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AML

Why static AML models can’t stop AI-driven fraud

In early 2024, a finance employee dialled into what looked like an ordinary video meeting with the CFO and several senior colleagues. In reality,...
Emirates NBD backs AI startup adoption with Techstars

Emirates NBD backs AI startup adoption with Techstars

Emirates NBD, a banking group operating across the Middle East, North Africa and Türkiye, has partnered with startup accelerator Techstars to create a direct...
Signicat

Signicat taps TrustTech ahead of eIDAS 2.0 shake-up

Signicat has joined forces with TrustTech to enable regulated businesses to adopt reusable identity through private wallet ecosystems. The alliance brings together Signicat's digital identity...
FCA

FCA warns AI could redefine retail finance by 2030

The FCA, the UK's financial services regulator, has published a landmark review examining how AI could transform retail financial services for consumers, firms, markets...
risks

Why your financial crime risk assessment is failing you

Ask most organisations to rate the maturity of their financial crime risk assessment capabilities and the answers tend to be strikingly confident. According to...
reboarding

Onboarding wins customers, reboarding decides who keeps them

Every new business customer a financial institution signs creates years of compliance work down the line. According to Duna, reboarding can account for as...
Klarna

Klarna taps Money Wellness to tackle financial wellbeing

Klarna has joined forces with financial wellbeing specialist Money Wellness to provide its customers with complimentary financial health checks. At the heart of the tie-up...
MAS

MAS moves to rein in autonomous AI agents in finance

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the city state's central bank and financial regulator, has joined forces with major financial institutions and FinTechs to...
RIAs

RIAs face day-one AML scrutiny under new FinCEN rule

Registered investment advisers in the US have officially entered a new regulatory era. FinCEN's landmark anti-money laundering rule came into force on 1 January...
US FinTech funding Q2 2026

US FinTech investments grew in Q2 2026 driven by a 23% QoQ rise in...

Key US FinTech investment stats in Q2 2026: US FinTech investments grew by 44% QoQ in Q2 Larger deals (over $100m) rose by 23%...

News Stories

Slow week for FinTech, with just $350m raised across 10 deals

It was a slow week for FinTech deals, with just $350m raised across 10 deals.  This represented a significant drop from the previous weeks. A...
How Majesco made the transition to becoming an AI-first company

How Majesco made the transition to becoming an AI-first company

While hype around AI has intensified recently, it has been around for decades, albeit confined to more niche and specific technology branches that lacked...
Allianz UK simplifies digital trading for SME brokers

Allianz UK simplifies digital trading for SME brokers

Allianz UK, the insurance giant, has refreshed its Complete Business proposition for digital trading, aiming to make it quicker and more straightforward for brokers...
WBS extends Quai Digital deal with fractional dealing

WBS extends Quai Digital deal with fractional dealing

WBS, a UK-based provider of dealing, custody and technology solutions for the investment sector, has agreed a five-year extension to its partnership with Quai...
Cardless strengthens executive team for next growth phase

Cardless strengthens executive team for next growth phase

Cardless, an AI-powered financial services platform that enables brands to launch and manage co-branded card programmes, has appointed Mark Troianovski as chief business officer...

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