Risk Management

risk

From rubber stamp to real challenge: the board’s risk duty

Across every major jurisdiction, a clear regulatory message has taken hold: boards are no longer passive recipients of financial crime risk assessments. They are...
Fingerprint

Fingerprint targets the compliance gap no one is talking about

RegTech is entering a new phase. With financial institutions facing growing regulatory pressure, firms are increasingly turning to AI, automation and real-time compliance tools...
MRLOs

How MLROs can win executive buy-in and investment

The role of the money laundering reporting officer has undergone a profound transformation. Where once it centred on regulatory expertise — understanding obligations, controls,...
spreadsheet

Audit trails, approvals and the end of Excel-era risk

Regulators no longer accept a firm's word that its financial crime risk governance is sound. Today's supervisors expect to see the architecture behind every...
risk

Rethinking inherent risk in modern financial crime

Inherent risk assessment sits at the heart of every financial crime risk framework. It answers the most fundamental question any organisation must ask: how...
investment

Why investment teams miss signals hiding in plain sight

Most investment and risk teams do not have an information problem. What they have is a timing and structure problem — and the cost...
AI

How advisers can adopt AI without breaching duty

Artificial intelligence has rapidly emerged as one of the most transformative forces in modern financial services. Yet for investment advisers, embracing AI is far...
sanctions

Why traditional sanctions compliance is falling short

Sanctions compliance has entered a new era. A recent webinar hosted by IMTF alongside the Association of Certified Sanctions Specialists (ACSS), titled "A New...
RegTech

Nine-figure raises dominate in powerful Q1 for RegTech deals

The first quarter of 2026 has proven to be a very strong period for RegTech funding raises, with close to $3bn raised across the...
CUBE

CUBE and ServiceNow partner on RegTech integration

CUBE has announced a partnership with enterprise AI platform ServiceNow, bringing real-time regulatory intelligence directly into ServiceNow's Integrated Risk Management (IRM) system. As part of...

News Stories

Over $1bn raised in this week's 16 FinTech deals - Read them all here

Over $1bn raised in this week’s 16 FinTech deals – Read them all here

Two major deals helped to bring this week's total FinTech funding volume past the $1bn mark, with a total of $1.2bn raised across 16...
Are wealth managers finally embracing digital assets?

Are wealth managers finally embracing digital assets?

Despite their rising popularity, particularly with younger generations, digital assets still lack widespread adoption by traditional wealth management firms. However, as regulators continue to...

Figure acquires Kiavi in $717m blockchain deal

Figure Technology Solutions, a blockchain-native capital marketplace, has struck a definitive agreement to acquire Kiavi, an AI-driven lending platform serving residential real estate investors,...

Bluwhale launches AI-native financial operating system

Bluwhale, an AI and blockchain-based personal finance platform, has unveiled an AI-native financial operating system that automates users' financial lives while keeping data ownership...

Grasshopper launches treasury management with Waldo

Grasshopper Bank, a full-service digital bank with approximately $1.6bn in total assets, has launched a new treasury management product in collaboration with Waldo, a...

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