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Model ML expands AI footprint across financial services

Model ML expands AI footprint across financial services

Model ML has expanded its presence in the global financial services sector after BDO India introduced its AI platform into live client engagements, adding...
StoneX gives Aqua Global banks access to 140+ currencies

StoneX gives Aqua Global banks access to 140+ currencies

Banks using Aqua Global can now access foreign exchange liquidity and cross-border payment services across more than 140 currencies through a new integration with...
EPC tightens VOP name matching to curb payment friction

EPC tightens VOP name matching to curb payment friction

The European Payments Council (EPC) has released version 2.0 of its recommendations on matching processes, a move intended to curb avoidable No Match and...
ID-Pal deal arms ThirdEye against AI-fuelled financial crime

ID-Pal deal arms ThirdEye against AI-fuelled financial crime

ThirdEye, an AML platform provider, has chosen ID-Pal to supply the KYC and KYB functions within its offering across Australia and New Zealand. Under the...
AI agents force a rethink of contact compliance controls

AI agents force a rethink of contact compliance controls

As AI agents take on more customer interactions, firms face a growing challenge: ensuring every call, message and engagement complies with regulatory requirements. The...
Can RegTech close the blind spots in business verification?

Can RegTech close the blind spots in business verification?

Verifying that a business exists is one thing. Establishing who ultimately owns it, who controls it and how its risk changes is another. Complex...
Why eID checks leave businesses exposed to identity risks

Why eID checks leave businesses exposed to identity risks

Digital identity verification is leaving businesses exposed to risks that emerge after credentials have been approved, with mobile device changes, account recovery and artificial...
Corporate lookalikes expose a costly AML compliance weakness

Corporate lookalikes expose a costly AML compliance weakness

Corporate lookalikes are creating significant challenges for anti-money laundering (AML) and Know Your Business (KYB) checks, with similar company names, addresses and ownership details...
Mitchell expands AI estimating to collision repairers

Mitchell expands AI estimating to collision repairers

Automotive technology provider Mitchell has expanded its AI-powered vehicle damage estimating software to collision repair businesses, with Crash Champions becoming the first multi-site operator...
Why video calls are no longer proof of identity

Why video calls are no longer proof of identity

For years, a video call has been one of the easiest ways to build trust remotely. You see someone, they see you, and a...

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Emirates NBD brings AI market insights into digital wealth

Emirates NBD brings AI market insights into digital wealth

Emirates NBD, a banking group operating across the Middle East, North Africa, Türkiye and South Asia, has partnered with Bridgewise, an embedded investment AI...
Is business verification failing to keep pace with financial crime?

Is business verification failing to keep pace with financial crime?

Business verification has become an increasingly important line of defence against financial crime, yet the complexity of modern corporate structures is exposing weaknesses in...
Banks face tougher data scrutiny as APAC reporting rules evolve

Banks face tougher data scrutiny as APAC reporting rules evolve

Submitting the correct reporting template on time is no longer enough to satisfy regulators. Across Asia-Pacific (APAC), supervisors are demanding more detailed data, greater...
Banks face growing fraud risks as criminal tactics converge

Banks face growing fraud risks as criminal tactics converge

Banking fraud is becoming harder to detect as criminals combine identity theft, payment manipulation and increasingly sophisticated digital attacks. Banking fraud is no longer limited...
Financial crime risk assessments have outgrown spreadsheets

Financial crime risk assessments have outgrown spreadsheets

For years, spreadsheets have been the default tool for financial crime risk assessments. They were familiar, flexible and easy to adapt, and for a...

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