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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
RegTech vs in-house builds: the true cost of ownership
When organisations consider building a financial crime risk assessment platform in-house, the underlying assumption is almost always the same: it will be cheaper than...
Why IT teams shouldn’t build financial crime risk platforms
Across every sector, there is a recurring moment that quietly costs organisations millions. A spreadsheet-based process becomes unwieldy, someone in the room suggests that...













