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Cognitive Credit lands $40m as AI reshapes credit research

Cognitive Credit lands $40m as AI reshapes credit research

Cognitive Credit, a provider of corporate credit data, analytics and AI tools, has closed a $40m strategic growth investment as institutional investors push for...
Ajman Bank overhauls compliance to keep pace with CBUAE

Ajman Bank overhauls compliance to keep pace with CBUAE

Ajman Bank, a UAE lender, has rolled out a new RegTech platform built with consultancy 4most and regulatory technology specialist Reporting Center, overhauling how...
Ultra Security raises $10m as AI agents outrun defences

Ultra Security raises $10m as AI agents outrun defences

Ultra Security, a developer of security tooling for autonomous AI agents, has emerged from stealth with $10m in seed capital, betting that firms can...

Why Form 8300 is a hidden AML risk for businesses

Anti-money laundering (AML) compliance is usually seen as a concern for banks, but a little-known federal obligation is catching out businesses far beyond the...
Navro says faster payments could unlock £57.5bn for UK firms

Navro says faster payments could unlock £57.5bn for UK firms

UK businesses could release £57.5bn into the wider economy by modernising payment processes, according to new research from Navro, as slow settlement times continue...
Is your compliance team ready for 23-hour trading?

Is your compliance team ready for 23-hour trading?

For decades, 4:00pm has given compliance teams a clean dividing line. Pre-clearance approvals lapse at the close, blackout periods start or finish, restricted-list updates...
CapitalOS bags $21.9m to turn software into finance teams

CapitalOS bags $21.9m to turn software into finance teams

CapitalOS has secured $21.9m in Series A funding, a move that could reshape how B2B platforms compete for the businesses that rely on them. LGVP...
Could AI finally make the law computational?

Could AI finally make the law computational?

Artificial intelligence may be the missing piece that allows legal reasoning to be expressed and calculated with mathematical precision, according to insights shared by...
A total of $541m was raised this week across 16 FinTech deals

Asymptote Labs raises $5.5m to tame unchecked AI agents

Asymptote Labs, a developer of runtime infrastructure for AI agents, has secured $5.5m in an oversubscribed seed round, betting that companies deploying autonomous agents...
Six hard truths stalling AI in financial crime compliance

Six hard truths stalling AI in financial crime compliance

Most AI pilots in financial crime compliance are not failing on technology. According to Vivox AI, they falter in the space between an impressive...

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Guidewire launches platform for agentic insurance

Guidewire launches platform for agentic insurance

Guidewire, a cloud platform provider for property and casualty (P&C) insurers, has introduced a platform-based approach to agentic insurance, designed to help carriers deploy...

FinTech market roars ahead with over $2.6bn raised this week

As we enter the final stretch of the year, FinTech funding was showing no signs of slowing down as a substantial funding package of...
Why AscentAI makes obligations the unit of RegTech change

Why AscentAI makes obligations the unit of RegTech change

Regulators publish documents, but financial institutions have to manage the individual obligations buried inside them. That mismatch is where a large share of the...
Collective secures $100m to power solopreneur finances

Collective secures $100m to power solopreneur finances

Collective, a financial platform built for self-employed business owners, has secured $100m in new funding to develop what it describes as a financial operating...
Can identity verification survive the age of synthetic identities?

Can identity verification survive the age of synthetic identities?

Identity verification has long relied on the assumption that a person can be distinguished from an impostor through evidence of who they are. But...

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