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Visa and Airwallex target freight payments overhaul
Visa, the global payments giant, has teamed up with Airwallex, the embedded finance and multi-currency infrastructure provider, to develop financial solutions built specifically for freight and shi...
ZestyAI enters London market through MAP Underwriting deal
ZestyAI, the Risk Decision Platform for the insurance industry, has secured its first customer in the London market after Lloyd's of London managing agency MAP Underwriting (Managing Agency Partner...
Sumsub bets on AI trust infrastructure as compliance splinters
Sumsub has unveiled what it describes as the market's first AI-powered Trust Infrastructure, designed to help businesses enter new jurisdictions securely while streamlining risk decisioning, fraud ...
Why AI compliance failures could cost firms dearly
Artificial intelligence is transforming how organisations operate, make decisions and interact with customers. According to Theta Lake, yet the productivity gains come tethered to serious obligatio...
The hybrid actuarial role reshaping insurance pricing
Insurers face a growing dilemma: machine learning promises sharper pricing, yet models must remain explainable, compliant and commercially viable. According to Akur8, the answer lies not in choosin...
Prediction markets are here. Is compliance ready?
Prediction markets are moving from the fringes of finance into the mainstream, attracting growing interest from institutions, regulators and retail participants alike. But as these platforms blur t...
Ctrl Alt gets authorisation from Central Bank of Ireland
Ctrl Alt, a tokenisation infrastructure provider focused on digital capital markets, has secured MiFID authorisation from the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI), enabling the company to expand regulated...
Zinnia names Key Kiarie as new chief financial officer
Zinnia, a technology platform serving the life and annuities market, has named Key Kiarie as its new chief financial officer, a move that comes as the firm ramps up expansion across its network of ...
Duplo teams up with Wema Bank to automate business finances
Duplo, a financial operating system designed for African businesses, has joined forces with Wema Bank to bring streamlined financial management to companies operating on the ALAT by Wema Bank platf...
LemFi taps BVNK to move remittances onto stablecoin rails
LemFi, the financial platform serving people who live and work across borders, has joined forces with BVNK, an enterprise-grade stablecoin payments infrastructure firm, to overhaul the settlement l...
Salv Bridge hits five years as EU sharing rules loom
On 13 July 2021, a fraud analyst in Estonia noticed a phishing pattern spreading across SmartID logins and fired off a warning to a neighbouring bank.
Which sector is really winning the compliance race?
Compliance has moved from a back-office function to a strategic priority across every regulated industry, yet no two sectors are grappling with identical pressures.
Databricks to raise strategic funding at $188bn valuation
Databricks, the Data and AI company, has revealed plans for a strategic funding round that values the business at $188bn.
Darwinex launches native TradingView integration
Darwinex, a FinTech firm operating an FCA and CNMV-regulated brokerage, has rolled out a native integration with TradingView, allowing traders to run live orders on a Darwinex account straight from...
Why banks can't afford years-long payments overhauls
Payments modernisation has become the defining boardroom debate in banking, and according to Tieto, the banks that move in months rather than years will be the ones that thrive in the real-time era...
Why the annual review may become a premium service
The annual review is itself under review, and according to WealthTech provider Ortec Finance, the commercial consequences could be profound.
Alpaca's $135m bet on AI-native brokerage infrastructure
Alpaca, a global provider of agent-first brokerage infrastructure, has secured a $135m funding round as it looks to cement its position at the intersection of tokenised capital markets and AI-drive...
US companies dominated top global FinTech deals in Q2 as investments grew 34% YoY
Key global FinTech investment stats in Q2 2026:
ACA Group and the rise of the connected compliance era
In an age where AI is becoming no longer a good-to-have but a necessity for financial and compliance teams, being able to properly gage changing trends as well as the impact AI will have on the ind...
AMINA becomes first regulated bank to integrate Mesh
AMINA Bank AG, a Swiss crypto bank regulated by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), has become the first regulated bank to integrate Mesh, a crypto payments network connecting...
California emerged as the main US WealthTech hub in Q2 as deal activity grew by 27% YoY
Key US WealthTech investment stats in Q2 2026:
EU AMLR: why firms can't wait for 2027 to prepare
Financial institutions across Europe are facing a fundamental shift in how anti-money laundering compliance is designed, evidenced and supervised, as the EU's new AML Regulation moves towards its m...
How banks are winning the digital wallet fraud war
Phishing and fraud targeting digital wallets are surging globally, creating a growing challenge for banks and customers alike.
Payments firm Triple-A secures VARA IPA in Dubai
Triple-A, a global payment institution, has been awarded In-Principle Approval (IPA) from Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) for the provision of Broker-Dealer services.
Regulators' AI tools face the accountability test
Artificial intelligence is reshaping the financial sector at pace, approving loans, drafting disclosures and flagging suspicious transactions inside regulated firms, yet the rules designed to gover...
Lumin Digital secures $115m as valuation hits $1.6bn
Lumin Digital, the Compounding Growth Platform serving banks and credit unions, has raised more than $115m in fresh capital, lifting the company to a $1.6bn valuation.
