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 the sector is generally viewed as lower risk than wholesale banking, it remains vulnerable to financial crime because criminals can exploit legitimate-looking investments to disguise the origins of illicit funds, claims Arctic Intelligence. The money laundering...

OneDosh, a FinTech startup focused on borderless payments, has raised $3m in pre-seed funding, according to a report from TechAfrica News.  The funding represents an early milestone for the company as it targets long-standing inefficiencies in cross-border payments. OneDosh’s platform enables instant cross-border transfers with stablecoins or cash, helping users avoid the delays and high costs typically associated with bank-based international...

SurgePays, a wireless and FinTech point of sale company focused on connecting subprime and underserved consumers to essential mobile and financial services, has announced the pricing of its previously disclosed underwritten public offering, raising gross proceeds of approximately $2.5m. The company confirmed that the offering consists of 2,000,000 shares of common stock, priced at $1.25 per share. Before deducting underwriting...

As regulatory expectations grow in breadth and complexity, firms face increasing pressure to manage compliance in a more structured and efficient way. For Jerome Lussan, founder of Leo RegTech, this challenge has long been evident. Drawing on his background in regulatory law and consultancy, he set out to build a platform that would unify fragmented workflows, remove manual burden...

The global push for tax transparency has moved far beyond its early experimental phase, yet the industry’s behaviour has not always kept pace. The regimes created under FATCA and CRS have matured into frameworks where tax authorities expect complete accuracy, strong governance, and consistent oversight. According to Scott Nice of Label, the period of leniency enjoyed by firms as...

Asymmetric Security, a cybersecurity startup specialising in digital forensics and incident response, has emerged from stealth following a successful pre-seed raise. The company secured $4.2m in an oversubscribed funding round led by Susa Ventures, with participation from Halcyon Ventures, Overlook Ventures and a group of angel investors. Founded in 2025, Asymmetric Security focuses on applying AI-driven automation to digital forensics and...

CyberNut, the AI-enabled cybersecurity training platform focused on K-12 schools, has secured a strategic minority growth investment as it looks to expand its footprint across the education sector. The company, which provides human-centred cyber risk management tools tailored for school environments, said the backing marks an important step in strengthening its mission to help districts defend against increasingly sophisticated digital...

Jamie Dimon’s much-circulated remark in October 2025 comparing fraud to cockroaches resurfaced at a moment when several trade finance failures made headlines. His comment drew attention to an underappreciated corner of the financial system: supply-chain financing, particularly factoring. According to Resistant AI, despite its reputation as a niche activity, factoring supports the flow of goods behind almost everything consumers purchase,...

XBuild, a construction-tech startup, with an AI-native estimating and proposal platform for contractors and insurers, focused initially on residential roofing and insurance restoration work, has raised $19m in Series A funding. The funding round was led by N47, with participation from Rackhouse Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz, marking a major investment in construction-focused AI solutions, according to Beinsure. The firm develops software...

Datarails, an AI-native financial platform built to give the CFO’s office a single source of truth across core finance workflows, has secured fresh capital as it looks to accelerate growth outside its home market. The company raised $70m in a Series C round led by One Peak, with participation from Vertex Growth, Vintage Investment Partners, Zeev Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, Joey...