Zeidler Group has strengthened the regulatory reporting capabilities of its Zeidler Swift platform by adding support for the Tripartite Template (TPT), extending its coverage of industry-standard FinDatEx templates. With this update, the platform now supports EMT, EET, EPT and TPT, offering asset managers and insurers a more complete solution for managing regulatory and client reporting requirements across Europe. The addition of...

Transaction monitoring rules sit at the heart of any anti-money laundering programme, but they are not controls that can be implemented once and left untouched. Criminal behaviours evolve, customer profiles change and transaction volumes fluctuate, all of which can quickly erode the effectiveness of even well-designed rules. Many financial institutions operating legacy, rules-based systems still report false-positive rates exceeding...

Benekiva, a people-first platform focused on modernising claims automation, has partnered with Juice Financial, a FinTech specialising in flexible, fully digital payment solutions, to improve how insurers deliver claim payouts. The partnership allows insurers using Benekiva’s claims platform to connect claims adjudication directly with Juice Financial’s payment infrastructure. This enables faster, more secure and more flexible claim payouts, helping carriers...

Zurich North America, a commercial insurance provider, and Players Health, an athlete safety and insurance solutions company, have partnered to launch a new Critical Injury Protection Insurance product designed specifically for the name, image and likeness (NIL) era of college sports. The new solution is aimed at colleges, universities and collectives that make NIL payments to student-athletes, helping protect their...

Securian Financial, a long-standing provider of insurance and protection products for financial institutions and associations, has launched My Coverage, a new digital portal for credit insurance and debt protection claims. The My Coverage portal is designed to simplify how customers file and track claims for coverage purchased through their financial institution or association. Securian Financial said the platform delivers a...

Regulatory oversight across the UK financial services sector has intensified, pushing FCA compliance higher up the strategic agenda for financial institutions. What was once treated as a back-office obligation is now recognised as a core component of consumer protection, operational resilience, and long-term trust. According to Theta Lake, as employee communications expand across video, messaging platforms, collaboration tools, email, and...

In today’s financial services landscape, effective anti-money laundering (AML) frameworks are no longer optional. As regulatory expectations increase and financial crime becomes more sophisticated, firms across FinTech, WealthTech, InsurTech and RegTech are under pressure to demonstrate robust controls while maintaining a seamless customer experience. According to SmartSearch, one of the most critical elements of any AML framework is document verification,...

Permutable AI is expanding its client coverage across the Asia-Pacific region as institutional demand grows for more granular, real-time commodities and global macro intelligence. The move reflects the increasing importance of Asia-Pacific developments in shaping global market behaviour, particularly across energy, industrial supply chains, and geopolitically sensitive trade routes. The company said it has seen heightened interest from institutional investors, commodities...

In 2026, the gap between firms that use RegTech and those that don't is becoming a chasm. Compliance used to be about staying out of trouble; now, it’s about moving faster than the competition. By letting automated systems handle the heavy lifting of monitoring and reporting, firms are freeing themselves to focus on growth. In 2026, what trends and...

When the term “forced labour” is mentioned, many people still imagine chains, locked doors, or dimly lit factories in distant parts of the world. While these images are rooted in historical realities, they risk obscuring the far more complex and subtle nature of forced labour today. In modern economies, exploitation rarely looks overt. Instead, it is embedded within lawful...