Risk Management

SEC AI checks put firms’ governance under scrutiny

SEC AI checks put firms’ governance under scrutiny

The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Examinations has begun requesting information from financial firms about their use of artificial intelligence, according to...
Who's managing your AI agents in tax due diligence?

Who’s managing your AI agents in tax due diligence?

Artificial intelligence is taking on a growing role in tax due diligence, but according to a recent report from TAINA Technology, the next challenge...
Has the hard market ended for commercial insurers?

Has the hard market ended for commercial insurers?

The prolonged hard market in North American commercial insurance has come to an end, forcing property and casualty (P&C) insurers to rethink how they...
Why AI is testing the limits of financial crime controls

Why AI is testing the limits of financial crime controls

The rapid adoption of generative and agentic AI is forcing financial services firms to reconsider whether traditional information barriers remain effective in a world...
Hawk expands partner program as AI reshapes financial crime

Hawk expands partner program as AI reshapes financial crime

Hawk, a provider of AI-powered financial crime and compliance technology, has expanded its global partner programme as financial institutions look to accelerate the adoption...
Regnology launches AI-powered risk management platform helping banks

Regnology expands AI capabilities with new platform

Regnology, a provider of regulatory and financial technology solutions, has launched Regnology Risk Hub (RRiH) Ascend, an AI-powered platform designed to help financial institutions...
How the UAE's exit from the FATF grey list boosts international business

Sumsub expands UAE compliance through Innovation City partnership

Sumsub, a RegTech company providing identity verification and compliance technology, has partnered with Innovation City, a UAE free zone for AI, Web3 and digital...
Spain

Research finds rising scam risks linked to real-time payments in Spain

A recent study by global analytics software company FICO highlights an increasing vulnerability to scams associated with RTP in Spain. Notably, 80% of Spanish...
W-8IMY

The critical role of W-8IMY forms and withholding statements

Understanding the nuances of W-8IMY Forms is crucial for foreign intermediaries, flow-through entities, and certain U.S. branches, which must certify their status for withholding tax purposes.
Meta

Meta and UK banks forge partnership to tackle online scams

Meta has teamed with NatWest and Metro Bank to combat online fraud, embarking on a partnership to bolster fraud detection.

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TopHat

TopHat Security lands Series A for OT defence

TopHat Security, Inc., a specialist provider of purpose-built cybersecurity solutions for operational technology, critical infrastructure, government and artificial intelligence environments, has announced a Series...
screening

The screening gap regulators expect you to close

Compliance teams often treat sanctions screening, PEP screening and adverse media screening as interchangeable checkboxes on an onboarding form. They are not. Each layer addresses...
TerraPay taps Deutsche Bank to widen cross-border payment reach

TerraPay taps Deutsche Bank to widen cross-border payment reach

TerraPay has partnered with Deutsche Bank to strengthen its cross-border payments infrastructure, gaining access to the bank’s correspondent banking network, payments capabilities and foreign...
AML

Static AML models are failing, adaptive scoring is the fix

Financial institutions have long treated fraud and anti-money laundering (AML) as separate disciplines, run on separate timelines by separate teams. Fraud detection demands split-second...
AI

Finance sector needs its own AI rulebook, study says

Durham University Business School has published a study calling for a dedicated regulatory framework to govern the use of artificial intelligence within financial services. The...

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