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Digital insurance marketplace Matic has partnered with cloud banking software provider nCino to embed home insurance shopping directly into the digital mortgage process, allowing borrowers to secure cover without leaving the loan application journey.

Matic and nCino embed home insurance into digital mortgages

Digital insurance marketplace Matic has partnered with cloud banking software provider nCino to embed home insurance shopping directly into the digital mortgage process, allowing...
Cloudfare

Cloudflare and Mastercard target SMB cyber risks

Cloudflare has entered a strategic partnership with Mastercard to develop new tools aimed at strengthening cyber resilience for small businesses, critical infrastructure and governments. The...
cybercrime

Cybercrime and trafficking top financial crime risks in 2026

Global financial institutions are increasingly concerned that they are falling behind fast-moving, AI-enabled criminal networks, according to new research published by ComplyAdvantage. The firm’s...
Wrisk, an embedded insurance provider, has acquired Atto, a real-time financial intelligence platform specialising in open banking-driven credit insights, as the group looks to deepen its embedded finance and protection capabilities across enterprise customer journeys.

Wrisk acquires Atto to strengthen embedded finance intelligence

Wrisk, an embedded insurance provider, has acquired Atto, a real-time financial intelligence platform specialising in open banking-driven credit insights, as the group looks to...
T+1 settlement readiness refers to a firm’s capability to complete the full trade settlement process just one business day after a trade is executed. Achieving this requires intraday trade confirmation, reconciliation, and settlement coordination between brokers, custodians, and depositories. The compressed timeline of T+1 settlement leaves no room for the overnight buffers traditional processes relied on. Any delay in confirmation, reconciliation, or data handoff immediately increases settlement risk.

T+1 settlement: how custody tech boosts readiness

T+1 settlement readiness refers to a firm’s capability to complete the full trade settlement process just one business day after a trade is executed....
Sphinx, a RegTech company developing browser-native compliance agents for financial institutions, has raised $7.1m in seed funding as it looks to scale its technology across banks and FinTechs.

Sphinx secures $7.1m to expand global compliance agents

Sphinx, a RegTech company developing browser-native compliance agents for financial institutions, has raised $7.1m in seed funding as it looks to scale its technology...

Zeidler backs modular prospectus template launch

Luxembourg-based legal and compliance specialist Zeidler Group has supported the launch of a new open-source fund prospectus template designed to make fund documentation cheaper...
Explainable AI key as financial crime escalates

Explainable AI key as financial crime escalates

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the financial crime landscape, but not solely in favour of financial institutions. Napier AI, which offers next generation anti-money laundering...
After several years of experimentation, artificial intelligence is moving into a more decisive phase for the insurance industry. Insurers, MGAs and brokers are under increasing pressure to improve efficiency, reduce costs and modernise customer engagement, all while operating within complex regulatory and operational environments. Against that backdrop, 2026 is shaping up to be a turning point, as AI shifts from pilots and proofs of concept into live production systems.video

How will AI impact InsurTech in 2026?

After several years of experimentation, artificial intelligence is moving into a more decisive phase for the insurance industry. Insurers, MGAs and brokers are under...
AI-powered complaints management with 4CRisk

AI-powered complaints management with 4CRisk

Artificial intelligence is redefining how regulated organisations manage complaints, turning what was once a manual and reactive process into a structured, insight-led compliance function. ...

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FICO

How Absa improved fraud prevention using FICO tech

Absa Group, one of South Africa's five largest banks, has significantly enhanced its fraud prevention capabilities and debt collection outcomes by deploying customer communications...
Leak detection technology has long been a staple across commercial buildings, data centres and critical infrastructure, helping organisations identify water ingress before it causes costly disruption. Traditional systems, particularly those using leak detection cables, have offered a relatively simple monitoring solution. However, these systems typically rely on fixed alert thresholds, which often fail to reflect the variability of real-world environments. As a result, while detection capabilities exist, their reliability has frequently been called into question.

Why traditional leak detection systems fail in real environments

Leak detection technology has long been a staple across commercial buildings, data centres and critical infrastructure, helping organisations identify water ingress before it causes...
The first wave of the InsurTech revolution has delivered significant innovation, but it has also left critical structural gaps unresolved. Over the past decade, the sector has made notable progress in areas such as digital distribution, API connectivity, embedded insurance, and the modernisation of agency management systems. However, beneath these advancements lies a growing concern, according to Producerflow.

Producer data chaos could derail InsurTech growth

The first wave of the InsurTech revolution has delivered significant innovation, but it has also left critical structural gaps unresolved. Over the past decade,...
Liberty Mutual has partnered with life insurance technology company Ethos to expand its direct-to-consumer life insurance offering in the US.

Liberty Mutual partners Ethos to expand digital life insurance offering

Liberty Mutual has partnered with life insurance technology company Ethos to expand its direct-to-consumer life insurance offering in the US. The collaboration will see Liberty...
compliance

How compliance teams are tackling the RegTech surge

Regulatory change is accelerating at a pace that is leaving many financial services firms struggling to keep up. New rules land daily, guidance documents...

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