Until recently, anti-financial crime convergence was for many in the financial industry a strategic ambition. Today, faster payments, converging crime typologies, and heightened regulatory scrutiny have made it an operational requirement for effective financial crime prevention. According to Sebastian Hetzler, co-CEO of IMTF, anti-financial crime convergence became an operational necessity because financial crime itself has converged …

Compliance has always been built on a simple premise: when something goes wrong, someone is accountable, and there is accountability. That assumption is now under strain. Decisions that once relied on human judgement are increasingly shaped — and in some cases made — by automated systems. Risk scores are generated automatically. Customers are onboarded or …

In 2026, the speed of business is no longer a metric – it is becoming a vulnerability. As financial institutions race toward sub-second onboarding and frictionless global transfers, they have entered an escalating arms race with adversaries leveraging generative AI and synthetic identities. The traditional KYC checkbox if not already dead, is dying, and is …

GenAI has moved quickly from experiment to execution across financial services, but the compliance desk remains one of its toughest tests. While generative models promise faster interpretation of regulations, risks, and controls, trust is still constrained by concerns over explainability, accountability, and regulatory defensibility. As compliance teams face mounting pressure to do more with fewer …

GenAI is no longer a novelty in financial services, but on the compliance desk, trust is still hard-won. While generative models promise faster analysis of regulations, risks, and controls, concerns around explainability, accountability, and regulatory scrutiny continue to slow adoption. As pressure mounts to do more with less, compliance teams are being forced to decide …

The legacy regulatory pipeline of manual, periodic filings is hitting a breaking point against modern market velocity. Continuous reporting offers a digital-first alternative, replacing static snapshots with a real-time stream of verified data to eliminate operational bottlenecks. This shift promises to trade reactive compliance for a proactive, automated infrastructure that operates at scale. The push …

In 2026, the gap between firms that use RegTech and those that don’t is becoming a chasm. Compliance used to be about staying out of trouble; now, it’s about moving faster than the competition. By letting automated systems handle the heavy lifting of monitoring and reporting, firms are freeing themselves to focus on growth. In …

For years, RegTech was viewed as the quiet cousin of the FinTech revolution—a necessary, often invisible layer of digital defence. But as we move into 2026, the narrative has fundamentally shifted. We are no longer in an era of mere digitised compliance; we have entered the age of agentic compliance. How will the industry continue …

As 2025 comes to an end, RegTech is entering a period of renewed momentum — but with clearer eyes and higher expectations. Advances in automation and AI are opening the door to faster, more intelligent compliance, while firms become more selective about where technology genuinely adds value. The emphasis is shifting from promise to performance, …

RegTech is leaving 2025 in a very different place to where it stood even a few years ago. What was once a niche layer of compliance tooling is now being pulled into the core of how firms manage regulatory change, risk and accountability. In the first of two parts, RegTech Analyst spoke to several key thought leaders …