--- title: "Ace | News & Insights" description: "Regulatory change moves faster than the guidance explaining it. These are our notes from the middle of it, what changed, what it means, and what we did about…" canonical_url: "https://acecompany.nl/news" meta: "og:description": "Regulatory change moves faster than the guidance explaining it. These are our notes from the middle of it, what changed, what it means, and what we did about…" "og:image": "https://acecompany.nl/_og/s/o_3f28b6918aedcf75.png" "og:image:height": "600" "og:image:type": image/png "og:image:width": "1200" "og:title": "News & Insights" "twitter:image": "https://acecompany.nl/_og/s/o_3f28b6918aedcf75.png" --- > Index of every page on this site: [llms.txt](https://acecompany.nl/llms.txt) # Empowering Financial Insights, Shaping Industry *Futures* Regulatory change moves faster than the guidance explaining it. These are our notes from the middle of it, what changed, what it means, and what we did about it. ![It's not the AI rules but the pile-up of digital regulation that is holding back AI adoption at banks]() RegTech & AIOct 8, 2026 ## **It's not the AI rules but the pile-up of digital regulation that is holding back AI adoption at banks** The banks consider the individual rules fine; it is the combination that causes the problem ![Mila Verhaag]() [Mila Verhaag](https://acecompany.nl/team/mila-verhaag) **Mila Verhaag** Consultant ![How Ace makes regulatory AI actually work]() RegTech & AIJul 15, 2026 ## **How Ace makes regulatory AI actually work** The regulatory burden facing financial institutions is not a problem that will simplify itself. Each year, more than 50,000 pages of regulatory text are published globally, spanning prudential requirements, operational… ![Nick Prince]() [Nick Prince](https://acecompany.nl/team/nick-prince) **Nick Prince** Partner ![Three Reasons GenAI Keeps Stalling in Financial Services]() RegTech & AIMay 26, 2026 ## **Three Reasons GenAI Keeps Stalling in Financial Services** Across regulatory change, risk, finance, governance and delivery, the work today is increasingly narrative-driven, interpretation-heavy, overwhelmingly text-based, and documented for audit rather than speed. A large part… ![Nick Prince]() [Nick Prince](https://acecompany.nl/team/nick-prince) **Nick Prince** Partner ![The Ace logo and wordmark over a blue and orange gradient]() RegTech & AIApr 30, 2026 ## **Financial Institutions Seek Improvements in CSRD Reporting, GenAI Offers Solutions** Now that the first CSRD reports have been submitted, many financial institutions face a new challenge: how can a one-off effort be embedded into a sustainable, annual process? Research by Ace shows that… ![Rens Krediet]() [Rens Krediet](https://acecompany.nl/team/rens-krediet) **Rens Krediet** Business Analyst ![Ace joins the AI Coalition Netherlands]() Apr 8, 2026 ## **Ace joins the AI Coalition Netherlands** Amsterdam, April 2026, Ace, a RegTech and consultancy firm focused on regulatory change, compliance and data in the financial sector, has joined the AI Coalition for the Netherlands (AIC4NL). With its growing… ![Loïs van Diggele]() [Loïs van Diggele](https://acecompany.nl/team/lois-van-diggele) **Loïs van Diggele** Marketing Specialist ![Join our Practical Inspiration Session: AI in Risk \& Compliance]() Mar 5, 2026 ## **Our Practical Inspiration Session: AI in Risk & Compliance** Across the financial industry, one question keeps coming back: what can AI realistically do in risk and compliance today? Much of the conversation around AI still focuses on technology. Yet the real shift is happening… ![Loïs van Diggele]() [Loïs van Diggele](https://acecompany.nl/team/lois-van-diggele) **Loïs van Diggele** Marketing Specialist ![RegAI Helia Shortlisted for RegTech Insight Awards Europe 2026]() RegTech & AIFeb 24, 2026 ## **RegAI Shortlisted for RegTech Insight Awards Europe 2026** We are proud to share that RegAI Helia, Ace’s Regulatory Intelligence & Automation Platform, has been shortlisted for the RegTech Insight Awards Europe 2026 in the category Most Innovative Technology for Regulatory Compliance… ![Loïs van Diggele]() [Loïs van Diggele](https://acecompany.nl/team/lois-van-diggele) **Loïs van Diggele** Marketing Specialist ![Ace appoints Janco Jordaan as Partner]() Jan 26, 2026 ## **Ace appoints Janco Jordaan as Partner** Ace has appointed Janco Jordaan as Partner, effective 1 January 2026. With this appointment, Ace has strengthened its partner group and continues to accelerate the further development of its