RegTech

Corporate lookalikes expose a costly AML compliance weakness

Corporate lookalikes expose a costly AML compliance weakness

Corporate lookalikes are creating significant challenges for anti-money laundering (AML) and Know Your Business (KYB) checks, with similar company names, addresses and ownership details...
Why video calls are no longer proof of identity

Why video calls are no longer proof of identity

For years, a video call has been one of the easiest ways to build trust remotely. You see someone, they see you, and a...
Can banks explain every AI agent action to the FCA?

Can banks explain every AI agent action to the FCA?

Third-party AI agents are knocking on the doors of customer bank accounts just as regulators begin using AI to scrutinise the banks themselves. That...
Copla targets CRA readiness gap before 2027 sales ban

Copla targets CRA readiness gap before 2027 sales ban

Copla, a compliance platform provider, has launched a dedicated Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) framework as companies selling digital products in the EU face a...
Lazarus AI raises $43m as firms fight for control of AI

Lazarus AI raises $43m as firms fight for control of AI

Lazarus AI, a provider of production AI for heavily regulated organisations, has secured $43m in fresh funding to scale a platform designed to let...
FCA pulls ESG rating providers into UK regulatory net

FCA pulls ESG rating providers into UK regulatory net

ESG rating providers operating in the UK face a new compliance reality, as the FCA has finalised rules that place these firms under its...
Agentic fraud risk grows as consumer trust in AI lags

Agentic fraud risk grows as consumer trust in AI lags

SEON, the fraud prevention and AML compliance platform, has published new research suggesting that while US consumers are quickly folding AI agents into daily...
Why AMLA’s new CDD rules raise the stakes for compliance

Why AMLA’s new CDD rules raise the stakes for compliance

Europe’s new anti-money laundering authority has finalised its customer due diligence rulebook, shifting the focus for financial institutions from collecting extensive customer data to...
Cardamon wins Trading 212 as compliance complexity bites

Cardamon wins Trading 212 as compliance complexity bites

Trading 212, one of the UK’s leading savings and investment platforms, has teamed up with Cardamon, a Y Combinator-backed RegTech firm, to automate regulatory...
SpotOn bets on AiPrise to secure restaurant onboarding

SpotOn bets on AiPrise to secure restaurant onboarding

SpotOn, the US provider of restaurant software and payment services, has brought in AiPrise to verify the identities of the business owners joining its...

News Stories

AI agents force a rethink of contact compliance controls

AI agents force a rethink of contact compliance controls

As AI agents take on more customer interactions, firms face a growing challenge: ensuring every call, message and engagement complies with regulatory requirements. The...
Can RegTech close the blind spots in business verification?

Can RegTech close the blind spots in business verification?

Verifying that a business exists is one thing. Establishing who ultimately owns it, who controls it and how its risk changes is another. Complex...
Why eID checks leave businesses exposed to identity risks

Why eID checks leave businesses exposed to identity risks

Digital identity verification is leaving businesses exposed to risks that emerge after credentials have been approved, with mobile device changes, account recovery and artificial...
Corporate lookalikes expose a costly AML compliance weakness

Corporate lookalikes expose a costly AML compliance weakness

Corporate lookalikes are creating significant challenges for anti-money laundering (AML) and Know Your Business (KYB) checks, with similar company names, addresses and ownership details...
Mitchell expands AI estimating to collision repairers

Mitchell expands AI estimating to collision repairers

Automotive technology provider Mitchell has expanded its AI-powered vehicle damage estimating software to collision repair businesses, with Crash Champions becoming the first multi-site operator...

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