Vestwell’s $385m Series E headlined a red-letter week for FinTech funding, with companies raising around $1.29bn across 18 deals as investment momentum continued to build in early 2026. The size of Vestwell’s round set the tone for the week. The US-based infrastructure platform, which powers savings and retirement products for employers and financial institutions, secured one of the largest FinTech...

Financial institutions are under growing pressure to strengthen anti-money laundering (AML) controls while managing rising compliance costs. Artificial intelligence (AI) is widely seen as part of the solution, yet adoption remains cautious. Financial crime compliance is one of the most tightly regulated areas across banking, payments, WealthTech and InsurTech. Napier AI recently delved into how firms can implement compliance-first AI for...

Expanding into Latin America is an increasingly important move for global asset managers seeking to diversify their institutional investor base. One globally recognised asset manager, operating a multi-asset platform for pension schemes and institutional clients, identified Chile as a strategically significant jurisdiction within its broader international distribution plans and went to Zeidler Group for help. To secure access to Chile’s institutional...

For many buildings, the building management system (BMS) functions as the operational control centre, bringing together alarms, status points and response processes across critical infrastructure. According to Quensus, when water risk sits outside that environment, incidents are more likely to be missed, responses tend to be slower and producing clear evidence for governance becomes significantly harder. LeakNet is designed to...

KYC Portal (KYCP) has introduced an embedded integration with Companies House, strengthening its position in the RegTech market with enhanced UK corporate due diligence capabilities. The new feature allows KYCP users to search and retrieve official Companies House data directly within the platform. By embedding the dataset into its existing Client Lifecycle Management (CLM) infrastructure, KYCP removes the need for...

For years, the build versus buy debate in pricing modernisation focused largely on technical feasibility. Institutions with capable engineers, strong data foundations and modern infrastructure often felt justified in developing pricing systems internally. According to Earnix, that logic reflected a different era, one in which simply getting a working system live was the primary challenge. In 2026, that mindset is...

Intellect AI, which offers advanced AI solutions for wealth management and insurance, recently explored T+1 settlement readiness and how custody technology can improve it.  T+1 settlement readiness refers to a firm’s capacity to complete the full trade settlement process one business day after execution. Under the T+1 settlement cycle, trade confirmation, affirmation, reconciliation and final settlement must all be completed by...

fincite, which offers software to transform investment advice from onboarding to reporting, has received a ISO 27001 certification.  ISO 27001 is widely regarded as the global benchmark for Information Security Management Systems (ISMS). Certification confirms that an independent external auditor has assessed an organisation’s security framework and verified that it meets stringent international standards. For fincite, the scope of certification extends...

Markel, the insurance arm of Markel Group Inc., has entered into a new collaboration with Upfort to offer eligible US cyber policyholders access to additional cybersecurity tools. The partnership is designed to complement insurance coverage with preventative technology aimed at reducing exposure to cyber incidents. The move reflects Markel’s strategy to address the rising frequency and severity of cyber threats affecting...

Stacks, an agentic AI platform for enterprise finance teams, has raised $23m in a Series A round. The Series A was led by Lightspeed, with EQT Ventures, General Catalyst and S16VC doubling down on their investments. The raise comes less than a year after the company secured $12m in seed funding led by General Catalyst. Since that seed round in February...