TAPP Engine partners with Envestnet on digital investing
TAPP Engine, a provider of embedded digital wealth technology for credit unions and community banks, is adding Envestnet's ActivePassive ETF model portfolios to its digital investing platform.
Are RegTech investment priorities beginning to diverge?
For much of the past decade, RegTech investment has followed a familiar trajectory, flowing towards technologies that help financial institutions keep pace with an ever-expanding regulatory burden.
Datavault AI joins Mandela Dollar stablecoin venture
Datavault AI, a NASDAQ-listed provider of data monetisation, credentialing, digital engagement and real-world asset tokenisation technologies, has been named the exclusive technology partner of Man...
TELF AG slashes due diligence times with Vivox AI screening
A new report study by Vivox details how global commodities trader TELF AG cut counterparty review times from 60 minutes to as little as 10 to 15 minutes per case.
eIDAS 2.0 deadlines loom: two tracks, one trust chain
Halfway through 2026, eIDAS 2.0 has shifted from a regulation to monitor into a deadline to hit. By December 2026, every EU Member State must offer at least one certified EU Digital Identity (EUDI)...
The data quality dilemma in financial crime risk
Every financial crime risk assessment is built on one foundation: data. It shapes inherent risk, evidences how controls perform, underpins decision-making, drives monitoring and remediation, and en...
Penfold teams up with Perkbox to embed workplace pensions
Penfold, a digital workplace pension provider, has struck a partnership with employee benefits and rewards platform Perkbox that will see pensions embedded within a wider benefits package for emplo...
thisbank unveils Triple Access Savings Account
thisbank, the UK bank focused on simplifying everyday banking, has rolled out a new Triple Access Savings Account aimed at savers who want strong returns without giving up access to their cash.
Powerful June funding haul drives strong Q2 for RegTech deals
The second quarter of 2026 proved to be another powerful period for RegTech investment, with over $2bn raised across the industry.
Regulators cut SMCR red tape as reform wave begins
The Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority have unveiled the opening phase of their reform of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR), setting out a package of ...
AI spending surge tests the Fed's inflation fight
AI is no longer just a productivity story, it is fast becoming a demand story with real consequences for inflation, according to new analysis from LSEG Data & Analytics.
CPF lifecycle funds: the analytics gap that could sink bids
For providers hoping to run Singapore's CPF Lifecycle Investment Scheme, designing a glidepath is the easy part. According to WealthTech firm Kidbrooke, the far harder challenge is proving, with st...
CBI review exposes weak spots in MiFID compliance
The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) has raised the stakes for the country's MiFID investment firms, publishing a Thematic Assessment on 18 May 2026 that carries direct regulatory obligations and a cl...
Why weak customer data could derail CARF compliance plans
CARF operational readiness is fast becoming a priority for crypto-asset service providers, digital asset platforms and financial institutions.
OnePoint BFG selects RISR to strengthen business owner planning
RISR, a business owner engagement platform for financial advisors, has partnered with OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners, as the wealth management firm looks to strengthen planning services for entrepren...
Why private banks are ditching fragmented advisory tools
The question of which software leading private banks rely on for investment advisory has no single-product answer, according to WealthTech firm fincite.
Vertafore launches AI agent to tackle MGA submission delays
Vertafore, a Denver-based insurance technology provider, has launched an AI-powered submission processing agent designed to help managing general agents (MGAs) reduce manual intake processes and ac...
Can COFI end South Africa's siloed compliance crisis?
South Africa loses an estimated R100bn a year to financial crime, yet the institutions meant to stop it still work in silos. Organised crime does not. According to RelyComply, its networks are coor...
EDX Markets secures $76m Series C led by SBI Holdings
EDX Markets, a digital asset technology firm operating an institutional-only trading venue alongside a central clearinghouse, has wrapped up a $76m Series C funding round.
Regnology expands AI capabilities with new platform
Regnology, a provider of regulatory and financial technology solutions, has launched Regnology Risk Hub (RRiH) Ascend, an AI-powered platform designed to help financial institutions improve risk ma...
ClearScore automates debt repayment in Stream partnership
ClearScore, a global credit platform, has partnered with Stream, a Workplace Finance provider, to integrate automated debt consolidation technology into Stream's workplace lending offering, making ...
SumUp expands into consumer banking across Europe
SumUp, the global FinTech firm that supports over four million merchants around the world, has unveiled personal accounts for consumers, its biggest push into consumer finance so far.
Four lessons on building compliance that scales
How do you build a compliance function that can keep pace with a business that refuses to stand still? That was the question at the heart of a recent International Compliance Association (ICA) pane...
Why strong pricing models fail before they reach market
A technically brilliant pricing model can still destroy value if it stalls on the way to production, according to InsurTech pricing specialist Akur8. In a recent discussion for The Actuarial Angle,...
Klarna applies for US banking licence with Utah charter
Klarna, the global digital bank and flexible payments firm, has filed applications to set up its own bank in the United States. The company has approached both the Utah Department of Financial Inst...
