RegTech

Kord raises £6.4m to fight AI fraud in regulated sectors

Kord, a UK-headquartered FinTech offering a single platform for client onboarding, identity checks and payments, has closed a £6.4m Series A round to tackle...
Tangos

Can AI close the FinCrime investigation gap? Tangos bets $20m

Tangos AI, an autonomous AI platform for financial crime investigations, has secured $20m in seed funding as it looks to tackle one of compliance's...
COFI

Can COFI end South Africa’s siloed compliance crisis?

South Africa loses an estimated R100bn a year to financial crime, yet the institutions meant to stop it still work in silos. Organised crime...
AML

Regulators raise the bar: is your AML stack ready?

Regulated businesses are under mounting pressure to prove that AML compliance is continuous, evidenced and proportionate to risk. Regulators worldwide, including the FCA and...
ThetaRay

ThetaRay taps Santander veteran as AML scrutiny bites

ThetaRay, a provider of AI infrastructure for financial crime compliance, has named Luis Pinedo as its new chief strategic customers officer, a move designed...
QTSPs

Three blind spots that could derail QTSPs before 2027

Qualified trust service providers (QTSPs) are under no illusions about what 2027 will bring. Awareness of the eIDAS 2.0 deadlines is not the issue....
fraud

Why legacy fraud tools are failing UK FinTechs

The fraud landscape confronting UK FinTechs has transformed dramatically, with synthetic identity fraud, account takeover attacks, mule accounts and AI-generated documentation now commonplace. Yet, according...
Blueprint for Successful AI Implementation in AML

Blueprint for Successful AI Implementation in AML

Manual alert review is no longer a scalable compliance model, according to Castellum.AI co-founder and CEO Peter Piatetsky. Many firms are now realising the...

Cross-border fund rules shift in UK, Liechtenstein and Italy

Regulators across Europe are reshaping how funds are distributed across borders, tightening disclosure standards while trimming administrative friction, according to Zeidler's June regulatory roundup. The...

Why AML platforms aren’t ready for the AI they promise

There is no shortage of talk about AI in financial crime compliance. Boards demand it, vendors promise it and regulators are paying closer attention....

News Stories

Slow week for FinTech, with just $350m raised across 10 deals

It was a slow week for FinTech deals, with just $350m raised across 10 deals.  This represented a significant drop from the previous weeks. A...
How Majesco made the transition to becoming an AI-first company

How Majesco made the transition to becoming an AI-first company

While hype around AI has intensified recently, it has been around for decades, albeit confined to more niche and specific technology branches that lacked...
Allianz UK simplifies digital trading for SME brokers

Allianz UK simplifies digital trading for SME brokers

Allianz UK, the insurance giant, has refreshed its Complete Business proposition for digital trading, aiming to make it quicker and more straightforward for brokers...
WBS extends Quai Digital deal with fractional dealing

WBS extends Quai Digital deal with fractional dealing

WBS, a UK-based provider of dealing, custody and technology solutions for the investment sector, has agreed a five-year extension to its partnership with Quai...
Cardless strengthens executive team for next growth phase

Cardless strengthens executive team for next growth phase

Cardless, an AI-powered financial services platform that enables brands to launch and manage co-branded card programmes, has appointed Mark Troianovski as chief business officer...

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