M&A

Fortinet

Fortinet expands AI security with Virtue AI buy

Fortinet has acquired Virtue AI, a specialist in AI runtime protection, automated AI validation and security for autonomous AI systems, as it extends its...
Seltzer expands Pennsylvania insurance footprint with Trego deal

Seltzer expands Pennsylvania insurance footprint with Trego deal

Seltzer Group Partners, a Pennsylvania insurance provider, has acquired Trego Insurance Agency, expanding its presence and capabilities in Berks County. The deal brings Trego's commercial...
Accelerant to go private in $4bn Thoma Bravo deal

Accelerant to go private in $4bn Thoma Bravo deal

Accelerant, a data-driven risk exchange for the specialty insurance market, has agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Thoma Bravo in an all-cash...
Datavault AI targets cyber risk with $94.5m CyberCatch deal

Datavault AI targets cyber risk with $94.5m CyberCatch deal

Datavault AI Inc., a NASDAQ-listed technology company focused on data monetisation, credentialing, digital engagement and real-world asset tokenisation, has agreed to acquire CyberCatch Holdings,...
cleversoft

Cleversoft to acquire FS Assist in RegTech consolidation move

The cleversoft group, a RegTech provider serving the financial services sector, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire FS Assist, a UK-based specialist in...
MMA targets Midwest growth with Accel Holdings acquisition

MMA targets Midwest growth with Accel Holdings acquisition

Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA), a business of Marsh providing insurance, employee health and benefits, retirement and wealth, and private client insurance solutions across the...
Everest sells Mexico insurance business to Fairfax

Everest sells Mexico insurance business to Fairfax

Everest Group, the Bermuda-headquartered specialty reinsurance and insurance provider, has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Mexico insurance business to Fairfax Financial...
FNZ agrees to sell FNZ Bank to Advent consortium

FNZ agrees to sell FNZ Bank to Advent consortium

FNZ, the leading global wealth management platform, has agreed to sell FNZ Bank to Advent and a consortium that includes HarbourVest Partners. Under the terms...
Visa

Visa bets $2.4bn on BioCatch to stop fraud upstream

Visa has agreed to buy BioCatch in a $2.4bn all-cash deal that signals how seriously the payments giant is taking the surge in AI-enabled...
AutoRek buys Grath to expand governed AI controls

AutoRek buys Grath to expand governed AI controls

AutoRek, a provider of financial controls and reconciliation automation software, has acquired London-based AI reconciliation specialist Grath to expand its AI capabilities and offer...

News Stories

AI can spot scams early, but humans must still decide

AI can spot scams early, but humans must still decide

A payment can pass every check and still be the product of manipulation. The account name matches, the customer insists they know the recipient,...
Why the RegTech and SupTech divide is about to disappear

Why the RegTech and SupTech divide is about to disappear

The long-standing wall between the technology firms use to comply and the technology regulators use to supervise is coming down, according to CUBE, the...
DACH banks must rethink platforms as AI and rules collide

DACH banks must rethink platforms as AI and rules collide

Banks across Germany, Austria and Switzerland that are replacing their wealth management platforms face a difficult balancing act. According to fincite, the DACH region...
Ema secures $77m Series B to scale AI Employees

Ema secures $77m Series B to scale AI Employees

Ema, an enterprise platform that provides agentic AI Employees, has closed a $77m Series B round as it looks to take its autonomous workforce...
Compliance teams trust data but struggle with audit trails

Compliance teams trust data but struggle with audit trails

LSEG Risk Intelligence, the risk-focused arm of LSEG, has published global research showing that although nearly all compliance leaders trust their screening data, fewer...

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