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FINMA tightens AML rules as FATF scrutiny looms

FINMA tightens AML rules as FATF scrutiny looms

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), the country’s financial markets watchdog, has finalised a partial overhaul of its Anti-Money Laundering Ordinance. This places fresh...
Finite State raises $27m to secure firmware before attackers do

Finite State raises $27m to secure firmware before attackers do

Finite State, a specialist in product security and software supply chain risk management, has secured $27m in a Series C round to help manufacturers...
Bay raises $50m as AI agents test enterprise security limits

Bay raises $50m as AI agents test enterprise security limits

Bay has come out of stealth with $50m in total funding and a customer roster that already includes Micron, Peloton, ClickUp and Wix, less...
Dreeze raises $33m as cloud recovery moves beyond data

Dreeze raises $33m as cloud recovery moves beyond data

Dreeze, an Israeli and US cloud resilience company, has launched publicly with $33m in seed capital and made its Application Revival platform generally available. The...
TPXtra pushes Tune Protect beyond the insurance checkout

TPXtra pushes Tune Protect beyond the insurance checkout

Tune Protect Group Berhad, the Malaysia-based insurance group, has unveiled TPXtra, a digital platform that combines insurance, add-on services and lifestyle offerings under one...
Dimply’s Holi puts accountable AI at the heart of banking

Dimply’s Holi puts accountable AI at the heart of banking

Dimply has unveiled two AI-powered tools, an AI financial advisor called Holi and an AI Experience Builder, aimed at helping financial institutions embed artificial...
Emirates NBD brings AI market insights into digital wealth

Emirates NBD brings AI market insights into digital wealth

Emirates NBD, a banking group operating across the Middle East, North Africa, Türkiye and South Asia, has partnered with Bridgewise, an embedded investment AI...
Is business verification failing to keep pace with financial crime?

Is business verification failing to keep pace with financial crime?

Business verification has become an increasingly important line of defence against financial crime, yet the complexity of modern corporate structures is exposing weaknesses in...
Banks face tougher data scrutiny as APAC reporting rules evolve

Banks face tougher data scrutiny as APAC reporting rules evolve

Submitting the correct reporting template on time is no longer enough to satisfy regulators. Across Asia-Pacific (APAC), supervisors are demanding more detailed data, greater...
Banks face growing fraud risks as criminal tactics converge

Banks face growing fraud risks as criminal tactics converge

Banking fraud is becoming harder to detect as criminals combine identity theft, payment manipulation and increasingly sophisticated digital attacks. Banking fraud is no longer limited...

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KYCP’s COT 2.1.7 targets friction in client onboarding

KYCP’s COT 2.1.7 targets friction in client onboarding

Client onboarding remains one of the most stubborn pain points in financial services, where unclear instructions, messy document collection and cluttered data views can...
AI financing fears trigger equity rotation, EXANTE finds

AI financing fears trigger equity rotation, EXANTE finds

Strong corporate earnings are no longer enough to move markets, according to EXANTE’s October equity review. The investment firm describes a growing disconnect between...
fincite brings AI and tokenisation debate to Swiss banking

fincite brings AI and tokenisation debate to Swiss banking

What will AI and WealthTech actually leave behind for Swiss banks? According to fincite, that was the central question drawing more than 150 decision-makers...
PremFina and boom team up on premium finance

PremFina and boom team up on premium finance

PremFina, a UK-based premium finance provider, has entered a long-term strategic partnership with boom, the digital insurance brand run by Abacai Technologies Limited, to...
Amdocs moves into InsurTech with $340m EIS acquisition

Amdocs moves into InsurTech with $340m EIS acquisition

Amdocs, a provider of mission-critical systems for communications firms, has agreed to buy EIS, a San Francisco-based InsurTech platform provider, for roughly $340m in...

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