Copla, a Vilnius-based ICT compliance platform serving regulated European firms, has raised €6m in a Series A round to accelerate product development and international expansion. The round was led by Iron Wolf Capital, with participation from Operator Stack and existing investors Specialist VC, SuperHero Capital, FirstPick, NGL Ventures and Loggerhead Partners. The company will use the funding to expand its product...

Cytora, a digital risk processing platform for commercial insurers, has entered into a strategic partnership with The Warren Group, a long-established provider of real estate and financial data, to integrate comprehensive property intelligence directly into insurers’ underwriting workflows. The partnership has been formed to address one of the most persistent challenges in commercial property underwriting: the reliance on fragmented, manually...

Nacha’s 2026 fraud rule changes mark a decisive shift in how the ACH network approaches fraud prevention. The long-standing “commercially reasonable” benchmark is being replaced with a clear “risk-based” standard, requiring financial institutions (FIs) to align fraud controls with their specific exposure and transaction profiles. With billions lost annually to ACH fraud, regulators are signalling that legacy controls are no...

M-Files has unveiled a significant update to its global partner programme, positioning the move as a catalyst for joint growth and improved customer outcomes. The company, known for its context-first document management platform, said the refreshed framework is designed to help solution providers scale more effectively while deepening collaboration with its field sales teams. The evolved programme is being led by...

The UAE group pensions market has moved from concept to live competition at remarkable speed. Following reforms to the end of service gratuity system, workplace savings are no longer a distant possibility but an immediate strategic priority. Kidbrooke, a unified platform for next-generation wealth experiences, recently delved into the UAE group pensions market and the trends of the market. Employers are...

A digital health app’s life rarely ends with a dramatic failure. More often, it fades quietly into the background of a user’s phone, unopened, ignored, eventually forgotten. Like a gym membership bought with the best intentions in January, the promise is there, but the habit never quite forms. In digital health, downloads are easy. Commitment is not. This quiet abandonment...

Nearly six in ten firms worldwide are permitting employee crypto trading without formal pre-approval, according to new research from StarCompliance, highlighting persistent compliance gaps as regulatory scrutiny of digital assets intensifies. The Fifth Annual Crypto & Compliance Market Study from StarCompliance, a provider of employee and firm compliance technology, paints a mixed picture of progress. While digital asset regulation continues...

As AML and CTF rules expand into sectors beyond banking, the financial burden remains heaviest on traditional financial institutions. Napier AI, a provider of next-generation AML and financial crime compliance software, has delved into how to calculate the total cost of compliance for AML. In the UK, around 900 firms carry sanctions control obligations, with banks investing heavily in systems and...

Regulators across Europe, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates have introduced a series of updates that collectively reshape the cross-border fund distribution landscape in 2026. A recent report from Zeidler Group delves into the recent regulatory and fee changes across Europe, the UK, Switzerland and the UAE.  From supervisory restructuring and mutual recognition agreements to disclosure flexibility and...

The European Central Bank (ECB) has cautioned that recent changes to the EU’s sustainability reporting regime could significantly undermine transparency for investors, following a major overhaul of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). According to ESG Today, in a newly published staff opinion, the ECB warned that measures introduced under the European Commission’s Omnibus I initiative – designed to simplify...