1 min

80RR SG Innovation Lab Crawl '19

Organised by 80RR Fintech Hub SG & Singapore Fintech Association, during the 14th and 15th of November we experienced a highly vibrating...

29 views0 comments

RegPac Revolution

Nov 15, 2019
1 min

RegTech: A World of Opportunities

The RegTech Sub-Commitee hosted in 80RR during the Lab Crawl counted with a dynamic programme! The day followed with some opening remarks...

18 views0 comments

Digitisation is revitalising client on-boarding

RegPac Revolution

Nov 15, 2019
1 min

Digitisation is revitalising client on-boarding

On the 14th of November we wrapped up the day with an event with the collaboration from BASIS ID! If you did not make it to the event,...

14 views0 comments

RegPac Revolution

Nov 15, 2019
2 min

The change in banking

The 12th of November marked the day of our first event of this year's Singapore FinTech Festival! We were very glad to have experienced...

17 views0 comments

How Digitisation is Revitalising Client Onboarding - BASIS ID Tale