Identification/Background checks

LSEG launches Identity Gateway for digital ID access

LSEG Risk Intelligence, the risk and identity verification arm of the London Stock Exchange Group, has unveiled Identity Gateway, a new infrastructure layer built...
Trade surveillance is entering a new phase. With financial institutions operating across increasingly complex, high-volume and multi-venue trading environments, firms are under growing pressure to improve detection capability, reduce false positives and demonstrate that surveillance frameworks are operating effectively in practice. The Global State of RegTech 2026 report – authored by RegTech Analyst and Parker & Lawrence Research – explored how the sector is evolving, and where the biggest structural challenges are emerging across financial services.

The surveillance gap firms are still struggling to close

Trade surveillance is entering a new phase. With financial institutions operating across increasingly complex, high-volume and multi-venue trading environments, firms are under growing pressure...
Sumsub

Why Sumsub is closing the gap between login and KYC

Sumsub, a verification and compliance technology provider, has launched an integration with Auth0 that lets businesses build identity verification directly into how they authenticate...
ID-Pal

ID-Pal upgrades defences against deepfake injection fraud

ID-Pal, an identity verification and fraud prevention platform, has announced upgrades to its Injection Attack Detection (IAD) capabilities within its Liveness Testing function, aimed...
Didit

Didit targets programmable identity with $7.5m raise

Didit, an AI-native identity and fraud infrastructure platform founded in 2023, has closed a seed round totalling $7.5m after securing an additional $6m in...
Hopae

IDENTT taps Hopae to unlock cross-border eID access

Hopae, a global digital identity infrastructure platform, has formed a strategic partnership with IDENTT, a prominent player in Poland's identity verification market, to bring...
Experian

Experian adds Akamai to AI agent trust ecosystem

Experian has announced that cybersecurity and edge computing firm Akamai Technologies has joined its Agent Trust partner ecosystem. The partnership centres on Experian's Agent Trust...
Calendar-based Know Your Customer (KYC) reviews are increasingly exposing banks to financial crime, compliance failings and operational inefficiencies, as regulators intensify scrutiny on outdated client monitoring processes, according to nCino.

Banks face rising risk as perpetual KYC becomes standard

Calendar-based Know Your Customer (KYC) reviews are increasingly exposing banks to financial crime, compliance failings and operational inefficiencies, as regulators intensify scrutiny on outdated...
Daon

Daon unveils identity tool for remote workforce trust

Daon, the digital identity trust company, has launched a new workforce identity fraud prevention solution aimed at helping organisations build stronger trust across the...
eIDAS

The eIDAS 2.0 deadline every FinTech product team is missing

The most challenging aspect of preparing for eIDAS 2.0 is not the technical complexity itself — it is recognising that the decision is not...

News Stories

AI

AI attackers are breaking financial crime compliance

A 1993 New Yorker cartoon showed one dog telling another, "On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog." The joke has held up rather...
FinTech

Red-letter week for FinTechs as $1bn raised across 17 deals

This week was a powerful funding week for FinTech firms, with $1.07bn raised across a healthy 17 deals. This marks a second consecutive week of...
RegTech

Why RegTech’s survival race is just beginning

The RegTech market has entered a new era. What began as an experimental space populated by agile startups has matured into a mainstream industry...
Deluxe

Deluxe acquires Celero Commerce in $625m deal

Deluxe has agreed to acquire FinTech firm Celero Commerce for $625m, in a deal that will significantly accelerate its strategic shift away from legacy...

ASIC seeks $35m as HSBC admits scam protection gaps

HSBC Bank Australia Limited (HSBC), the Australian arm of one of the world's largest banking groups, is facing a $35m penalty after admitting to...

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