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...
Alert fatigue is breaking compliance. Theta Lake has a fix
For compliance teams in financial services, the biggest threat to effective surveillance may not be missed misconduct but the sheer volume of meaningless alerts....
Northstar Security raises $7m to put AI agents on risk duty
Northstar Security has launched publicly with $7m in seed capital led by Wing Venture Capital, aiming to give defenders the joined-up context they have...
Thailand’s central bank widens net to stablecoins and BNPL
The Bank of Thailand (BOT), the country’s central bank, is preparing a fresh set of rules that will bring stablecoins, Buy Now Pay Later...
Where in compliance does AI have the greatest deployment depth and autonomy?
AI is gradually becoming a core feature within compliance, but it is within cybersecurity where the technology is seeing the greatest deployment, both in...
FINTRAC fines expose AML gaps at Canadian credit unions
Canada’s financial intelligence unit has made it clear that credit unions can no longer rely on well-written policies alone.
According to Alessa, on 24 September...
Napier AI taps LSEG World-Check On Demand for screening
Napier AI, a financial crime compliance technology provider, has linked its Transaction Screening product with LSEG’s newly launched World-Check On Demand, giving financial institutions...
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...
Can identity verification survive the age of synthetic identities?
Identity verification has long relied on the assumption that a person can be distinguished from an impostor through evidence of who they are. But...