Why Velocity FSS sees investigations as AI's biggest opportunity
Founded in 2019, Velocity FSS offers a comprehensive AML platform acts as an all-in-one solution for AML compliance and reporting requirements. Offering a FRAML - fraud and AML - platform, the comp...
Hippo accelerates specialty insurance growth through Accelerant
Hippo Holdings, a technology-driven insurance group, has expanded its partnership with specialty insurance platform Accelerant in a deal expected to generate more than $500m in annual gross written...
InvoiceCloud and CentralSquare team up on public sector payments
InvoiceCloud, a digital billing and payments firm, has formed an alliance with public sector software provider CentralSquare Technologies to bring integrated payment experiences to governments and ...
Acrisure unifies specialty MGAs under new Asero brand
Acrisure, a global FinTech leader, has unveiled Asero Insurance Services, a specialty managing general agency (MGA) that brings a number of its US programme administrators together under one banner...
AI moves from pilot to practice in buy-side compliance
Compliance leaders at buy-side firms are confronting a stark reality: the old playbook for scaling their functions no longer works.
Offa raises £6.5m to accelerate UK expansion
Offa, a UK-based Islamic property finance FinTech, has secured £6.5m in new working capital through a sukuk and warrant structure to support its continued expansion across the UK housing finance ma...
Why compliance teams can't ignore Sherlocq's AI leap
Compliance professionals are not short of tools, they are drowning in them. Screening platforms, sanctions portals, regulatory update feeds, case management systems and now AI assistants all sit in...
Liberty Mutual Investments backs inKind with $320m deal
inKind, a restaurant commerce enablement platform helping eateries access customers, capital and technology, has entered a strategic financing partnership with Liberty Mutual Investments (LMI), the...
Citi Foundation backs child savings with $5m grant
The Citi Foundation, the philanthropic arm of banking giant Citi, has pledged a $5m grant to Prosperity Now to power its newly launched ABC Initiative (Asset-Building for Children), which aims to e...
Sumsub expands UAE compliance through Innovation City partnership
Sumsub, a RegTech company providing identity verification and compliance technology, has partnered with Innovation City, a UAE free zone for AI, Web3 and digital asset businesses, to help internati...
How three regulatory shifts are rewriting EU payments compliance
European payments firms are confronting a rare convergence of regulatory pressures, and most compliance teams are being asked to absorb all three simultaneously. The EU Instant Payments Regulation ...
Why CPF glidepaths will live or die on analytics, not allocation
Singapore's CPF Lifecycle Investment Scheme has put glidepath design under the spotlight, but according to FinTech firm Kidbrooke, the harder test lies beneath the asset allocation charts entirely.
Is private credit really another sub-prime crisis?
Fears that private credit markets are repeating the mistakes of sub-prime mortgage-backed securities (MBS) ahead of the global financial crisis (GFC) have intensified following the high-profile def...
Geopolitical risk is reshaping the role of risk managers
For most risk professionals, the inability to switch off is an occupational hazard. It is not simply a matter of spotting everyday hazards, the hob left on, or toys strewn across the floor. It runs...
Wise acquires Expatica to expand support for people living abroad
Wise, the global financial technology company specialising in cross-border payments, has acquired expat platform Expatica to expand support for people living and working abroad.
How to cut analyst time lost to KYB false positives
False positives are an inescapable feature of know-your-business (KYB) screening. When a compliance team runs a company and its ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs) against sanctions, politically expo...
FinCEN's AML shake-up: why AI compliance must deliver
For decades, passing a US anti-money laundering (AML) audit meant proving a programme existed. Write the policies, appoint the officer, train the staff, complete the review. If the components were ...
Digital euro cleared by EU committee in payments power shift
The European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee has approved the digital euro, a central bank-backed digital currency designed to reduce Europe's dependence on US-controlled payme...
Over $2bn raised across this week's 22 FinTech deals
Several major FinTech deals help to bring this week's total funding to over $2bn, as a total of 22 companies closed investment rounds.
Comply Exchange earns SOC 2 to bolster client trust
Tax compliance technology firm Comply Exchange has achieved SOC 2 compliance, marking a significant step in its effort to provide clients with independently validated assurance over the security an...
Warp raises $60m Series B to rebuild HR software with AI
Warp, an AI-native human capital management (HCM) platform, has closed a $60m Series B funding round led by Battery Ventures, with participation from Peak XV, Sound Ventures, and Y Combinator, brin...
Alan raises €480m to expand prevention insurance globally
Alan, a prevention InsurTech valued at €5.5bn ($6.3bn), has secured a €480m ($550m) Series G financing round led by Prosus, with participation from existing shareholders Teachers' Venture Growth (T...
Taktile raises $110m to put AI at heart of finance
Taktile, an AI transformation platform for financial institutions, has closed a $110m Series C funding round led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives.
Why agentic AI is KYC's last best hope
Traditional know-your-customer compliance is no longer struggling to keep pace. It is collapsing under the weight of its own limitations. Rising regulatory demands, increasingly sophisticated finan...
