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Can AI fix benefits season? Vertafore says yes with new agent

Can AI fix benefits season? Vertafore says yes with new agent

Vertafore, a Denver-based insurance technology provider, has launched an AI agent designed to reduce the time required to set up employee benefit plans, targeting...
Marqeta powers Expensify's UK and EU card launch

Marqeta powers Expensify’s UK and EU card launch

Expensify has expanded its long-standing partnership with card issuing platform Marqeta to launch its corporate card offering across the UK and EU, extending a...
Why asking AI agents beats telling them what to do

Why asking AI agents beats telling them what to do

Professional services firms adopting AI agents may be approaching the technology with the wrong mindset, according to TAINA Technology’s Rich Kent, who argues that...
ZestyAI expands AI property risk tools in new deal

ZestyAI expands AI property risk tools in new deal

GuardianPointe Insurance Company, a US property insurer specialising in catastrophe-exposed markets, has turned to ZestyAI's property intelligence platform to sharpen how it assesses and...
Pleo launches AI agents for autonomous spend management

Dawnguard raises $3.3m for AI cybersecurity

Dawnguard, an AI-native RegTech and cybersecurity platform built around secure-by-design cloud architecture, has secured $3.3m in fresh pre-seed capital as its automation platform reaches...
FinTech

February FinTech funding off to flying start with over $1bn raised

February got off to a powerful start in regard to FinTech funding rounds, with over $1.02bn raised across 29 rounds. This continued last week’s strong...
Risk digitisation has emerged as the top strategic technology priority for commercial insurers in North America and the UK, according to a new survey conducted by digital risk processing platform Cytora.

Risk digitisation tops technology priorities for insurers

Risk digitisation has emerged as the top strategic technology priority for commercial insurers in North America and the UK, according to a new survey...
fraud

How to safeguard against fraud and enhance trust in the USA

In the US, KYB is not just a regulatory requirement but a fundamental practice critical for maintaining the integrity of financial operations and fostering trust within the business ecosystem.
compliance

Wordwatch report unveils legacy risks in compliance management

Research from Wordwatch has exposed significant vulnerabilities in the compliance archiving systems of regulated organisations in the UK.
Resilience, a cybersecurity firm, has announced a significant extension of its underwriting authority, to serve large global companies with up to $10bn in annual revenues.

Resilience extends underwriting authority to clients with up to $10bn in annual revenue

Resilience, a cybersecurity firm, has announced a significant extension of its underwriting authority, to serve large global companies with up to $10bn in annual revenues.

News Stories

KYCP bets on perpetual monitoring as compliance risk grows

KYCP bets on perpetual monitoring as compliance risk grows

High-volume payments and digital asset firms are under growing pressure to move fast without cutting corners on compliance. Legacy KYC systems, often built around...
What banks need to know before the EUDI Wallet deadline

What banks need to know before the EUDI Wallet deadline

The foundations of digital identity across European banking are being rebuilt, and fincite has set out what regulated financial institutions need to know before...

Over $1.3bn raised across 12 deals in powerful week for FinTech

There was a total of $1.36bn raised in 12 FinTech deals this week, representing a strong first week of September following the end of...
Ortec Finance warns on cascading polycrisis risk

Ortec Finance warns on cascading polycrisis risk

Institutional investors are facing a world where geopolitical, economic and environmental risks no longer arrive in isolation, but collide and compound one another, according...
Twenty7tec launches Steppl client portal

Twenty7tec launches Steppl client portal

Twenty7tec, a technology provider serving mortgage, protection and pension advisers, has introduced Steppl, a new client engagement platform built with artificial intelligence readiness at...

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