{"id":11553,"date":"2026-01-19T12:37:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T12:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fintech.global\/regtech100\/?p=11553"},"modified":"2026-01-19T12:37:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T12:37:24","slug":"what-to-expect-from-the-regtech-landscape-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fintech.global\/regtech100\/what-to-expect-from-the-regtech-landscape-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"What to expect from the RegTech landscape in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In 2026, the gap between firms that use RegTech and those that don\u2019t is becoming a chasm. Compliance used to be about staying out of trouble; now, it\u2019s about moving faster than the competition. By letting automated systems handle the heavy lifting of monitoring and reporting, firms are freeing themselves to focus on growth. In 2026, what trends and developments are set to lead the way in the RegTech industry?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Research last year found that by 2026, 26% of digital onboarding processes in banking are expected to use AI, which is up from a paltry 8% four years ago. AI is firmly in the limelight now, with the technology used for enhancing regulatory compliance, detecting fraud and mitigating fraud.<\/p>\n<p>The rising cost of traditional compliance and the increasing number of fraudulent activities are driving the adoption of RegTech solutions. With that in mind,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/regtechanalyst.com\/\">RegTech Analyst<\/a>\u00a0sat down with a number of the market\u2019s thought leaders to get a grasp on what trends will be dominating in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the trends outlined during the video include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Increased adoption of AI Agents<\/li>\n<li>Legacy-and-RegTech partnerships<\/li>\n<li>Heightened uptake of multi-agent capabilities<\/li>\n<li>Auditability and governance around AI<\/li>\n<li>New standards around financial crime compliance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Find the video below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Regtech Trends Q2 P2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LxN2P6yyC0s?feature=oembed\" width=\"100%\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4437\" data-end=\"4552\"><a href=\"https:\/\/regtechanalyst.com\/the-road-ahead-what-trends-will-dominate-regtech-in-2026\/\">Watch the first part of this two-part series here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4437\" data-end=\"4552\"><a href=\"https:\/\/regtechanalyst.com\/\">Read the daily RegTech news<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2026, the gap between firms that use RegTech and those that don\u2019t is becoming a chasm. 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