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 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 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...
PEP screening pitfalls that expose FinTech compliance teams
A politically exposed persons check (PEP check) sits among the most consequential controls in any AML compliance programme. Done well, it surfaces elevated risk...
Adclear lands Marshmallow as Consumer Duty pressure grows
As the FCA increases its focus on Consumer Duty compliance, UK InsurTech Marshmallow has partnered with communications compliance platform Adclear to strengthen oversight of...
What are the biggest barriers to third-party RegTech adoption?
Despite the booming growth of the RegTech sector in recent years, barriers still remain, particularly in the area of third-party adoption. A key question...
FinregE guide warns firms of costly compliance crunch
FinregE has released an expert guide claiming that delaying action until rules become legally binding has evolved from prudent caution into a systemic threat...
Salv Bridge hits five years as EU sharing rules loom
On 13 July 2021, a fraud analyst in Estonia noticed a phishing pattern spreading across SmartID logins and fired off a warning to a...
Which sector is really winning the compliance race?
Compliance has moved from a back-office function to a strategic priority across every regulated industry, yet no two sectors are grappling with identical pressures.
According...
CDD or EDD? The risk trigger firms must get right
CDD and EDD sit at the heart of every regulated firm's defences, yet the distinction between the two is often misunderstood.
In short, CDD is...













