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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.
The headlines arrive faster than anyone can process them. Missile strikes. Warnings of retaliation. Oil markets jolt as tensions rise around the Strait of Hormuz. Governments scramble to evacuate citizens. Across television studios and diplomatic corridors, the same uneasy question returns: when will this conflict stop?

What the US-Iran conflict reveals about global insurance risk

The headlines arrive faster than anyone can process them. Missile strikes. Warnings of retaliation. Oil markets jolt as tensions rise around the Strait of...

The ESG data inconsistency problem wealth firms face

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) has become an increasingly important area within the wealth management sector. However, ESG data consistency is still far from...
For decades, underwriting portfolio management has largely been a retrospective exercise. Insurers reviewed performance through monthly management reports or quarterly portfolio reviews, identifying trends only after risks had already been written and exposures had begun to develop.

Inside the modern underwriting strategy

For decades, underwriting portfolio management has been guided largely by hindsight. Insurers reviewed performance through monthly management reports or quarterly portfolio reviews, identifying trends...
The hidden cost of manual processes in wealth management

The hidden cost of manual processes in wealth management

The digitalization of the wealth management industry has been in full swing for many years, with firms looking to replace outdated and manual workflows...
"We’re going to lose if we don’t use AI”: Unit21 founder warns banks on rising fraud threats

“We’re going to lose if we don’t use AI”: Unit21 founder warns banks on...

Agentic AI is transforming the world of compliance as we know it and firms avoiding it are vulnerable to criminals. Unit21 is at the forefront...
As artificial intelligence moves from experimentation into production, insurers are rethinking how products are priced, delivered and experienced. Forecasting these industry-defining innovations is the eternal challenge.video

What innovations will define InsurTech in 2026?

As artificial intelligence moves from experimentation into production, insurers are rethinking how products are priced, delivered and experienced. Forecasting these industry-defining innovations is the...
After several years of experimentation, artificial intelligence is moving into a more decisive phase for the insurance industry. Insurers, MGAs and brokers are under increasing pressure to improve efficiency, reduce costs and modernise customer engagement, all while operating within complex regulatory and operational environments. Against that backdrop, 2026 is shaping up to be a turning point, as AI shifts from pilots and proofs of concept into live production systems.video

How will AI impact InsurTech in 2026?

After several years of experimentation, artificial intelligence is moving into a more decisive phase for the insurance industry. Insurers, MGAs and brokers are under...
Financial crime has always been a moving target. What has changed is the speed at which it now learns, adapts and scales. Money laundering is no longer the blunt, high-volume activity that many control frameworks were built to catch. It is coordinated, technical and increasingly designed to slip between systems that were never meant to talk to each other.

How can AML stay ahead of evolving financial crime?

Financial crime has always been a moving target. What has changed is the speed at which it now learns, adapts and scales. Money laundering...
The RegTech sector largely took shape in the aftermath of the 2008 banking collapse, helping companies manage the stricter regulations that followed. Know Your Customer is one of the few companies from those early days still thriving, now celebrating its 10th anniversary.

Know Your Customer celebrates 10 years redefining corporate onboarding for global banks

The RegTech sector largely took shape in the aftermath of the 2008 banking collapse, helping companies manage the stricter regulations that followed. Know Your...

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fileAI secures backing from SMBC and Singtel Innov8

fileAI secures backing from SMBC and Singtel Innov8

fileAI, the enterprise intelligence company behind fileForge, the leading platform for complex business process automation, has secured fresh investment from SMBC Asia Rising Fund,...
Pluggy secures $3.5m to scale Brazil's Open Finance

Pluggy secures $3.5m to scale Brazil’s Open Finance

Pluggy, a Brazilian agnostic Open Finance B2B infrastructure platform, connecting more than 600 ERPs, accounting systems and financial management platforms to the banks and...

SBI invests $270m in Indonesia’s Ajaib in record round

Ajaib, the Jakarta-based investment platform, has reportedly closed a $270m equity round backed by Tokyo-listed financial services group SBI Holdings, in what it describes...
Sayari, DataExpert target financial crime across Europe

Sayari, DataExpert target financial crime across Europe

US AI platform Sayari has partnered with DataExpert to bring sovereign AI capabilities to government, law enforcement, defence and financial intelligence agencies across eight...
compliance

Why continuous compliance keeps quietly failing firms

Continuous compliance is often confused with continuous control monitoring, but the two are not the same thing, and the difference is costing firms visibility...

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