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Why hesitating on Verification of Payee could cost banks

VoP delays: the fraud risks banks can’t ignore

As Europe's shift to instant account-to-account payments accelerates, the pressure on financial institutions to implement robust fraud safeguards is mounting. Movitz Payments CEO and founder...
Prometeia: Italian production beats expectations in April

Prometeia: Italian production beats expectations in April

Italian industrial production has grown for a third consecutive month, according to analysis by Prometeia, offering tentative relief to financial services operators monitoring the...
M&A surge: what's driving deals in 2026?

M&A surge: what’s driving deals in 2026?

Data from LSEG Data & Analytics shows global mergers and acquisitions activity reached a five-year high in the first quarter of 2026, with deal...
Chronograph secures $140m+ from Sixth Street Growth

Chronograph secures $140m+ from Sixth Street Growth

Chronograph, a global provider of portfolio monitoring, valuations and analytics technology for private capital limited partners (LPs) and general partners (GPs), has secured a...
Choco Up secures $15m credit facility for Singapore SMEs

Choco Up secures $15m credit facility for Singapore SMEs

Choco Up, Asia's growth financing platform, has secured a $15m credit facility from AlteriQ Global, a private credit investment company, to expand access to...
Ripple invests in Flutterwave's Series E round

Ripple invests in Flutterwave’s Series E round

Flutterwave, Africa's leading payments infrastructure company, has announced a strategic investment from Ripple, a provider of blockchain-based enterprise solutions, as part of its Series...
Webull Canada launches 24/5 overnight trading

Webull Canada launches 24/5 overnight trading

Webull Canada, an online investment platform and subsidiary of Webull Corporation, has launched a 24/5 overnight trading service, giving Canadian investors continuous access to...
AKUR8 and Verisk partner to modernise insurance rating

Akur8 and Verisk partner to modernise insurance rating

Akur8, a global actuarial AI platform, has joined the Verisk Strategic Alliance (VSA) partner network, enabling it to support customer-imported ISO Electronic Rating Content...
compliance

The compliance test most firms are failing to run

As regulatory expectations evolve, compliance assessment is moving beyond documentation alone. Increasingly, organisations are expected to demonstrate not just that controls exist, but that...
CARF

Choosing a CARF solution before the deadline hits

The window for orderly preparation on the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework is closing faster than many firms realise. CARF is no longer an abstract regulatory...

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Why AI in wealth management depends on fixing the foundations first

Why AI in wealth management depends on fixing the foundations first

Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming the defining battleground for wealth management. From predictive portfolio analysis to automated client engagement, firms across the industry are...

AI is reshaping AML in Australia — but at what risk?

Australia's financial crime compliance sector is caught between two forces pulling in opposite directions, according to RegTech firm Napier AI. AI is simultaneously strengthening...
crime

Are we at the end of fragmented financial crime compliance?

Financial crime has never respected organisational charts. Fraud becomes money laundering. Identity theft enables account takeover. A mule account today becomes the source of...
Why hesitating on Verification of Payee could cost banks

VoP delays: the fraud risks banks can’t ignore

As Europe's shift to instant account-to-account payments accelerates, the pressure on financial institutions to implement robust fraud safeguards is mounting. Movitz Payments CEO and founder...
Prometeia: Italian production beats expectations in April

Prometeia: Italian production beats expectations in April

Italian industrial production has grown for a third consecutive month, according to analysis by Prometeia, offering tentative relief to financial services operators monitoring the...

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