EXANTE launches €1m grant for open-source FinTech projects
EXANTE, a global prime broker and institutional trading infrastructure provider, has unveiled the Gecko Fund, a €1m grant programme aimed at bolstering the open-source software projects that underp...
Edward Jones backs Carefull with venture investment
Edward Jones, a leading North American financial services firm managing $2.4 trillion in client assets, has announced a commercial partnership with Carefull, a digital financial protection platform...
Mitigata raises $15m Series B for AI cyber resilience
Mitigata, India's first AI-native cyber resilience platform, has closed a $15m Series B funding round to accelerate its ambition of building the country's largest sovereign, indigenous AI security ...
SELLIT9 raises $4.1m to expand recommerce platform
SELLIT9, a Toronto-based recommerce platform enabling consumers to unlock liquidity from unused household items, has raised $4.1m CAD ($3m USD) in a new funding round to drive expansion across Cana...
Equipal secures £16.25m from Altum Capital Management
Equipal, a UK-based tech-enabled business equipment funder, has secured £16.25m in combined equity investment and forward flow funding from Altum Capital Management, an institutional credit fund, t...
Matic secures Primus Capital investment and Policygenius P&C book
Matic, an embedded InsurTech platform that integrates insurance into the home and auto ownership journey, has received a minority investment from growth-focused private equity firm Primus Capital a...
Why KYC fragmentation is costing firms more than they think
Client onboarding has long been viewed as a regulatory necessity, but leading firms are increasingly treating it as a competitive advantage. By combining KYC, KYB and intelligent regulatory decisio...
CFTC opens review of rules blocking FinTech partnerships
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the US federal body overseeing derivatives markets, has launched a formal Request for Information seeking to identify regulatory barriers that preve...
Why allocation surveillance is failing compliance teams
For compliance teams at asset management firms, allocation review has quietly become one of the most thankless tasks in the working day. Hours are consumed wading through exception reports, only to...
Warren's €10m bet on fixing Belgium's broken pensions
Warren, a Ghent-based WealthTech platform operating its own regulated pension fund and offering AI-powered financial coaching to employees, has closed a €10m seed round to accelerate its Belgian gr...
IntellectAI's Magic Placement cuts quote workloads by 60%
Processing insurance quotes has long been one of the most time-consuming and error-prone tasks facing commercial brokers.
Akur8: closing the gap between pricing and production
Insurance pricing has a delivery problem. Actuaries can build technically robust models, but before those models generate any real business value, they must navigate data pipelines, product workflo...
Figure acquires Kiavi in $717m blockchain deal
Figure Technology Solutions, a blockchain-native capital marketplace, has struck a definitive agreement to acquire Kiavi, an AI-driven lending platform serving residential real estate investors, in...
Bluwhale launches AI-native financial operating system
Bluwhale, an AI and blockchain-based personal finance platform, has unveiled an AI-native financial operating system that automates users' financial lives while keeping data ownership and account c...
Three things compliance leaders can't afford to ignore in 2026
There's a noticeable shift happening in financial crime compliance, and it's not being driven by a single regulation, technology, or enforcement action. It's the convergence of all three.
Guidewire Cloud to power Peel Mutual's AI strategy
Peel Mutual Insurance Company, an Ontario-based mutual insurer and member of the Ontario Mutual Insurance Association, has selected Guidewire Cloud as part of a broader push to accelerate AI-driven...
How IMTF is closing the gap in financial crime detection
For many years financial institutions have invested heavily in tools that detect suspicious activity. However, detection is only one part of the equation, and another real challenge lies in turning...
ZIGRAM expands into Nepal with new compliance alliance
ZIGRAM has announced a strategic partnership with Nepal-based AMNIL Technologies to advance the rollout of its financial crime compliance tools across Nepal's financial sector.
How Ortec Finance helped PKZH measure ESG impact
Swiss pension fund PKZH, which manages CHF23.9bn in assets on behalf of more than 60,000 members, turned to Ortec Finance to gain a clearer financial picture of what its ESG exclusion policy was ac...
May equity review: who won and who didn't
EXANTE's May equity briefing offers a sobering read beneath the headline numbers: Q1 reporting closed as one of the strongest seasons in recent memory, but the distribution of that strength tells a...
Oxford Finance closes $400m asset backed securitisation
Oxford Finance, a specialty finance firm that provides senior secured loans to businesses globally, has completed a private placement transaction involving the sale of approximately $400m in loans ...
Vinyl Equity raises $20m Series A led by Jump Capital
Vinyl Equity, a FinTech infrastructure company for capital markets and corporate transactions and SEC-registered transfer agent, has closed a $20m Series A funding round led by Jump Capital.
Hummingbird targets compliance fragmentation with AI
Hummingbird, a RegTech firm offering an orchestration platform for financial crime compliance, has unveiled two new AI agents designed to reduce the manual burden on compliance teams while keeping ...
