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Quensus

Quensus lands WEL1 funding to expose hidden water waste

Quensus, a smart water management technology company, has been awarded funding through the first round of the Water Efficiency Lab (WEL1) to deliver The...
ThetaRay

ThetaRay taps Santander veteran as AML scrutiny bites

ThetaRay, a provider of AI infrastructure for financial crime compliance, has named Luis Pinedo as its new chief strategic customers officer, a move designed...
Banyan takes majority stake in Swiss WealthTech WIZE

Banyan takes majority stake in Swiss WealthTech WIZE

Banyan Software, an acquirer and long-term operator of software companies, has taken a majority stake in WIZE, a Geneva-headquartered WealthTech that provides an all-in-one...
QTSPs

Three blind spots that could derail QTSPs before 2027

Qualified trust service providers (QTSPs) are under no illusions about what 2027 will bring. Awareness of the eIDAS 2.0 deadlines is not the issue....
Ortec

Aviva taps Ortec Finance to close the UK advice gap

Aviva has named Ortec Finance, a global specialist in investment decision-making technology, as its technology partner in a move designed to bring personalised financial...
Global WealthTech top deals Q2 2026

US cemented its place as the global WealthTech hub attracting half of the top...

Key Global WealthTech investment stats in Q2 2026: Global WealthTech funding dropped 67% YoY in Q2 US companies secured half of the top 10...
fraud

Why legacy fraud tools are failing UK FinTechs

The fraud landscape confronting UK FinTechs has transformed dramatically, with synthetic identity fraud, account takeover attacks, mule accounts and AI-generated documentation now commonplace. Yet, according...
Blueprint for Successful AI Implementation in AML

Blueprint for Successful AI Implementation in AML

Manual alert review is no longer a scalable compliance model, according to Castellum.AI co-founder and CEO Peter Piatetsky. Many firms are now realising the...

How Exante turned complaints into a 76% incident drop

When a Scrum ceremony becomes a rage room, something has gone wrong. That was the realisation at Exante at the end of 2023, when...

Prometeia: Inflation risks mount as China’s price shield fades

Global inflation risks are climbing even as the energy shock stays contained, according to Prometeia's Quarterly Economic Outlook for July 2026, which also flags...

News Stories

AMLR

EU AMLR: why firms can’t wait for 2027 to prepare

Financial institutions across Europe are facing a fundamental shift in how anti-money laundering compliance is designed, evidenced and supervised, as the EU's new AML...
Irish fund authorisations jump 40%, but scrutiny tightens

Irish fund authorisations jump 40%, but scrutiny tightens

The Central Bank of Ireland has published the third edition of its Authorisations and Gatekeeping Report, and according to law firm Zeidler, the message for...

Malaysia’s FATF upgrade puts AML effectiveness on trial

Malaysia's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) regime hit a defining moment in early 2026, when the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) upgraded the...

Why stress testing scenarios fail audits, and Kidbrooke’s fix

Risk teams building stress testing frameworks often hit the same wall, according to Kidbrooke. They hold a credible macroeconomic baseline, whether from a national...
Joybuy adds Allianz Partners insurance to EU checkout

Allianz Partners teams up with Joybuy on device cover

Allianz Partners, a global heavyweight in B2B2C insurance and assistance services, has unveiled a strategic European alliance with Joybuy, JD.com's newly launched online shopping...

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