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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...
Neo

Neo lands $100m as agentic AI outpaces security teams

Neo has emerged from stealth with $100m in funding to help enterprises govern the rapid spread of AI agents across their software estates. The round...

News Stories

Big funding rounds save slow week for FinTech deals - Here are the 12 deals this week

Big funding rounds save slow week for FinTech deals – Here are the 12...

A total of $1.7bn was raised across 12 FinTech funding rounds this week, which includes Ant International's colossal $1.2bn Series A.  Total funding was relatively...
Collective launches Insurance Center with Coverdash, Solo Health

Collective launches Insurance Center with Coverdash, Solo Health

Collective, the all-in-one financial platform designed solely for self-employed entrepreneurs, has unveiled its Insurance Center, a new hub allowing members across all 50 US...
KelAI secures $5m seed to automate investment research

KelAI secures $5m seed to automate investment research

KelAI, a company developing an autonomous, AI-driven research engine for institutional investors, has secured $5m in seed funding. The round attracted backing from Frst, Y...
Corgi's valuation soars to $4bn in new Series B extension

Corgi’s valuation soars to $4bn in new Series B extension

Corgi, an AI-driven InsurTech based in San Francisco, has secured fresh capital at a $4bn valuation, marking its third fundraise in under three months. The...
video

What will define the WealthTech sector’s success in H2 2026?

It has been an unpredictable year and it looks like that trend will continue for the rest of the year. As firms enter the...

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