Feedzai IQ Score promises 4x fraud detection gains
Feedzai, the AI-native financial crime prevention platform that safeguards over $9tn in annual payment volume, has launched Feedzai IQ Score, a network-derived fraud risk scoring product designed t...
Why trusted data is Luxembourg's next financial frontier
In a conversation published by LSEG Data & Analytics, Vincenzo Giunta, president of the Luxembourg Financial Markets Association (LFMA), and David Thomas, head of data trust at LSEG, explored how L...
Digital assets in wealth management: what banks must do now
Digital assets have moved well beyond their speculative origins to become a recognised component of mainstream financial markets, according to the WealthTech Radar 2026, published by fincite.
AI storm risk tool integrated into Adaptive Insurance platform
Adaptive Insurance, a specialist provider of climate-focused insurance products, has selected ZestyAI, an AI-powered risk and decision intelligence platform, to integrate property-level storm risk ...
Has the traditional financial crime model reached its limit?
The traditional financial crime operating model was built for a different era. For decades, financial institutions have relied on separate functions, technologies and processes to manage anti-money...
How document verification closes the fraud detection gap
As digital onboarding becomes the norm, businesses are finding themselves increasingly exposed to document fraud, and their existing processes are struggling to keep pace.
UK SOX compliance: what Provision 29 means for your board
The phrase 'UK SOX' has been circulating with growing urgency in compliance and finance circles, and the timing is no accident.
The board's role in AML risk is no longer optional
In every regulated organisation, the board of directors carries ultimate responsibility for ensuring that the financial crime risk framework is fit for purpose, effective and aligned to the wider b...
Cosine builds UK's first sovereign frontier AI model
Cosine, a British sovereign AI frontier lab founded in London in 2023 and selected by the UK government as part of its sovereign AI initiative, has unveiled a coalition of major UK institutions to ...
Why investing in compliance now creates competitive advantage
For years, the compliance community has debated whether the function should be viewed as a revenue enabler rather than a cost centre.
How to monitor and investigate behavior-based risk in AI communications
Artificial intelligence has moved well beyond being a simple productivity tool. Today, platforms such as Microsoft Copilot, Zoom AIC, Anthropic's Claude, and Google Gemini are functioning as active...
Amplify adds Wealthbox CRM to multi-custodial platform
Amplify Technology, an AI-native RIA operating platform built on data lake architecture, has announced a new integration with Wealthbox CRM, one of the most widely adopted CRM platforms in the inde...
BridgeWise launches podcast sentiment data feed
Context Analytics, a BridgeWise company, has unveiled a Podcast Sentiment Analysis Feed, a new data product drawing on financial and business podcast content to deliver ticker-level market signals ...
Stablecoin rules must change, peers warn regulators
A House of Lords committee has warned that the UK's stablecoin regulatory framework risks being outpaced by international rivals and has called on regulators to revisit several key elements of thei...
Hetz Ventures backs Willow's $7m AI agent security play
Willow, an Israeli agentic access platform that enables enterprises to safely govern and control AI agents, has emerged from stealth with $7m in seed funding to accelerate product development and i...
How myFaro is leveraging tech to transform the financial advisory space
In the wealth management space, the rise of WealthTech has helped to digitise countless products and portals. Founded in 2017, Belgium-based myFaro is now changing the game: it is bringing digitisa...
EXANTE Bond market turbulence: what investors need to know
Global equity markets delivered a broadly positive performance in May, but it was bond markets that commanded the most attention, according to EXANTE's latest monthly markets brief.
ebankIT integrates Daon to close the fraud gap
ebankIT, a digital banking platform provider, has announced a partnership with Daon, a global digital identity fraud prevention firm, to embed continuous identity assurance directly into the bankin...
Coralogix raises $200m in Series F funding
Coralogix, a data and AI platform specialising in observability, has closed a $200m Series F funding round, bringing the company's total capital raised to $550m.
Perk lands $300m credit facility to fuel AI expansion
Perk, formerly TravelPerk and now rebranded as an AI-native travel and spend management platform, has closed a $300m private credit facility as it moves to accelerate global growth and prepare for ...
InsurTech Producerflow launches Partner Portal for carriers
Producerflow, an insurance distribution management software provider, has launched Partner Portal, a self-service workspace designed to help insurance carriers work more efficiently with wholesaler...
FSRA cyber survey: where financial firms are falling short
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) has published the findings of a sweeping cyber risk management survey - and the results paint a picture of a sector that has made genuine progress...
Pro Global launches European broker expansion platform
Specialist insurance advisory firm Pro Global has launched a new European broker platform aimed at helping UK-based brokers expand into continental markets as firms look to navigate complex regulat...
IRA Financial boosts digital asset IRA platform with new features
IRA Financial, a provider of self-directed retirement solutions, has launched a rebuilt version of its digital asset investing platform, offering retirement investors real-time access to nearly 100...
Interactive Brokers launches agentic trading via Claude
Interactive Brokers, an automated global brokerage operating across more than 170 markets worldwide, has announced the launch of agentic trading capabilities through a direct integration with Claud...
