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Comparison · 2026 edition

MAP FinTech vs Nasdaq AxiomSL: regulatory reporting compared 2026.

MAP FinTech and Nasdaq AxiomSL side by side in the Regulatory Reporting Index 2026: scores, evidence, published facts and awards.

Research by Buckingham Intelligence, the research unit of Buckingham Capital Consulting · Facts read 26 October 2026 · Dated copies of source pages kept · Method
3.0 / 5MAP FinTech
3.0 / 5Nasdaq AxiomSL
MAP FinTechHigher overall
6Criteria compared

Short answer.

In the Regulatory Reporting Index, MAP FinTech scores higher overall: 3.0 out of 5 (60 out of 100) against 3.0 (59), ranking 4 and 5 of 12. MAP FinTech scores higher for payment and e-money firms; Nasdaq AxiomSL scores higher for investment and crypto firms; they tie for banks.

Scores side by side.

Overall and segment scores out of 100, and the score out of 5.

ScoreMAP FinTechNasdaq AxiomSL
Score out of 53.03.0
Score out of 1006059
Overall rank4 of 125 of 12
For banks (out of 100)66, rank 366, rank 4
For payment and e-money firms (out of 100)56, rank 452, rank 8
For investment and crypto firms (out of 100)58, rank 559, rank 4
TypeTransaction and tax reporting platformRisk and financial regulatory reporting platform

Criterion by criterion.

Each score with the evidence behind it.

CriterionMAP FinTechNasdaq AxiomSL
Report coverage4/5
Trade and transaction reporting plus CRS and FATCA tax reporting published.
3/5
Prudential and financial regulatory returns across many regulators; transaction and tax reporting not published.
Published pricing0/5
Not published on the pages read.
0/5
Not published on the pages read.
Regulator reach3/5
Regimes in Europe, Australia and Asia named.
5/5
170+ regulators across 60+ jurisdictions published.
Delivery4/5
SaaS, delegated reporting and onboarding support published; rule update terms not stated.
3/5
SaaS with rule updates and automated submission; no managed service or onboarding process published.
Security and standing2/5
Named regulated clients in testimonials; no certification published.
2/5
One named bank case study; no security certification published on the page read.
Data controls4/5
Validation, reconciliation and monitoring published; data lineage not described.
4/5
Data lineage, validation rules and checker controls; reconciliation not published.

Each criterion is scored 0 to 5 against the best published offer in the Regulatory Reporting Index. 0 means not offered or not published. How it is scored

Published facts.

What each provider publishes on its own pages, read on 26 October 2026.

FactMAP FinTechNasdaq AxiomSL
Coverage"EMIR, MiFID II/MiFIR, ASIC, MAS, SFTR, CRS, FATCA, Best Execution Monitoring, RTS 27/28" on the Polaris platform."Risk & Financial Regulatory Reporting" for banks and brokerages, with "reporting templates" and calculations on a single platform.
ReachEU and UK regimes plus ASIC (Australia) and MAS (Singapore); "over 200 B2B global clients in four continents"."Ensure compliance with 170+ regulators across 60+ jurisdictions"; "3,500+ financial institutions in 50+ countries" in the Nasdaq community.
DeliveryPolaris won "Best Software as a Service Provider (SaaS)" at the Cyprus BITE Awards; delegated EMIR reporting; onboarding and switchover "via customised health-check reviews"."Our fully SaaS-delivered solution ensures you have not only the latest regulatory rules"; submission in XML, XBRL and other formats "and automate the submission process".
ControlsPlatform covers "data sourcing and validation through to regulatory submission, reconciliation and monitoring"."full auditability and traceability of data lineage"; "in-built regulatory validation rules, and automated alerts"; checker controls.
StandingTestimonials from CAPEX.com (Key Way Investments, CySEC licensed) and Trading Point of Financial Instruments. Certifications not stated on the pages read.Case study with Banco Mercantil del Norte (Banorte). Security certifications not stated on the page read.
PricingNot published on the pages read.Not published on the pages read.
Date read26 October 202626 October 2026

Not published or not stated by MAP FinTech: standing, pricing and delivery.

Not published or not stated by Nasdaq AxiomSL: standing, pricing, report coverage and delivery.

Facts read on 26 October 2026 from: mapfintech.com; and nasdaq.com/products/fintech/axiomsl/….

Awards 2026.

Awards follow from the published scores and cannot be bought.

MAP FinTech

No award in this index.

Nasdaq AxiomSL
Top rated for regulator reach 2026

Who each suits.

From each provider's strongest criteria and published terms.

MAP FinTech suits

Brokers and investment firms needing trade and CRS/FATCA reporting together.

  • Report coverage (4/5). Trade and transaction reporting plus CRS and FATCA tax reporting published.
  • Delivery (4/5). SaaS, delegated reporting and onboarding support published; rule update terms not stated.
  • Data controls (4/5). Validation, reconciliation and monitoring published; data lineage not described.

MAP FinTech full profile

Nasdaq AxiomSL suits

Banks and brokerages reporting to many regulators worldwide.

  • Regulator reach (5/5). 170+ regulators across 60+ jurisdictions published.

Nasdaq AxiomSL full profile

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