Regulatory change used to be a question of volume. More rules to track, more updates to implement. Today, it’s a question of fragmentation. With regulatory expectations diverging across jurisdictions, firms aren’t short of information; they’re short of clarity about what applies, where, and to whom. The challenge is no longer monitoring change, but connecting it. In that sense, connectedness...

The Travelers Companies, a US-based multiline insurance provider, has announced the launch of a new artificial intelligence solution designed to modernise the way customers initiate insurance claims. The new product has been introduced in response to growing customer demand for faster, more convenient and digitally enabled claims experiences. The company is seeking to reduce friction at the start of the claims...

Zenyard, a cybersecurity startup building a purpose-built AI agent for software reverse engineering, has emerged from stealth after securing a pre-seed funding round led by Mindset Ventures. The round included participation from TAU Ventures, Zuk Avraham, Raanan Raz and additional investors. Reverse engineering remains essential across security research, vulnerability assessment, malware analysis and threat intelligence, yet it is widely regarded as...

Key US WealthTech investment stats in Q4 2025: US WealthTech deal activity grew by 27% YoY Nevada emerged as one of the top US WealthTech hubs as companies based in the state secured 13% of all deals in the country Range, an AI-powered wealth management platform delivering automated, institutional-grade financial planning to US consumers, completed one of the biggest...

LSEG and Standard Chartered have announced a new multi-year collaboration designed to scale the Bank’s access to multi-asset class data, news and analytics across the enterprise. The agreement will enable Standard Chartered to adopt LSEG’s data, news and analytics capabilities at enterprise level, underpinned by consistent rights management and delivery. The collaboration is intended to support the Bank’s operating model...

Insly, the low-risk, enterprise-grade insurance software provider, has launched its latest AI innovation, Nora, designed to simplify and optimise administrative insurance processes. The new product was developed in response to the persistent administrative burdens faced by insurers and MGAs, which often slow down growth, reduce efficiency, and increase operational costs, according to FF News. Nora aims to automate repetitive tasks,...

The role of the MRLO has expanded far beyond its traditional remit. Once largely associated with regulatory filings, annual financial crime risk assessments and procedural oversight, the position has become one of the most strategically significant roles within modern financial institutions. According to Arctic Intelligence, in an era shaped by digitisation, real-time payments, global distribution models and intensifying regulatory...

Buying a compliance platform is often treated as the finish line for MGAs. Demos are watched, pricing tables debated, and contracts signed, with the assumption that compliance will somehow become “handled”. Months later, however, many teams find themselves still emailing spreadsheets to carriers, manually checking licences and ignoring dashboards that once looked impressive in a sales pitch. This guide...

France and Germany have called on the European Commission to fast-track a sweeping overhaul of the EU’s financial services rulebook, warning that overlapping requirements and extensive reporting obligations are undermining competitiveness and driving up compliance costs across the bloc. In a joint letter to Financial Services Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque, the two governments urged Brussels to bring forward a broad...

Palo Alto Networks and Koi have entered into a definitive agreement that will see Palo Alto Networks acquire the AI security innovator. The move reflects growing concern around the risks posed by autonomous AI agents operating across enterprise systems. The acquisition is designed to address what both companies describe as a critical new blind spot in enterprise security: the “Agentic Endpoint”....