LSEG launches Identity Gateway for digital ID access
LSEG Risk Intelligence, the risk and identity verification arm of the London Stock Exchange Group, has unveiled Identity Gateway, a new infrastructure layer built to streamline access to trusted di...
The surveillance gap firms are still struggling to close
Trade surveillance is entering a new phase. With financial institutions operating across increasingly complex, high-volume and multi-venue trading environments, firms are under growing pressure to ...
AML monitoring gaps are costing firms billions
Anti-money laundering compliance doesn't end the moment a customer clears an onboarding check. For regulated businesses, that milestone is simply the starting point of a far longer and more demandi...
Gray Swan raises $40m to secure AI at the frontier
Gray Swan, an AI security company founded out of Carnegie Mellon University's AI safety research programme, has raised $40m in a Series A funding round as it moves to bring frontier-grade security ...
Mastercard pilots instant cross-border FX settlements
Mastercard, the global payments technology company, has taken part in a Eurosystem-led pilot on the TARGET Instant Payment Settlement (TIPS) platform to test instant cross-currency payment processi...
InvestiFi partners with Great NorthWest Federal Credit Union
InvestiFi, a digital investing platform, has announced a partnership with Great NorthWest Federal Credit Union (FCU), a Washington-based credit union serving more than 18,000 members, to bring embe...
Zeidler expands AI compliance tool to cover Japan
RegTech firm Zeidler Group has expanded the jurisdictional reach of its AI-powered Marketing Material Review Tool (MMR-Tool) to include Japan.
Aqua Global wins UBL UK core banking deal
UBL UK, a UK-regulated bank, has selected Aquila, the financial messaging platform developed by Aqua Global, to support a broad digital transformation programme aimed at achieving significant growt...
GV backs MokN's $15m bid to flip the script on phishing
MokN, a cybersecurity company pioneering the emerging Active Identity Recovery category and the creator of the 'Phish-Back' solution, has closed a $15m Series A funding round to accelerate its UK g...
Why explainability is the next frontier in compliance
The compliance function in financial services has undergone a quiet but significant transformation. Where once the focus rested on having controls in place, regulators now demand something harder t...
NALA secures $50m credit facility for stablecoin payments
NALA, a global stablecoin payments infrastructure company connecting emerging markets across Africa and Asia, has secured a credit facility of up to $50m from Liquidity, the AI-driven private credi...
Mouro Capital raises $400m to target AI and FinTech plays
Mouro Capital, an independently managed venture capital firm focused on the intersection of financial services and technology, has announced the first close of its third fund at $400m, pushing its ...
ZestyAI's Z-FIRE powers Windward's California move
Windward Risk Managers, a US homeowners insurance specialist, has expanded its use of ZestyAI's risk intelligence platform to support its entry into the California insurance market, deploying the Z...
Cytora and Treefera bring crop data to insurance risk
Cytora, the digital risk processing platform, has announced a strategic partnership with Treefera, an AI-powered first-mile intelligence platform, to embed granular agricultural and nature-based as...
Corlytics names new CEO to drive commercial scale
Corlytics, a RegTech firm and recognised global leader in regulatory intelligence, has named Lisa Miles-Heal as its new chief executive officer, with the appointment taking effect in June.
Alipay+ launches cross-border payments in Latin America
Ant International's Alipay+, a global payment gateway connecting 150 million merchants and two billion consumer accounts, has announced a rollout of cross-border mobile payment services across Lati...
Finova bets on Manchester talent to fuel next growth era
Finova, the UK's largest provider of cloud-based mortgage, savings and lending software, has bolstered its Manchester hub with the appointment of three senior directors as it prepares for the next ...
Government acts on branch closures with independent review
The UK government has commissioned an independent review into access to face-to-face banking services, alongside new legislative powers to intervene should the evidence demand it.
Alliant Transportation unveils commercial fleet risk network
Alliant Insurance Sevices has unveiled ASCEND (Alliant Safety Coalition for Education, Networking and Development), a new safety-focused initiative created by its Alliant Transportation division to...
Inszone Insurance acquires Legacy Partners in Michigan
Inszone Insurance Services, a Sacramento-based national insurance brokerage, has acquired Legacy Partners Insurance Services, expanding its footprint across southeast Michigan.
How AI is fixing RegTech's operationalisation problem
Knowing a regulation has changed and being equipped to act on it are two fundamentally different problems - and for most compliance functions, the latter remains painfully unresolved.
How LSEG is building the backbone of AI-ready data
Data powers financial markets. But turning the vast universe of global content into information capable of supporting business-critical activities in highly regulated environments demands accuracy,...
WIDTH takes on compliance's Frankenstein problem - and lands a spot in the FinCrime50
WIDTH, an AI-native all-in-one compliance platform, has been recognised among the FinCrime50 - a prestigious selection of the most innovative companies tackling financial crime. Formed following Ve...
EXANTE's Allocator targets the SMA scalability problem
Global prime broker EXANTE has launched a new portfolio management tool called Allocator, designed to help asset managers handle the growing complexity of running multiple client accounts without e...
