The RegTech Report

Karl and Stefan discuss cyber attacks and phishing attempts - why perimeter security is essential, but awareness is paramount. Then, Enterprise controls and frameworks, and last cloud computing and sustainability – reducing your digital and organisational carbon footprint. 

Then, our special Top 3: Disappointments of the apocalypse #nerdedition

A webinar, turned podcast: Hosts Karl Viertel and Stefan Sulistyo are joined by Michael Rasmussen (GRC20/20) and Jochen Friedemann (Operational Risk at HDI Group) to discuss operational resilience in a time of unprecedented uncertainty, OpRisk responses to current events and insights for today and future landscapes, with a Q&A session from our viewers. 

Karl, Stefan and Bayley discuss the dynamic and constantly developing COVID-19 situation. How is the outbreak influencing working environments, disrupting economies and shaking up the world as we know it? We discuss going virtual, vital communication methods, remaining 100% productive and all of the different pros and cons that go with being remote.  

We recently conducted an Alyne BCM exercise around various Coronavirus scenarios: what is the probability, the business impact and appropriate responses? Karl and Stefan provide insight into the in-house discussion. 

They then discuss international Women's day and celebrate the women in tech and the women at Alyne, but debate the question: Is it a good or bad thing that we need dedicated conferences for women in Cyber and tech? 

Then, in the third topic, Karl and Stefan cover team management and pose another question: Is managing a RegTech any different to managing any other company?

Top 3: Doomsday Survival Strategies #NerdEdition 

Straight out of our New York office, Karl chats with Alyne's head of North America, Tyler Gowen, on the state of RegTech in the US. What can we expect the focus topics to be for the year ahead?  Then, Karl is joined by our guest John Lore, attorney at Capital Fund Law, to discuss investment strategies and the current investment ecosystem in RegTech, specifically in the US. 

Then the news and our Top 3: Football vs Soccer. 

In our final episode for 2019, we look back the RegTech predictions made by all four Alyne founders in a blog post published at the beginning of the year. Then, Karl and Stefan discuss their thoughts on what 2020 might have in store for the likes of technology, RegTech, compliance and more. 

Stefan then moves out of the studio to get some live team input on what they are excited for within RegTech and for Alyne in the coming year. 

Top 3 binge-worthy TV shows for the holidays. #NerdEdition

Karl and Stefan discuss one of the most primary elements of RegTech: Controls. What exactly makes up a good control and why are so many enterprise controls so overburdened, over dimensioned and not as efficient as they should be? 

In segment 2, Karl talks to Theresa Azari, Co-founder and CCO of 'Fractional CISO' about what GRC success looks like and the transition toward a new GRC workforce generation. 

Then, our Top 3: Generational differences between Millennials and Boomers.

In this episode, Karl and Stefan discuss RegTech’s relevance in the context of FinTech, and look at the ways in which RegTech differs, yet greatly benefits financial institutions in their resilience and cost-cutting efforts. 

In the second segment, they focus on investment in RegTech – both from an Investors perspective, as well as from a RegTech entrepreneur who might be looking for the right investor.  

And while we are on the topic, this episode’s Top 3: Typical Investor Responses

Vendor governance... why do the vast majority of companies still not have this properly covered? Karl and Stefan give their personal insights into why this process is so challenging for most organisations to manage and discuss the regulatory and legal requirements around it. In segment two, they cover cloud and the connection between vendor risk and cloud risk. 

Then... a very special (and informative) Oktoberfest edition of our Top 3!

Karl and Stefan talk about innovation vs compliance – two topics that seem like opposites...  Are they opposing forces or are there synergies between the two? The pair discuss how RegTech is innovating in the compliance space and volley over the concept of regulatory sandboxes as an innovation enabler.
In the second segment, they discuss innovation in financial technology – How have technological developments innovated this landscape for the better and how has it made it rife for the likes of AML (Anti Money Laundering) activity.