Tag: AML
Exponential data vs linear compliance: the crunch
The mathematics of exponential data growth is colliding head-on with legacy compliance architecture. Across FinTech and digital banking, two powerful forces are reshaping operational...
AML failures drive record FCA fines in 2025
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has delivered a stark warning to regulated firms in 2025, imposing more than £124m in fines by year-end,...
Rethinking SARs in the fight against financial crime
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) sit at the heart of AML frameworks worldwide. Without them, efforts to identify laundering, trafficking and terrorist financing would be...
Agentic AI drives next phase of AML innovation
AI is moving from experimentation to operational reality across banking, financial services, and insurance. After a year in which real-world AI deployments accelerated, 2026...
AI SaaS security platform Reco bags $30m
Reco, an AI SaaS security platform focused on protecting enterprise software environments, has raised fresh capital.
The company has secured $30m in a Series B...
Smarter sanctions screening for 2026 compliance
Sanctions screening is becoming more demanding with each passing year. Watchlists shift overnight, geopolitical tensions trigger rapid updates, and alert volumes continue to surge....
Turning AML into advantage in African FinTech
African FinTech has long been associated with financial inclusion, mobile-first innovation and rapid digital adoption. Across a continent where smartphone penetration is rising and...
Feedzai partners Neterium for unified compliance
Feedzai and Neterium have entered into a strategic partnership to deliver a unified real-time customer and transaction screening solution for financial institutions.
The partnership aims...
How collaboration and AI are redefining financial crime defence
The fight against financial crime is entering a new phase, shaped by rising fraud threats, accelerating AI adoption and a growing political focus on...
Tackling regulation, privacy and KYC at scale
Compliance leaders across financial services are facing a familiar question: how are peer firms coping with today’s regulatory and operational pressures?
According to AscentAI,...