Elysian appoints Jerilyn Kelly as head of sales
Elysian, an AI-native commercial claims TPA, has appointed Jerilyn Kelly as head of sales as the company expands its commercial relationships across the insurance claims market.
Tucson Federal Credit Union adds investing via InvestiFi
Tucson Federal Credit Union (TFCU), an Arizona-based community-chartered credit union serving more than 52,000 members, has announced a new partnership with InvestiFi, a digital investing solutions...
How investment firms can fix broken due diligence workflows
Investment management due diligence is at a crossroads. While the pressure to modernise has never been greater, a significant number of firms remain anchored to fragmented workflows and outdated pr...
EXANTE launches Allocator to streamline asset manager workflows
EXANTE has launched Allocator, a new module within its desktop trading platform designed to let asset managers replicate investment strategies across multiple client accounts simultaneously.
Federato hires Yogesh Sapre as chief revenue officer
Federato has appointed insurance technology executive Yogesh Sapre as chief revenue officer as the AI-native insurance platform continues expanding following its recent funding round and internatio...
BriteCore launches AI copilots for insurance workflows
BriteCore has launched an enterprise AI strategy featuring eight embedded AI copilots and a new infrastructure layer designed to connect insurer-built and third-party AI agents directly into insura...
KYCP's smart alerts cut KYC noise at the source
In the increasingly complex world of compliance and know-your-customer (KYC) operations, alert fatigue is a genuine operational hazard.
EXANTE: US-China trade thaw tests Trump's economic legacy
In this week's global macro briefing from EXANTE, two seismic developments dominated the financial landscape: Donald Trump's high-stakes visit to Beijing and the Senate's razor-thin confirmation of...
FIS brings cloud-native risk management to AWS
FIS, a global financial technology company and capital markets software provider, has launched its Enterprise Risk Suite on Amazon Web Services (AWS), ending the long-standing trade-off between sta...
Why SMCR reform doesn't reduce compliance risk
The UK's Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) is entering a new chapter - one that promises greater operational flexibility for firms while keeping the fundamental pillars of accountabil...
Crypto is maturing. Are banks ready?
When it comes to serving the fast growing and highly dynamic ecosystem in digital assets, banks have an emerging yet essential role. But across jurisdictions, customer segments and regulatory envir...
Bradesco taps dacadoo to expand digital health engagement
Swiss HealthTech dacadoo has partnered with Brazilian insurer Bradesco Vida e Previdência to launch a digital health engagement platform designed to enhance customer wellness and foster long-term p...
How MLROs can win executive buy-in and investment
The role of the money laundering reporting officer has undergone a profound transformation. Where once it centred on regulatory expertise - understanding obligations, controls, typologies and super...
Akamai acquires LayerX to close enterprise AI gap
Akamai Technologies has struck a definitive agreement to acquire LayerX, a Tel Aviv-based provider of browser-native AI usage control and secure enterprise browser technology, for approximately $20...
The hidden compliance bill of outdated voice recording systems
Financial organisations clinging to ageing voice recording infrastructure may believe inaction is the safe option - but independent research published in 2026 suggests the opposite is true.
Zurich expands agentic AI rollout with Cytora partnership
Zurich Insurance has deployed Cytora's AI-powered risk digitisation platform across five countries in just 90 days, cutting manual underwriting triage time by 80% as part of a wider global rollout.
Agentic AI set to reshape the future of UK mortgages
Agentic AI is emerging as the next major technology shift for UK mortgage lenders, promising to accelerate loan processing while preserving the relationship-led service many borrowers still value, ...
How Sherlocq is fixing compliance's $300bn research problem
The compliance profession has a productivity crisis hiding in plain sight. Financial institutions and regulated businesses together spend more than $300bn annually on compliance, yet the tools used...
Syspro and Nuvei embed payments into ERP platform
Syspro, a purpose-built ERP platform for manufacturing and distribution, has announced a partnership with Nuvei, a global FinTech providing payment infrastructure, to embed payment processing direc...
Navan unveils AI tools to streamline business travel
Navan, a global AI-powered business travel and expense platform, has unveiled a suite of new AI-driven features at Navigate, its first-ever user conference, aimed at significantly boosting producti...
Banks face rising risk as perpetual KYC becomes standard
Calendar-based Know Your Customer (KYC) reviews are increasingly exposing banks to financial crime, compliance failings and operational inefficiencies, as regulators intensify scrutiny on outdated ...
mea taps Converge to drive insurance AI growth
mea Platform, an AI-native InsurTech company, has appointed marketing agency Converge to lead an integrated growth and brand strategy programme following its recent $50m funding round.
Anomaly Insights raises $17m to tackle payer asymmetry
Anomaly Insights, an AI-powered payer intelligence platform designed to close the knowledge gap disadvantaging healthcare providers, has secured $17m in new funding, bringing its total capital rais...
