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AI-driven software demands push banks towards open APIs

AI-driven software demands push banks towards open APIs

Prolific Banking has launched a new developer portal and API offering to help banks meet growing demand from commercial clients for direct integration with...
Birbank moves beyond banking with CineMastercard partnership

Birbank moves beyond banking with CineMastercard partnership

Birbank is expanding its digital services beyond banking after partnering with CineMastercard to bring cinema ticket bookings directly into its mobile app. Bir, the integrated...
Can financial institutions keep pace with the changing landscape of AI regulation?

Can financial institutions keep pace with the changing landscape of AI regulation?

Artificial intelligence is evolving at a break-neck speed. The technology is on what feels like an exponential growth curve, being implemented across businesses’ operations...
Why ISO 42001 won’t make you EU AI Act compliant

Why ISO 42001 won’t make you EU AI Act compliant

Compliance and security teams face the same question from customers, boards and regulators: who is accountable for AI, and where is the evidence? ISO/IEC...
Brava raises $15m to prove SOC detections actually work

Brava raises $15m to prove SOC detections actually work

Brava has emerged from stealth with $15m in seed funding, as enterprises hand more security decisions to AI agents that rely on unproven detection...
Pliant raises $80m as AI agents reshape B2B payments

Pliant raises $80m as AI agents reshape B2B payments

Pliant, a FinTech firm offering modular B2B payment services, has secured $80m in Series C funding to open more of its payment infrastructure to...
Fourthline seals Veridas merger as identity market heats up

Fourthline seals Veridas merger as identity market heats up

Fourthline and Veridas have finalised their merger, creating a cross-continental identity verification group as AI-driven fraud and expanding regulation squeeze regulated businesses. The deal, unveiled...
FATF targets scam compounds draining billions a year

FATF targets scam compounds draining billions a year

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global anti-money laundering standard setter, has published a new report that traces the money behind scam compounds. These...
Progressive Building Society bets on ALMIS Cobalt

Progressive Building Society bets on ALMIS Cobalt

Progressive Building Society, a long-standing ALMIS International client, has replaced the treasury system it relied on for more than 20 years, switching to Cobalt,...
Will flawed AI in the Control Room spark enforcement?

Will flawed AI in the Control Room spark enforcement?

Artificial intelligence is steadily advancing in the Control Room, shifting from basic task automation towards more sophisticated uses such as conflict identification, workflow automation...

News Stories

Why is financial crime leading the RegTech adoption race?

Why is financial crime leading the RegTech adoption race?

RegTech Analyst and Parker & Lawrence Research recently released a major industry report looking at the global state of RegTech in 2026. As part...
Cribl acquires Tero to accelerate AI-native observability

Cribl acquires Tero to accelerate AI-native observability

Cribl, the San Francisco-based AI platform for telemetry, has acquired Tero, a developer of intelligence tools for observability data, as it looks to expand...
Light Frame bags $5.1m to modernise private banking tech

Light Frame bags $5.1m to modernise private banking tech

Light Frame, a provider of core banking and portfolio management software for wealth managers, has secured $5.1m in an oversubscribed Seed round as uptake...
Clara secures $105m to scale AI spend management in LatAm

Clara secures $105m to scale AI spend management in LatAm

Clara, a corporate spend management platform operating across Latin America, has raised $105m through a mix of equity and growth capital, made up of...
Tieto Banktech and SEB partner on Baltic e-commerce payments

Tieto Banktech and SEB partner on Baltic e-commerce payments

Tieto Banktech, a provider of modular banking software and services, has joined forces with SEB in the Baltic countries in a strategic tie-up aimed...

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