Risk Management

risk

Why residual risk exposes the myth of control comfort

On paper, most financial institutions appear well defended. Policies are documented, procedures mapped, systems described as resilient, staff trained and audits scheduled. The result...
FinTech

Can community banks survive FinTech compliance risk?

Community banks chasing growth through FinTech partnerships are facing a stark warning from regulators. In May 2026, the Office of the Comptroller of the...
financial crime

How complacency blinds firms to financial crime threats

Most financial crime failures are not born of dramatic collapse or blatant negligence. Instead, they build slowly through hundreds of minor decisions, ignored warning...
Q2

Regulators punish firms for ignoring their own controls in Q2

Global regulators handed out more than $931m in penalties above the $1m mark during the second quarter of 2026, the largest quarterly total in...
Why AI is testing the limits of financial crime controls

Why AI is testing the limits of financial crime controls

The rapid adoption of generative and agentic AI is forcing financial services firms to reconsider whether traditional information barriers remain effective in a world...
trading growth

Why venue rulebook blind spots threaten trading growth

Electronification is gathering pace across capital markets, and with it the proliferation of trading venues, from DLT-based platforms to crypto exchanges. But this progress...
Why sycophantic AI is a tax due diligence risk

Why sycophantic AI is a tax due diligence risk

AI agents are increasingly becoming part of tax due diligence workflows, helping professionals analyse transaction data, identify potential exposures and summarise complex regulatory information....
RegTech

The strategic case for RegTech over in-house builds

Money laundering reporting officers seldom need convincing of the merits of a specialised financial crime risk assessment platform. A short demonstration is usually enough...
data

The data quality dilemma in financial crime risk

Every financial crime risk assessment is built on one foundation: data. It shapes inherent risk, evidences how controls perform, underpins decision-making, drives monitoring and...
Regnology launches governed AI risk hub on Ascend platform

Regnology launches governed AI risk hub on Ascend platform

Regnology, a global technology firm operating at the crossroads of regulatory, risk, finance and supervisory solutions, has rolled out Regnology Risk Hub (RRiH) Ascend,...

News Stories

compliance

Angelica Solutions grows network with actuary hire

Angelica Solutions, a collaborative network of senior insurance specialists, supporting insurers, MGAs and InsurTechs with data-driven and actuarial solutions, has added Amy Illingworth, an...

Federato launches Claims to close underwriting loop

Federato, the AI-native platform for the full policy lifecycle, offering underwriting, policy administration and billing tools for insurance carriers, has introduced Federato Claims, an...
Plaid and Sierra target the next era of AI-powered finance

Plaid and Sierra target the next era of AI-powered finance

Plaid, a financial technology company that enables consumers to securely connect their financial accounts with apps and services, and Sierra, an AI agent platform...
Emburse deepens ties with Mastercard, travel partners

Emburse deepens ties with Mastercard, travel partners

Emburse, a global provider of travel and expense (T&E) management technology, serving more than 12 million finance leaders and travel managers across over 20,000...
AccountsIQ and Abacum team up on finance intelligence

AccountsIQ and Abacum team up on finance intelligence

AccountsIQ, a cloud accounting platform built for mid-market organisations, has entered into a strategic partnership with Abacum, an AI-native financial planning and analysis provider,...

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