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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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Who is responsible when the AI adviser gets it wrong?

Who is responsible when the AI adviser gets it wrong?

With the growing adoption and capabilities of agentic AI, many wealth managers are looking to the technology as a way to grow their customers...
Global AI regulation splits what compliance teams face

Global AI regulation splits: what compliance teams face

Artificial intelligence is advancing at a pace that regulators are struggling to match, leaving businesses that build, deploy and use AI to navigate an...
Agentic payments expose blind spots in fraud controls

Agentic payments expose blind spots in fraud controls

As AI agents begin making purchases for customers, the financial crime controls built around human behaviour may be looking in the wrong place. According...
Why blocking shadow AI backfires for financial firms

Why blocking shadow AI backfires for financial firms

Financial institutions that respond to shadow AI by blocking unapproved tools may be making their exposure worse, not better, according to John Denham of...
LSEG: Why persistent oil prices could keep rates higher for longer

LSEG: Why persistent oil prices could keep rates higher for longer

The world's major central banks have shifted course in a matter of weeks, and according to analysis from LSEG Data & Analytics, the real...

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