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Why private banks are ditching fragmented advisory tools

Why private banks are ditching fragmented advisory tools

Which software do leading private banks rely on for investment advisory? According to WealthTech firm fincite, the honest answer is not one product but...
LSEG

FinScan validated for LSEG World-Check On Demand access

FinScan has cemented a first-mover advantage after becoming one of the earliest screening technology firms to complete LSEG Risk Intelligence's full technical validation for...
eflow

Why Greenwich Dealing turned to eflow and xyt for oversight

Greenwich Dealing, the Geneva-headquartered provider of outsourced dealing services to the buy-side, has chosen regulatory technology from eflow and xyt to sharpen its monitoring...
financial crime

How complacency blinds firms to financial crime threats

Most financial crime failures are not born of dramatic collapse or blatant negligence. Instead, they build slowly through hundreds of minor decisions, ignored warning...
Hopae

Hopae targets Brazil’s 65m digital IDs with CNH launch

Hopae has unveiled a real-time verification service for Brazil's digital driver's licence on its Hopae Connect platform, pairing encrypted QR code decoding with facial...
FCA

FCA’s NFM rules put 38,000 firms’ evidence to the test

From 1 September 2026, the FCA Code of Conduct will extend to cover bullying, harassment and violence at every FCA-authorised organisation, dragging almost 38,000...
Q2

Regulators punish firms for ignoring their own controls in Q2

Global regulators handed out more than $931m in penalties above the $1m mark during the second quarter of 2026, the largest quarterly total in...
Natural

Natural raises $30m to power payments for AI agents

Natural, a US startup building a payments stack designed specifically for AI agents, has secured $30m in Series A funding as it races to...
Ant

Ant International lands $1.2bn to power cross-border payments

Ant International, a global digital payment, digitisation and FinTech provider, has closed a Series A equity financing round worth approximately $1.2bn to strengthen its...
Empirical Security

Empirical Security lands $25m to fight AI-driven exploits

Empirical Security has closed a $25m Series A round as it looks to arm security teams against the accelerating wave of AI-driven exploits. Brightmind Partners...

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What were the big WealthTech trends in H1 2026?

The first six months of 2026 were unpredictable, with major developments that have heavily impacted global markets. With the dynamic landscape, what were the...
Why AI could strip banks of their last advantage

Why AI could strip banks of their last advantage

For decades, banks built their wealth management business on knowing more than their clients. According to fincite, that advantage has already slipped away, and...

Why fragmented AML defences are losing to networked crime

The future of financial crime detection will hinge less on how well individual firms manage risk in isolation, and more on how effectively the...

Hawk bolsters leadership with new president and CRO

Hawk, an AI-powered anti-financial crime technology provider, has appointed Eli Chamoun as its new President & Chief Revenue Officer. The hire is intended to speed...
Monzo and Nest Pensions centre target self-employed pension gap

Monzo and Nest centre target self-employed pension gap

The Centre for Inclusive Money at Nest, formerly known as Nest Insight, has joined forces with Monzo, a UK digital bank serving over 15...

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