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sanctions

Why sanctions programs must move beyond name matching

In 2026, the rise of AI and ongoing technological innovation is driving industries far-and-wide to work harder to balance two vital aspects – speed...

Middle East retail investing: the WealthTech opportunity

Retail investment and preparing for retirement is gaining traction in the Middle East. For Fredrik Davéus, CEO and co-founder of Kidbrooke, this isn’t just...
compliance

“The compliance problem isn’t missing data. It’s missing signals you can act on.”

As the volume and velocity of global information continue to accelerate, organisations operating in risk, compliance, and investment environments face a growing challenge: how...
regulatory

Why regulatory intelligence is becoming critical infrastructure

Regulation used to sit at the edges of the financial system — a necessary constraint, interpreted periodically, managed reactively, and often treated as a...
How WealthTech can shape the next generation of investors

How WealthTech can shape the next generation of investors

Digital WealthTech platforms have helped make it easy for everyone to get access to their finances. Whether it is a banking app that allows...
What are firms getting wrong with perpetual KYC?

What are firms getting wrong with perpetual KYC?

For several years, perpetual KYC (pKYC) has been pitched as the next evolution of traditional KYC methods, but firms still have misconceptions around what it really means.
In Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 cult classic Pulp Fiction, when a situation deteriorates beyond control, everyone knows you call The Wolf. Arriving without the slightest hint of panic, he surveys the damage with practised calm and begins issuing instructions. Within minutes, chaos has been reduced to a sequence of manageable decisions. Insurance has long relied on people capable of performing a similar role. Actuaries are the professionals insurers turn to when risk becomes too complex for instinct alone.

The evolving role of actuaries in the age of AI

In Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 cult classic Pulp Fiction, when a situation deteriorates beyond control, everyone knows you call The Wolf. Arriving without the slightest...
AI

Governing AI without slowing down

If the first two parts of The Accountability Gap exposed the problem and questioned where decisions should sit, the next challenge is execution: how...
crime

How machine intelligence is transforming financial crime detection

Financial crime detection is being quietly rebuilt from the ground up. What was once a rules-driven discipline - defined by static thresholds, retrospective reviews,...
Artificial intelligence may dominate the current conversation around insurance technology, but the story of InsurTech itself has followed a different trajectory. A decade ago, the sector was defined by the promise of disruption. Venture capital flowed into startups promising to rebuild insurance from the ground up. This swell of momentum saw surged to record levels, peaking at more than $15bn globally in 2021, according to CB Insights.

The next phase of InsurTech: From disruption to durability

Artificial intelligence may dominate the current conversation around insurance technology, but the story of InsurTech itself has followed a different trajectory. A decade ago,...

News Stories

EBA

EBA launches consultation on supervisory reporting overhaul

The European Banking Authority (EBA), the independent EU body responsible for ensuring sound and consistent prudential regulation across the bloc, has unveiled a sweeping...
The US insurance distribution ecosystem is one of the largest and most complex financial services networks in the world. Millions of licensed producers, tens of thousands of independent agencies, and a growing volume of licensing and compliance transactions all play a role in how insurance products reach customers.

What the latest data reveals about the US insurance producer landscape

The US insurance distribution ecosystem is one of the largest and most complex financial services networks in the world. Millions of licensed producers, tens...
sanctions

Why traditional sanctions compliance is falling short

Sanctions compliance has entered a new era. A recent webinar hosted by IMTF alongside the Association of Certified Sanctions Specialists (ACSS), titled "A New...
GenAI

How FINRA’s 2026 report reshapes GenAI compliance

Generative AI has rapidly transitioned from a novel experiment to an embedded operational tool across financial services. According to Saifr, firms are now deploying...
Synctera

Synctera snaps up Cable in embedded finance compliance deal

Synctera has acquired Cable, a compliance control testing and verification specialist, in a move designed to strengthen regulatory oversight across the fintech ecosystem. The deal...

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