Hawk, an AI-powered fraud detection platform, has partnered with Mitek to deliver a solution helping financial institutions identify and block altered, forged, or counterfeit checks in real time. The partnership combines Mitek's patented image forensics and consortium intelligence with Hawk's AI-powered precision and self-serve rule management. In a conversation published by Hawk, Hrishi Talwar, its vice president of product, fraud,...

Key global FinTech investment stats in Q4 2025: Global FinTech deal activity grew by 11% YoY US companies secured 44% of all the global FinTech deals to dominate the marketplace in Q4 Zelo, an Abu Dhabi-based supply chain finance platform providing rapid invoice-to-cash solutions for SMEs and mid-tier suppliers, secured one of the biggest FinTech deals of the quarter...

A growing volume of regulations and updates, rapid advances in technology and an uncertain geopolitical climate are making regulatory compliance more complex each year—and 2026 looks set to continue that trend. Companies face a difficult landscape of needing to embrace innovation to keep pace with market demands, while ensuring they remain within the boundaries of evolving regulations. It is a...

Southern Oak Insurance Company and Lilypad-Centauri Insurance, two insurers operating in catastrophe-prone coastal markets, have expanded their use of ZestyAI, an AI-powered risk and decision intelligence platform for the insurance industry. Southern Oak has announced the expansion of its partnership with ZestyAI following nine months of demonstrated impact across its Florida homeowners portfolio, while Lilypad-Centauri has newly adopted ZestyAI's Roof...

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), operating under Cambridge Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge, has announced the formation of a Leadership Council for the Women Regulators Network (WRN), in partnership with Financial Innovation for Impact (Fii). The initiative aims to advance gender-intentional policy and strengthen women's leadership across global financial regulation. The WRN operates through CCAF's Regulator...

The Dutch pension sector is in the midst of its most significant reform in a generation, and while the industry has invested heavily in planning for the Wet toekomst pensioenen (Wtp) transition, a more fundamental challenge is now coming into focus. According to analytics firm Kidbrooke, the decisive phase of the transition lies not in planning, but in consistent implementation. In...

The Bank of England's (BoE) Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published Supervisory Statement 5/25 last December, setting out its concerns over the systemic risks that climate-related factors present to banks and insurers. The regulator made clear that it expects firms to take a forward-looking, strategic, and ambitious approach to implementing its recommendations on an ongoing basis. Ortec Finance, a provider of...

Harper, an AI-powered commercial insurance brokerage, has raised $47m in combined seed and Series A funding. The round was led by Emergence Capital, with participation from Y Combinator, Peak XV, Antler, 10X Founders, Fellows Fund, and Outset Capital. The company also noted the Series A represents the largest publicly disclosed Series A raised by a Black founder. Harper uses artificial intelligence...

Secfix, an AI-powered security compliance platform for SMBs and mid-market businesses across Europe, has closed an oversubscribed $12m Series A funding round. The raise was led by Alstin Capital, with Bayern Kapital and neosfer participating in the round. The oversubscribed nature of the funding reflects growing demand for automated compliance solutions across the European market. Secfix's platform addresses security compliance across...

Rowspace, an AI platform that helps financial firms make faster decisions using their proprietary data, has launched with $50m in funding across a seed round and Series A. The Series A was co-led by Sequoia and Emergence Capital, with the seed round led by Sequoia. Additional participants across both rounds include Stripe, Conviction, Basis Set, Twine, and a number of...