Regulation and compliance

News on regulations and compliance requirements driving developments in software quality engineering at financial firms.

UK rolls out Software Code of Practice in digital resilience drive

The UK government has introduced a Software Security Code of Practice, aimed at creating a baseline for software vendors...

MAS calls for stronger oversight of third-party and open-source software

Singapore's financial services watchdog MAS is ramping up efforts to tackle cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the financial sector...

Explainer: EEA’s impact on QA within financial services

The European regulation will significantly impact software testing within financial services, requiring substantial changes to testing protocols and standards...
Brighton, UK-based Dominic Tovey

DORA deadline was merely the beginning for financial services

DORA compliance is not a ‘one and done’ process that stopped at the January deadline, explains Dom Tovey of Assured...

Could U.S. trade tariffs disrupt QA in financial services?

With QA being an essential part of the tech development pipeline, tariff decisions are raising concerns among companies that rely...

Many finserv firms still wrestling with DORA compliance

Financial institutions are still not meeting the stringent compliance requirements for DORA, which could put them at risk of substantial...

Odaseva CEO: ‘SaaS data of many banks does not comply with DORA’

Many banks and financial services firms may think that their SaaS platforms are DORA compliant, but they could be mistaken,...
Nitesh Arora, CEO and co-founder of BrowserStack

BrowserStack wins Deque lawsuit as U.S. court dismisses all claims

In a major legal development today, a U.S. court has dismissed all legal claims against BrowserStack that were filed by...
London-based James Hughes, VP of solutions engineering and enterprise chief technology officer at Rubrik

DORA is breaking the bank for many UK finance firms

Banks and other finserv firms are experiencing a "serious financial strain" as they work to meet regulatory requirements, says James...
La Defense in Paris, one of the EU's main finance hubs

Time is up for banks and finance firms as DORA is here

The much-talked about DORA regulation will start applying from today, meaning a whirlwind change in rules that European banks and...
Cambridge, UK-based Neil Acworth, since March of 2024 chief information security officer of Encompass Corporation

DORA Q&A: Finance firms should tailor testing, says Encompass CISO

As the implementation deadline for the EU’s DORA regulation is a mere two days away, QA Financial catches up with...
(Source: ESCO)

Explainer: The EU’s Operations Resilience Act (DORA)

What is the new Digital Operations Resilience Act (DORA) all about? The regulation will start applying across the EU from...