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The counterintuitive fix for underperforming AI agents

The counterintuitive fix for underperforming AI agents

Artificial intelligence is rapidly embedding itself in professional services, with tax due diligence firms deploying AI agents to automate research, analyse vast datasets, draft...
Bamboo Insurance unveils Essential homeowners cover

Bamboo Insurance unveils Essential homeowners cover

Bamboo Insurance, a technology-enabled managing general underwriter specialising in homeowners' coverage, has rolled out its new Essential homeowners programme, an HO2 product aimed at...
Axiiem debuts to digitise specialty insurance trading

Axiiem debuts to digitise specialty insurance trading

The Ardonagh Group, one of the world's largest independent insurance distribution platforms and a top 15 global broker, has unveiled Axiiem, a new InsurTech...
Iress and PlannerPal deepen AI advice workflow tie-up

Iress and PlannerPal deepen AI advice workflow tie-up

PlannerPal, an AI-powered workflow platform for financial advisers and wealth managers, has strengthened its collaboration with financial technology firm Iress, giving advisers a smoother...
Stoa lands $2.4m to reward savers with upfront perks

Stoa lands $2.4m to reward savers with upfront perks

Stoa, a UK-based FinTech that helps consumers and SMEs draw everyday value from dormant deposits, has secured $2.4m in pre-seed funding to scale its...
Cedar and Noah partner to unlock African cross-border payments

Cedar and Noah partner to unlock African cross-border payments

Cedar Money, a regulated cross-border payments and FX infrastructure firm focused on emerging markets, has formed a strategic partnership with API-first stablecoin payments platform...
Klarna applies for US banking licence with Utah charter

Klarna applies for US banking licence with Utah charter

Klarna, the global digital bank and flexible payments firm, has filed applications to set up its own bank in the United States. The company has...
Velocity FSS

Why Velocity FSS sees investigations as AI’s biggest opportunity

Founded in 2019, Velocity FSS offers a comprehensive AML platform acts as an all-in-one solution for AML compliance and reporting requirements. Offering a FRAML...
AML

Why static AML models can’t stop AI-driven fraud

In early 2024, a finance employee dialled into what looked like an ordinary video meeting with the CFO and several senior colleagues. In reality,...
Signicat

Signicat taps TrustTech ahead of eIDAS 2.0 shake-up

Signicat has joined forces with TrustTech to enable regulated businesses to adopt reusable identity through private wallet ecosystems. The alliance brings together Signicat's digital identity...

News Stories

Muinmos

Muinmos AI deal signals end of manual KYC at HACA

Luxembourg audit and consulting firm HACA Partners, which serves more than 500 clients across multiple countries, has chosen RegTech provider Muinmos to overhaul its...
FATF

Why FATF says data silos are losing the fight on dirty money

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog, has published a new report calling on governments and the...
Sumsub

Sumsub targets KYB gaps as 81% of firms lose clients

Sumsub, the verification and compliance platform, has unveiled automated Company-Level Risk Scoring alongside new research showing that 81% of European businesses have lost prospective...
iDenfy

Why iDenfy is betting on Austria’s Handy-Signatur for KYC

iDenfy, a global RegTech firm focused on identity verification and fraud prevention, has integrated Handy-Signatur, Austria's long-running mobile identity and e-signature credential, into its...
Gauntlet

Gauntlet raises $125m to set the rules for DeFi capital

Gauntlet, a digital asset risk and optimisation firm, has secured $125m in a Series C round as it looks to expand its footprint across...

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