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The U.K.’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee has released 250 pages of e-mails that show Mark Zuckerberg and other senior executives at Facebook gave certain app developers special access to user data.

Federal bank regulators are encouraging banks to use Artificial Intelligence and other emerging technologies to bolster their AML compliance programs. In doing so, new guidance addresses an evolving liability and enforcement posture.

Some will argue a strict data privacy regime will have a negative effect on growing companies, create conflicting requirements in other instances, and potentially cause impediments to corporate investigations. We explore all three.

Components from preexisting privacy laws are likely to compose a significant portion of the parameters into which a federal privacy mandate would fit, writes our guest columnist.

Commonalities among tech companies, when it comes to U.S. data privacy legislation, include a single-standard approach, elevating the FTC, and mandating a risk-based methodology.

International and domestic legislators and regulators threaten an end of the self-regulation of consumer data.

A new report by Deloitte looks at how regulators can leverage new technologies to increase their efficiency and effectiveness, all while reducing business compliance costs.

Recent reports of a massive cyber-supply chain attack by Chinese spies on several U.S. companies’ servers have companies stressing about their own supply chain vulnerabilities.

A slate of new technologies is poised to push the compliance function to new horizons of efficiency and effectiveness. It may be easier said than done, however—especially without a plan of attack.

Amid consideration of building upon the FTC’s role in policing consumer privacy, the agency held a roundtable to discuss current rules and enforcement challenges.

Well past the point of omens, it seems that a federal consumer privacy law is imminent. But what should that law be? How should it mimic GDPR requirements and those of states like California? The devil may be uploaded with the details. 

As it so often is in the world of financial services, FinTech evangelists want rule streamlining and deregulation. Is that the right approach?

A quick look at of some of the terminology associated with emerging technology and its application to governance, risk, and compliance. Instead of organizing this glossary alphabetically, we’ve started with the simplest terms before moving to more complex ones.

FCA-backed sandboxes set up for testing in a live environment have put British RegTech and FinTech ahead of the curve.  

If you’re drowning in a sea of information, compliance analytics might be the life vest that can rescue you from chaos.

Accountants and auditors coping with an onslaught of new requirements are beginning to regard technology as a critical means of achieving compliance.

Adopting new technologies is critical for any compliance or audit department, but it’s equally important to choose the right technologies and implementations. The experts at CW’s recent innovation summit have some helpful advice.

There are plenty of technological solutions to consider as part of a modern compliance program. The data you collect, however, and implementation strategies, are just as important as the tools you choose. 

For compliance officers looking to harness the power of machine learning and artificial intelligence into their programs, they first must make sure they are working with good data.

As a leading global enterprise, Microsoft has a pretty full plate of compliance matters to handle. That’s why it relies so much on data, analyftics, and skillful oversight to manage its risk.

The advent of new technologies such as AI, workflow automation and more are making audit more powerful than before, but auditors must learn how to master such tools.

As the U.K. tries to get businesses to protect themselves better against cyber-risk, recently proposed rules all have significant compliance implications.

The SEC is testing investment firms for cyber-security readiness. Preparing for it is a marathon, not a sprint.

Across financial services, the allure of greater compliance efficiency at markedly lower cost makes investing in regulatory technology an easy sell. 

Brian Beeghly uses his experience in building better ethics and compliance programs to create technology solutions that could be at the forefront of changing the discipline of compliance itself.