FloQast, an accounting transformation platform built by accountants to automate financial and audit workflows using AI, has announced the launch of a new hub in Berlin as part of a strategic push into the DACH region. The new hub will serve as a base for building relationships with existing clients and partners while also pursuing new growth opportunities in the...

9fin, the AI-native debt markets information platform, has formally entered the Asia Pacific market, giving credit professionals across the region access to news, data and analysis spanning both private and public bonds and loans. Operating initially out of Hong Kong, the company is expanding its APAC team and offering clients in the region proprietary credit intelligence, in-depth data, and AI-driven...

Nexi, a European PayTech, and Visa, a global payments technology company, have formed a strategic partnership to expand managed issuing solutions across Germany, with the aim of helping banks modernise their card issuing operations. The long-term agreement will see Nexi offer end-to-end managed issuing products, giving banks access to the full range of Visa cards. Through the arrangement, banks stand...

The risk-based approach (RBA) has been a cornerstone of anti-money laundering (AML) compliance. Yet, the RBA has largely been deployed as a static governance framework rather than a responsive, operational tool. In today's environment, that gap is becoming untenable. A new webinar from SymphonyAI, explores how firms can leverage agentic AI as the engine of continuous risk assessment and control...

Tax document management software has become a fixture across accounting and advisory firms and yet operational friction stubbornly persists. According to M-Files, the reason is straightforward: the real constraint is not how documents are stored, but how engagements are structured. M-Files argues that most document management systems were built to solve a narrow problem, centralising files so they can be stored,...

Dutch pension insurers are producing transition overviews that tick every legal box and still leave participants fundamentally confused about what is happening to their retirement income, according to WealthTech company Kidbrooke. The company recently delved into issues with transition communication.  The core problem is not inaccuracy, it said. The numbers are right, the formatting is compliant, and the documents go out...

Exante, a global broker, has released a new report examining S&P 500 earnings trends for Q1 2026, revealing that earnings growth could reach its highest level since Q4 2021. The report highlights that the estimated year-on-year earnings growth rate for Q1 stands at 12.6%, a marginal dip from the 12.8% forecast recorded on 31 December. Should this figure hold, it...

Spectrum Security, a cybersecurity firm specialising in automated threat detection, has emerged from stealth after securing $19m in seed funding. The round was led by TechOperators, with additional backing from WhiteRabbit Ventures, Skinos Ventures, a new cybersecurity fund established by Shlomo Kramer and Yishay Yovel, and Alumni Ventures, as well as a number of prominent cybersecurity operators and investors. Proceeds from...

BLP Digital, a Zurich-based provider of agentic AI-powered enterprise resource planning (ERP) automation, has received a $50m investment from Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives. The funding will support BLP Digital's mission to eliminate manual processes in high-volume finance workflows. The company's platform targets core finance functions such as Accounts Payable, delivering shorter closing times and measurable improvements to cash...

Know Your Business (KYB) has become a cornerstone of modern compliance frameworks, yet many organisations still underestimate its scope. According to AiPrise, At its core, KYB is the process of verifying that business clients are who they claim to be — confirming company registrations, identifying Ultimate Beneficial Owners (UBOs), and assessing associated risks to guard against financial crime, including...