Why prepaid gift cards are a growing financial crime risk
The idea that a Valentine’s Day gift could play a role in financial crime still feels counter-intuitive to many consumers. Yet prepaid vouchers and...
IMTF expands SironOne with AWS Marketplace listing
IMTF, a global RegTech provider specialising in anti-financial crime and regulatory compliance technology, has announced that its holistic compliance platform, SironOne, is now available...
Who really owns financial crime risk in 2026?
Across many financial institutions, the Financial Crime Risk Assessment (FCRA) is still widely misunderstood. Whether it appears as an enterprise-wide ML/TF/PF assessment in Australia,...
FCA charges signal tougher stance on market abuse
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a stark warning to financial services firms after bringing insider dealing charges against two individuals following...
ESMA-RBI deal boosts EU access to India clearing
ESMA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) aimed at strengthening supervisory cooperation and enabling the exchange...
Fraud protection FinTech Memcyco bags $37m funding
Memcyco, a real-time digital risk protection platform, focused on stopping brand impersonation scams and ATO fraud, has announced fresh funding of $37m.
The firm said...
Turning AI governance into a competitive advantage
The rapid adoption of AI across financial services has created unprecedented opportunities, but also amplified risks. Solytics Partners is helping institutions harness these technologies responsibly, embedding...
Financial crime risk assessments: from formality to strategy
Financial crime risk assessments used to be treated as box-ticking exercises — annual documents produced to keep regulators satisfied, then filed away until the...
Ensembling AI models to improve compliance risk detection
Ensembling, or the practice of combining multiple AI techniques, is becoming a cornerstone of modern risk detection in financial services, as firms grapple with...
The human factor behind stronger financial crime risk assessments
Technology, governance and methodology all play a part in shaping a financial crime risk assessment, but none of them determine whether it is truly...













