Compliance Management

Datavault AI targets cyber risk with $94.5m CyberCatch deal

Datavault AI targets cyber risk with $94.5m CyberCatch deal

Datavault AI Inc., a NASDAQ-listed technology company focused on data monetisation, credentialing, digital engagement and real-world asset tokenisation, has agreed to acquire CyberCatch Holdings,...
Agentic AI’s real ROI goes beyond automation

Agentic AI’s real ROI goes beyond automation

Artificial intelligence in financial services has largely been measured through familiar metrics such as cost reduction, faster processing and automation. However, TAINA Technology argues...
Wordwatch

Wordwatch unveils tool to help firms gauge non-financial misconduct investigation readiness

Global RegTech firm Wordwatch has introduced an investigation readiness assessment tool in line with the FCA’s Conduct Rules extension on September 1, 2026. The assessment...
financial crime

Fragmented ownership is breaking financial crime controls

Financial crime risk assessments only work when governance holds everything together. These assessments pull input from business units, risk and compliance teams, technology functions,...
AIFM

FCA eases compliance delegation for smaller AIFMs

The UK's alternative investment fund regime is heading for its biggest shake-up since AIFMD was first transposed into domestic law in 2013, after the...
FinCEN

FinCEN scraps beneficial ownership rules for US firms

One of the biggest new US anti-money laundering reporting regimes has effectively just been dismantled, after FinCEN finalised sweeping changes to the Corporate Transparency...
AI governance

AI governance gap puts financial firms at examination risk

Financial regulators across the US, UK and UAE are converging on a single message: firms do not need to wait for AI-specific rules before...
regulators

DIFC’s $200m case exposes board governance blind spot

A $200m enforcement case in the DIFC did not begin with a rogue trader or a fraudulent scheme. It began with a board that...
AI

AI agents move from pilot to workforce in bank compliance

Banks could unlock productivity gains of up to 20 times by deploying a workforce of AI agents, according to McKinsey.   The consultancy's estimate rests...
PSD3

PSD3 is coming: is your payments licence ready for 2028?

The clock has started on the biggest shake-up of Europe's payments rulebook since 2015, and firms that wait too long to prepare could find...

News Stories

KYCP bets on perpetual monitoring as compliance risk grows

KYCP bets on perpetual monitoring as compliance risk grows

High-volume payments and digital asset firms are under growing pressure to move fast without cutting corners on compliance. Legacy KYC systems, often built around...
What banks need to know before the EUDI Wallet deadline

What banks need to know before the EUDI Wallet deadline

The foundations of digital identity across European banking are being rebuilt, and fincite has set out what regulated financial institutions need to know before...

Over $1.3bn raised across 12 deals in powerful week for FinTech

There was a total of $1.36bn raised in 12 FinTech deals this week, representing a strong first week of September following the end of...
Ortec Finance warns on cascading polycrisis risk

Ortec Finance warns on cascading polycrisis risk

Institutional investors are facing a world where geopolitical, economic and environmental risks no longer arrive in isolation, but collide and compound one another, according...
Twenty7tec launches Steppl client portal

Twenty7tec launches Steppl client portal

Twenty7tec, a technology provider serving mortgage, protection and pension advisers, has introduced Steppl, a new client engagement platform built with artificial intelligence readiness at...

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