Kroo Bank and Glenhawk in UK property lending deal
Kroo Bank, a fully licensed UK digital bank, has completed a loan portfolio acquisition and entered into a forward flow funding arrangement with Glenhawk, a specialist bridging lender, to bolster l...
AUSTRAC flags growing complexity in illicit finance
Australia's financial intelligence agency AUSTRAC, the country's primary anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regulator, has published three updated national risk assessments warni...
Korea regulator acts on fund disclosure failures
South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), the country's financial regulatory authority, has launched a dedicated task force to redesign public fund prospectuses and make investment risk di...
EXANTE: Is the chokepoint premium reshaping investor strategy?
In its latest monthly market review, Exante highlights a striking divergence across global asset classes in April, raising a pressing question for investors: are markets adequately pricing in the s...
How Dutch PPIs can differentiate before market consolidation
In a consolidating Dutch pension premium institution (PPI) market, those that build genuine participant experience capabilities now stand to capture a disproportionate share of employer mandates be...
Muinmos secures Paul Ford as advisor for growth push
Muinmos, a RegTech firm specialising in AI-powered compliance solutions, has appointed financial services entrepreneur Paul Ford as an investor and board advisor as the company enters a new phase o...
Insurance DataLab adds insurer index to broker tool
Insurance DataLab has enhanced its Security Committee-in-a-Box tool by embedding its Insurer Performance Index, helping brokers make more evidence-based insurer placement decisions under increasing...
Purple Group strengthens compliance with RelyComply platform
Purple Group, a JSE-listed digital financial services and investment technology business behind platforms such as EasyEquities and EasyProperties, has chosen RelyComply as its AML identity verifica...
Sherlocq launches AI regulatory intelligence platform
Sherlocq, an AI-native regulatory intelligence platform built for the global financial services industry, has officially launched to the public, marking what it describes as the emergence of a new ...
NatWest unveils 2026 FinTech Programme cohort
NatWest Group, one of the UK's largest banking groups, has revealed the eight companies selected to join its 2026 FinTech Programme, with the announcement made at a launch event in London.
Backbase and Atos partner for AI-native banking
Backbase, creator of an AI-native Banking OS, and Atos, a digital transformation firm, have announced a strategic partnership aimed at helping financial institutions in regulated international mark...
Why brokerage back-end neglect is a growing liability
For much of the brokerage industry's recent history, investment followed visibility. Trading platforms became the defining battleground - sleek multi-asset interfaces, mobile-first dashboards, and ...
Standard Casualty taps ZestyAI for competitor analytics
ZestyAI, an AI risk platform, has expanded its partnership with Standard Casualty Company, a manufactured home insurer, as the carrier adopts its ZORRO Discover tool to strengthen regulatory and co...
Ripple Prime secures $200m debt facility for growth
Ripple, a blockchain-based enterprise solutions provider spanning traditional and digital finance, has secured a $200m debt facility.
Is RegTech becoming infrastructure, or is it being absorbed into it?
There's a quiet shift happening beneath the surface of financial service. It's a move that is proving to be less about new tools arriving and more about old boundaries dissolving.
Nearly half of UK consumers want personalised bank rewards
Nearly half of UK consumers say personalised cashback rewards would make them more likely to remain with their bank, according to new research from Cardlytics, a purchase intelligence and marketing...
Boku goes live with Pix payments in Brazil
Boku, a local payments partner for global commerce, has announced it is now live and processing transactions via Pix in Brazil, marking a significant step in the company's expansion into one of the...
Iress partners with Thoughtworks to modernise wealth platform
Iress, a financial software provider serving the wealth management sector, has announced a strategic partnership with global technology consultancy Thoughtworks to accelerate the modernisation of i...
Closing the pension communication gap in 2026
WealthTech firm Kidbrooke has identified a structural gap threatening the Netherlands' WTP transition: insurers hold the participant data advisers urgently need, but no working connection between t...
Payward buys Reap to boost global payments infrastructure
Payward, a unified financial infrastructure platform and parent company of digital asset exchange Kraken, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Reap Technologies Holdings Limited, a stableco...
StarCompliance embeds AI into compliance workflows
StarCompliance, a leading provider of employee and firm compliance technology, has unveiled StarAssist, a new AI-powered capability designed to deliver greater clarity, speed, and explainability to...
Why UK mortgage lenders are turning to agentic AI to fix slow approvals
Mortgage lending has not kept pace with the rest of the digital economy. Borrowers can open accounts, move money, and make purchases in minutes, yet applying for a mortgage still takes weeks, invol...
Building trust in generative AI for wealth management
As wealth management firms continue to pursue generative AI capabilities, exploring worthwhile use cases and where the most value can be found, a core foundation of whatever route they take is trus...
MAS uses AI to fight financial crime in Singapore
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Singapore's financial regulatory authority, has announced a collaboration with the banking sector, the Government Technology Agency of Singapore, and the ...
Anthropic and D&B accelerate business onboarding with AI
Dun & Bradstreet (D&B), the global business data and analytics firm, is partnering with Anthropic to embed its risk and compliance data directly into the Claude AI platform, aiming to accelerate co...