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FCA warns firms to be ready for Brexit being completed on New Year’s Day

A City watchdog has warned firms that the Brexit transition period will be over in less than a month's time as the government is still working on a last-minute deal with the EU.

ICO orders Experian to improve how it handles customer data

Credit reference agency Experian has been ordered by the UK's top privacy watchdog to improve how it handles people's personal data.

DataFleets bags $4.5m in seed capital

DataFleets has picked up $4.5m in new funding to further its efforts to enable databases to be accessed without companies running the risk of their data being compromised.

How different RegTechs tackled the Covid-19 crisis

More than nine months into the coronavirus pandemic, different segments of the RegTech industry has been responding to the crisis in various ways.

Five things financial institutions must know before using AI and machine learning to comply...

Machine learning and artificial intelligence is often hailed as the next big thing in RegTech, but what can you do to avoid them becoming empty buzz words.

19 FinTech funding rounds from the last week that you better not have missed

From cybersecurity unicorn Snyk's $200m funding round to payment service provider startup Mollie's €90m new cash injection, the last week was full of FinTechs completing funding rounds.

Hungarian startup PeasyPay vying Spanish and British expansion

PeasyPay, a bieometric-based payment company, is looking to expand its reach from its native Hungry to Spain, Slovenia and the UK.

ICO reopens its regulatory sandbox

The UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has reopened its regulatory sandbox to help companies develop new products by using personal data in a safe way.

23 FinTech rounds raised in the last week

Last week proved a huge win for challenger banks and the Latin American FinTech sector. Check out these funding rounds to find out why.

Experian exposed the consumer data of 24 million South Africans in a hack

Credit scoring and comparison company Experian may have exposed the private data of 24 million South African customers and 800,000 companies in a cybersecurity breach.

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Blueprint for Successful AI Implementation in AML

Blueprint for Successful AI Implementation in AML

Manual alert review is no longer a scalable compliance model, according to Castellum.AI co-founder and CEO Peter Piatetsky. Many firms are now realising the...

How Exante turned complaints into a 76% incident drop

When a Scrum ceremony becomes a rage room, something has gone wrong. That was the realisation at Exante at the end of 2023, when...

Why AI could decide the winners of app modernisation

Legacy applications that still run but no longer serve the business are becoming a strategic liability, and Tieto argues that AI is now the...

Prometeia: Inflation risks mount as China’s price shield fades

Global inflation risks are climbing even as the energy shock stays contained, according to Prometeia's Quarterly Economic Outlook for July 2026, which also flags...

Cross-border fund rules shift in UK, Liechtenstein and Italy

Regulators across Europe are reshaping how funds are distributed across borders, tightening disclosure standards while trimming administrative friction, according to Zeidler's June regulatory roundup. The...

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