Risk Management

AiStrike

AiStrike raises $7m for AI-native cyber defence

AiStrike, a cybersecurity company pioneering AI-native, preemptive cyber defence, has secured fresh backing as it looks to reshape how security operations teams tackle fast-moving...
Furl

Security remediation start-up Furl lands $10m seed round

Furl, a security remediation start-up focused on agentic AI for fixing security issues, has raised fresh funding as it looks to automate one of...
KYC

KYC sanctions: the six categories that shape controls

Sanctions failures rarely start with a suspicious transaction. More often, the damage is done at onboarding, when a weak rule, a missed alias, or...
VASPs

VASPs and financial crime risk: building defensible ML/TF/PF

Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) have become a high-value target for organised criminal networks, largely because they enable fast, cross-border movement of value across...
risk

Financial advisers face rising ML/TF/PF risk pressures

Financial planners and investment advisers sit at the heart of long-term wealth decisions, often balancing close client relationships with product distribution and portfolio construction. While...
AI

UK regulators warned over AI risks to financial system

The UK’s top financial authorities have been cautioned that the country’s financial system is vulnerable to a major AI-related shock, after the Treasury, the...
RegTech

Is RegTech ready for the age of AI model risk management?

As AI reshapes financial services, a paradox is emerging.RegTech, built to manage regulatory compliance, now struggles to regulate AI itself. The tools designed to...
ACA launches new market abuse risk framework

ACA launches new market abuse risk framework

ACA Group has launched a new Market Abuse Risk Framework to help UK and European buy-side firms strengthen their surveillance and compliance programmes. The governance,...

LSEG launches World-Check On Demand for real-time compliance

LSEG Risk Intelligence has unveiled World-Check On Demand, a platform designed to deliver real-time risk intelligence data. The launch comes as the company celebrates the...
The insurance industry has long been considered a quiet player in the fight against financial crime. But as fraud, sanctions, and sophisticated money laundering schemes rise, the sector can no longer afford to lurk in the shadows.

How insurers are combatting financial crime in 2025

The insurance industry has long been considered a quiet player in the fight against financial crime. But as fraud, sanctions, and sophisticated money laundering...

News Stories

compliance

Who is the owner of compliance decisions in automated systems?

Automation is steadily moving from the margins of financial services into its operational core. Surveillance systems flag misconduct, onboarding platforms assess risk, and AI...

Weekly FinTech funding roundup: $955m raised as RegTech leads activity

Global FinTech firms raised $955m across 26 deals this week, marking a near 70% increase in funding from the figure raised over the previous...

How RegTech is solving the privacy compliance crisis

Privacy regulations are tightening, enforcement is accelerating, and the financial consequences of falling short have never been greater. For organisations scrambling to keep up, RegTech...
How agentic automation drives operational efficiency

How agentic automation drives operational efficiency

As organisations scale, a familiar problem tends to emerge: growth outpaces reliability. Processes that once ran smoothly become bogged down by complexity, handoffs stall, errors...
AI model governance: the gap holding back financial crime

Is model governance slowing AI in financial crime?

A new report from Hawk and Chartis has found that nine in ten financial institutions now actively encourage the use of artificial intelligence in...

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