RegTech is leaving 2025 in a very different place to where it stood even a few years ago. What was once a niche layer of compliance tooling is now being pulled into the core of how firms manage regulatory change, risk and accountability. In the first of two parts, RegTech Analyst spoke to several key thought leaders...Read More

Fraud prevention and AML have operated as parallel disciplines — adjacent, but structurally separate, for a long time. Fraud teams focused on stopping unauthorised transactions in real time, while AML functions concentrated on detecting patterns of illicit behaviour after the fact. Today, that division is becoming harder to defend. As financial crime grows faster, more...Read More

For decades, compliance has relied on static rules, watchlists and retrospective checks, creating growing volumes of noise while critical risks slip through the cracks. As regulatory complexity accelerates, a new generation of AI agents is beginning to transform the function by moving beyond automation to introduce reasoning, context and continuous intelligence. Acting more like digital...Read More

Regulations are no longer a fixed set of rules—they’re a constantly shifting landscape that challenges even the most seasoned compliance teams. Staying ahead isn’t just about interpreting the rulebook; it’s about seeing what’s coming next. Data is proving to be the tool that brings clarity to this complexity, uncovering patterns and insights that were once...Read More

Regulation has never been a fixed destination; it’s a moving target shaped by new risks, political shifts and rapid technological change. For financial institutions, keeping pace is no longer about simply interpreting rules — it’s about anticipating them. As compliance teams grapple with increasing complexity and shrinking reaction times, data is emerging as the only...Read More

The RegTech sector has spent the past decade in a phase of rapid expansion, fuelled by regulatory complexity, investor enthusiasm and a constant stream of new compliance challenges. But after years of fast growth and a crowded field of specialist providers, signs point to a market shifting gears. Competitive overlap is widening, client expectations are...Read More

Founded in 2014, Behavox is an AI company that transforms structured and unstructured corporate data into insights that safeguard and enhance businesses. The firm’s technology and industry-specific LLM enables users to ask and answer questions without becoming domain experts, technologists, or data scientists.  According to Fahreen Kurji, Chief Customer Intelligence Officer at Behavox, the company...Read More

As AI becomes deeply embedded in compliance operations, one challenge continues to loom large: transparency. While machine-driven monitoring and decision-making promise speed and accuracy, many of these systems still operate as opaque black boxes — a problem for regulators and firms that must justify every outcome. The question now is whether greater transparency, powered by...Read More

As financial institutions turn to AI to automate compliance, a key question arises: do we truly understand these systems’ decisions? The black-box nature of many models challenges transparency and trust. Explainable AI could change that, offering clarity around how algorithms reach conclusions. If successful, it might be the missing link that makes AI in compliance...Read More

The UK government’s push for a digital identity system has sparked a predictable split: tech optimists see streamlined services and reduced fraud, while privacy advocates envision an Orwellian surveillance state. But beyond the usual battle lines lies a more nuanced question that businesses can’t afford to ignore—when digital ID becomes standard infrastructure, will organisations be...Read More