Afin Bank picks ALMIS One ahead of Basel 3.1 deadline
UK challenger bank Afin Bank has appointed ALMIS International, a provider of cloud-based balance sheet management software for banks and building societies, to underpin...
Instant payments expose weaknesses in AML screening
A payment can pass through every routine check and still present a serious financial crime risk. A beneficiary name may resemble a sanctioned individual,...
The hidden compliance gap threatening crypto expansion
Picture a crypto business that, within two years of launch, is serving customers in the UAE, the UK, the EU and Singapore. Its product,...
FCA SM&CR overhaul hands accountability back to firms
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its second consultation on reforming the Senior Managers & Certification Regime (SM&CR).
Consultation paper CP26/37 proposes abolishing the...
Why AscentAI makes obligations the unit of RegTech change
Regulators publish documents, but financial institutions have to manage the individual obligations buried inside them. That mismatch is where a large share of the...
SEC 2027 exam priorities put compliance controls on trial
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has published its examination priorities for Fiscal Year 2027, and according to StarCompliance, a compliance technology provider,...
Red Oak urges broader adviser supervision
Wealth management firms face growing pressure to expand social media access for financial advisers while maintaining effective compliance oversight, as new research highlights the...
DORA compliance strains firms as NCA scrutiny tightens
More than a year after the Digital Operational Resilience Act began to apply, many financial services firms are discovering that compliance is not a...
List matching is failing sanctions teams as rules shift fast
Transaction screening still remains a cornerstone of sanctions compliance, but it only goes so far.
According to RegTech firm Quantifind, truly understanding sanctions exposure means...
NatWest cuts compliance bottleneck by 80% with Adclear AI
Adclear has partnered with NatWest to rebuild how the bank checks its marketing and communications, so it can increase content output without compliance approvals...