RegTech and RegAI Helia… ![Loïs van Diggele]() [Loïs van Diggele](https://acecompany.nl/team/lois-van-diggele) **Loïs van Diggele** Marketing Specialist ![From Pledges to Portfolios: Why Biodiversity Still Lags]() Sustainable FinanceOct 22, 2025 ## **From Pledges to Portfolios: Why Biodiversity Still Lags** Dutch banks, insurers, and asset managers have moved biodiversity up the agenda, signing pledges and joining initiatives such as TNFD, the Finance for Biodiversity Pledge, and PBAF. But progress is slow in turning those… ![Janco Jordaan]() [Janco Jordaan](https://acecompany.nl/team/janco-jordaan) **Janco Jordaan** Partner ![Amended ESRS Omnibus Exposure Drafts timeline: A Closer Look]() Sustainable FinanceOct 21, 2025 ## **Amended ESRS Omnibus Exposure Drafts timeline: A Closer Look** EFRAG’s July 31, 2025 Omnibus Exposure Drafts mark the most significant overhaul of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) since their initial release under CSRD. However, the substance of requirements… ![Geert Waardenburg]() [Geert Waardenburg](https://acecompany.nl/team/geert-waardenburg) **Geert Waardenburg** Partner ![How to turn AI governance into a single control fabric]() Responsible AIAug 7, 2025 ## **How to turn AI governance into a single control fabric** Banks today are navigating an increasingly complex web of digital regulations, spanning data protection, operational resilience, and now, AI-specific risk management. While regulatory overlap is nothing new, the arrival… ![Janco Jordaan]() [Janco Jordaan](https://acecompany.nl/team/janco-jordaan) **Janco Jordaan** Partner ![AI Compliance in Motion: Adapting to Agentic Systems]() Responsible AIJul 24, 2025 ## **AI Compliance in Motion: Adapting to Agentic Systems** AI compliance is evolving, are your controls keeping up? Interpretation of the AI Act is often grounded in traditional GenAI use cases. But what happens when AI becomes agentic, learning, acting, and adapting… ![Nick Prince]() [Nick Prince](https://acecompany.nl/team/nick-prince) **Nick Prince** Partner ![The Hidden Costs of RegTech Adoption]() RegTech & AIApr 30, 2025 ## **The Hidden Costs of RegTech Adoption** Why the Regulatory Puzzle Needs a Fresh Approach Between continuous ESG updates, AI Act developments, and the impending Basel III final reforms, financial institutions face a flood of new rules that can overwhelm even… ![Nick Prince]() [Nick Prince](https://acecompany.nl/team/nick-prince) **Nick Prince** Partner ![Integrating Environmental and Social Factors into Risk Management: A Reflection on Current Status]() Integrated Risk ManagementApr 7, 2025 ## **Integrating Environmental and Social Factors into Risk Management: A Reflection on Current Status** As the world faces the increasing impact of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues, financial institutions are under growing pressure to integrate these factors into their risk management frameworks. While… ![Geert Waardenburg]() [Geert Waardenburg](https://acecompany.nl/team/geert-waardenburg) **Geert Waardenburg** Partner ![The Omnibus Package: a Game-Changer for Financial Institutions and Sustainability Compliance]() Sustainable FinanceFeb 28, 2025 ## **The Omnibus Package: a Game-Changer for Financial Institutions and Sustainability Compliance** The European Commission’s Omnibus Package introduces significant changes to corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence obligations, with the potential to fundamentally reshape the compliance landscapes for… ![Geert Waardenburg]() [Geert Waardenburg](https://acecompany.nl/team/geert-waardenburg) **Geert Waardenburg** Partner ![Regulatory Change Reinvented: making compliance easy and effective]() Regulatory Change ManagementJan 7, 2025 ## **Regulatory Change Reinvented: making compliance easy and effective** Increasing pressure on regulatory change for financial institutions Despite an increased focus on regulatory change over the last years, the complexity thereof is also growing at an increasing rate, leading to major… ![Arthur Willigenburg]() [Arthur Willigenburg](https://acecompany.nl/team/arthur-willigenburg) **Arthur Willigenburg** Managing partner ![Ace awarded FD Gazelle 2024]() Nov 25, 2024 ## **Ace awarded FD Gazelle 2024** Professional services and regtech service provider Ace, has been named an FD Gazelle for the first time this year. This places the company among the fastest-growing companies in the Netherlands. Receiving the… ![Loïs van Diggele]() [Loïs van Diggele](https://acecompany.nl/team/lois-van-diggele) **Loïs