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GenAI

How FINRA’s 2026 report reshapes GenAI compliance

Generative AI has rapidly transitioned from a novel experiment to an embedded operational tool across financial services. According to Saifr, firms are now deploying...
Synctera

Synctera snaps up Cable in embedded finance compliance deal

Synctera has acquired Cable, a compliance control testing and verification specialist, in a move designed to strengthen regulatory oversight across the fintech ecosystem. The deal...
Artemis

AI security startup Artemis exits stealth with $70m

Artemis has emerged from stealth mode with $70m in combined seed and Series A funding — just six months after its founding. The Series A...
Cover Genius, an embedded protection InsurTech, has partnered with Tongcheng Travel, an Asian online travel platform, to introduce embedded travel insurance for international customers in Malaysia and the Philippines.

Cover Genius partners Tongcheng Travel to expand embedded travel insurance

Cover Genius, an embedded protection InsurTech, has partnered with Tongcheng Travel, an Asian online travel platform, to introduce embedded travel insurance for international customers...
Sixfold, an underwriting AI platform provider, has upgraded its AI Underwriting Brain with a new capability designed to capture and scale underwriting expertise across organisations.

Sixfold upgrades underwriting brain with Institutional Intelligence

Sixfold, an underwriting AI platform provider, has upgraded its AI Underwriting Brain with a new capability designed to capture and scale underwriting expertise across...
Aviva, a UK insurance group, has expanded its AI-powered underwriting summarisation tool to individual critical illness applications, marking a further step in its use of generative AI across protection insurance.

Aviva expands AI underwriting tool to critical illness cover

Aviva, a UK insurance group, has expanded its AI-powered underwriting summarisation tool to individual critical illness applications, marking a further step in its use...

SolvaPay raises €2.4m to build payments infrastructure for AI agents

SolvaPay, an AI payments infrastructure startup, has raised €2.4m in pre-seed funding to develop payment rails designed for AI-driven commerce. The Stockholm-based company secured backing...
For more than three centuries, visitors to the maze at Hampton Court Palace have tested their sense of direction among its tall hedges. Built in the late 17th century, the maze’s trapezoidal design looks straightforward on paper. Yet once inside, its looping paths quickly become disorientating. Turn after turn looks familiar. Progress becomes guesswork. Modern compliance systems often produce a similar experience.

Inside the push to centralise compliance oversight

For more than three centuries, visitors to the maze at Hampton Court Palace have tested their sense of direction among its tall hedges. Built...
video

The funnel is working: What digital journeys really mean for the future of wealth...

For a long time digital and physical channels were considered to be enemies, but new trends are showing a symbiosis of the two is the real market opportunity.
4 check fraud trends in 2026

4 check fraud trends in 2026

Check fraud accounts for 30% of all fraud losses in the US, second only to debit card fraud, and shows no sign of slowing. Hawk,...

News Stories

EBA

EBA launches consultation on supervisory reporting overhaul

The European Banking Authority (EBA), the independent EU body responsible for ensuring sound and consistent prudential regulation across the bloc, has unveiled a sweeping...
The US insurance distribution ecosystem is one of the largest and most complex financial services networks in the world. Millions of licensed producers, tens of thousands of independent agencies, and a growing volume of licensing and compliance transactions all play a role in how insurance products reach customers.

What the latest data reveals about the US insurance producer landscape

The US insurance distribution ecosystem is one of the largest and most complex financial services networks in the world. Millions of licensed producers, tens...
sanctions

Why traditional sanctions compliance is falling short

Sanctions compliance has entered a new era. A recent webinar hosted by IMTF alongside the Association of Certified Sanctions Specialists (ACSS), titled "A New...
GenAI

How FINRA’s 2026 report reshapes GenAI compliance

Generative AI has rapidly transitioned from a novel experiment to an embedded operational tool across financial services. According to Saifr, firms are now deploying...
Synctera

Synctera snaps up Cable in embedded finance compliance deal

Synctera has acquired Cable, a compliance control testing and verification specialist, in a move designed to strengthen regulatory oversight across the fintech ecosystem. The deal...

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