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MIND

MIND raises $72m as AI turns data security urgent

MIND, the AI-native data loss prevention platform, has raised $72m in Series B funding, marking its second raise in just over a year as...
casino AML

Casino AML fines expose the true price of inaction

Casino compliance teams working in anti-money laundering (AML) hardly need reminding that failures in this area can prove costly. The Venetian's recent $7.2m settlement,...
Ant International hands payment control to AI agents

Ant International hands payment control to AI agents

Ant International, the Shanghai and Singapore headquartered cross-border payments and financial services group, has unveiled an AI-native stack spanning payments, accounts, foreign exchange, treasury...
filings

Manual filings leave firms exposed as rules multiply

Compliance teams are under mounting pressure to deliver accurate regulatory filings against tight deadlines, even as data volumes swell across fragmented systems. According to ACA...
S&P

S&P Global buys OpenZeppelin to secure onchain finance

S&P Global has agreed to acquire OpenZeppelin, a security standards provider for onchain finance, in a deal aimed at strengthening its foothold in digital...
MLRO

Why MLROs must learn to sell, not just assess risk

Money laundering reporting officers are no longer judged purely on how well they spot financial crime. Increasingly, they are judged on how well they...
Comp AI

Comp AI raises $34m to push security beyond the audit

Comp AI, the AI-native compliance and security platform founded in January 2025, backed by Roo Capital and Grand Ventures, has closed a $34m Series...
FinTech top deals H1 2026

Seven countries represented in the top 10 FinTech deals in H1 amid investor diversification

Key Global FinTech investment stats in H1 2026: Global FinTech funding dropped 56% YoY The top 10 FinTech deals saw seven countries represented as...
Stable.com connects Polygon wallets directly to bank transfers

Stable.com connects Polygon wallets directly to bank transfers

Stable.com, the financial platform operated by global payments group Unlimit, has connected to Polygon Open Money Stack, enabling holders of USDT and PayPal USD...
MCO and AI: Building the next generation of compliance intelligence

MCO and AI: Building the next generation of compliance intelligence

With the hype surrounding AI, many companies have sought to quickly develop or implement a tool they can launch to market. Instead, for MCO...

News Stories

Strong week for FinTech sees over $850m raised across deals

There was $858m raised in total by FinTech firms this week, as the sector continues to grow healthily going into the final stretch of 2026.  Total...
Why most DDQ answers never need a second look

Zeidler bets AI can cut DDQ review time

Due diligence questionnaires exist to help firms assess the risks tied to counterparties, service providers and other third parties. But completing one is only...
Private credit's growth exposes a data trust gap

Private credit’s growth exposes a data trust gap

Scaling private credit requires more than capital. It requires trusted data, according to LSEG Data & Analytics, which argues that as allocations to the...
Zinnia's Zahara gains whole life product capability

Zinnia’s Zahara gains whole life product capability

Zinnia, a life insurance and annuity technology provider, has expanded its Zahara policy administration platform with a new whole life chassis, giving insurance carriers...
AI

Can financial services overcome the barriers to AI adoption?

AI has become one of the biggest investment priorities in financial services, but enthusiasm for the technology has not necessarily translated into effective adoption. Many...

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