van Diggele** Marketing Specialist ![Navigating Supervisory Evaluation]() Integrated Risk ManagementJun 24, 2024 ## **Navigating Supervisory Evaluation** Supervisory expectations continue to rise Supervisory expectations continue to rise. A far more pro-active approach to supervisory evaluation is key to safeguard resilience in an increasingly complex environment. The… ![Arthur Willigenburg]() [Arthur Willigenburg](https://acecompany.nl/team/arthur-willigenburg) **Arthur Willigenburg** Managing partner ![DORA: It is time to act now]() Non-financial RiskMar 21, 2024 ## **DORA: It is time to act now** Use smart technology to accelerate implementation In the rapidly changing digital world, it’s crucial for financial institutions to ensure the security and resilience of their digital operations. The Digital Operational… ![Geert Waardenburg]() [Geert Waardenburg](https://acecompany.nl/team/geert-waardenburg) **Geert Waardenburg** Partner ![Why embedding ESG into probability of default models is good for banks and the planet]() Sustainable FinanceNov 16, 2023 ## **Why embedding ESG into probability of default models is good for banks and the planet** From sector-based exclusion to sustainability-linked products, more and more banks are taking steps to align with the growing demand for a more sustainable financial services industry. At the same time, however, the… ![Janco Jordaan]() [Janco Jordaan](https://acecompany.nl/team/janco-jordaan) **Janco Jordaan** Partner ![New EBA report joins Ace in calling for greater integration of ESG in PD modeling]() Sustainable FinanceOct 17, 2023 ## **New EBA report joins Ace in calling for greater integration of ESG in PD modeling** This October, the European Banking Authority (EBA) has published a new report that’s certain to cause a stir in the world of sustainable finance. In fact, it’s already been the subject of much interest here at the Ace… ![Janco Jordaan]() [Janco Jordaan](https://acecompany.nl/team/janco-jordaan) **Janco Jordaan** Partner ![DORA is coming: Are you ready for resilience?]() Non-financial RiskJul 28, 2023 ## **DORA is coming: Are you ready for resilience?** Meet DORA DORA’s main objective is to harmonize current regulations on digital operational resilience in financial entities across the EU (something the European Central Bank and other EU authorities are also… ![Geert Waardenburg]() [Geert Waardenburg](https://acecompany.nl/team/geert-waardenburg) **Geert Waardenburg** Partner RisketeersApr 18, 2023 ## **Risketeers: Developing Next-Generation Talent Together** Ace has always been about solving problems in regulatory compliance. That’s true with our consultancy and management, with our regtech solutions, and with our interim professionals. And, with Risketeers, we’re… ![Arthur Willigenburg]() [Arthur Willigenburg](https://acecompany.nl/team/arthur-willigenburg) **Arthur Willigenburg** Managing partner Sustainable FinanceMar 29, 2023 ## **Quantifying and modeling the S part of ESG** ESG is increasingly measured, standardized, and reported on by financial organizations across the globe but with a focus on environmental and governance factors, social impact lags behind. In one survey by BNB Paribas ,… ![Janco Jordaan]() [Janco Jordaan](https://acecompany.nl/team/janco-jordaan) **Janco Jordaan** Partner Regulatory Change ManagementMar 8, 2023 ## **Best practices for change management in regulatory compliance** Today’s financial regulatory environment is complex and often fast-paced. Before Basel II started making regulations more comprehensive, most financial organizations could expect to implement one new regulation at a… ![Arthur Willigenburg]() [Arthur Willigenburg](https://acecompany.nl/team/arthur-willigenburg) **Arthur Willigenburg** Managing partner Sustainable FinanceFeb 21, 2023 ## **How can Banks Build ESG Capabilities Internally?** As the ECB shifts focus towards its climate change risks and sustainable finance, it becomes more pressing for banks to make the necessary changes to show compliance not just in 3-5 years but also now. While many banks… ![Arthur Willigenburg]() [Arthur Willigenburg](https://acecompany.nl/team/arthur-willigenburg) **Arthur Willigenburg** Managing partner Sustainable FinanceFeb 1, 2023 ## **Building Internal Resources to Meet ESG Obligations** As meeting ESG requirements becomes more pressing, banking organizations are more and more facing shortages of resources, whether internal knowledge, people, or data. 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