Tag: Banking

Circle wins OCC approval for national trust bank

Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, has received final approval from the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish...

Can COFI end South Africa’s siloed compliance crisis?

South Africa loses an estimated R100bn a year to financial crime, yet the institutions meant to stop it still work in silos. Organised crime...

Why $300bn in laundering still slips past bank AML controls

Chinese money laundering networks (CMLNs) are no mystery to the financial crime community, yet the money keeps moving. According to research from Consilient, which recently...

Is private credit really another sub-prime crisis?

Fears that private credit markets are repeating the mistakes of sub-prime mortgage-backed securities (MBS) ahead of the global financial crisis (GFC) have intensified following...

LatAm FinTech investments hit five-quarter high in Q1 2026 amid investor...

Key LatAm FinTech investment stats in Q1 2026: LatAm FinTech funding hit five-quarter high in Q1 after 64% YoY increase Average deal value surged...

Brazil reinforced its position as the main LatAm FinTech hub with...

Key LatAm FinTech investment stats in Q1 2026: LatAm FinTech deal activity dropped by 20% QoQ in Q1 Brazilian firms completed 55% of all...

Concentrix and Napier AI target ANZ financial crime

Concentrix Corporation has announced a collaboration with RegTech firm Napier AI to deliver AI-powered anti-money laundering (AML) solutions across Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). The...

Nearly half of UK consumers want personalised bank rewards

Nearly half of UK consumers say personalised cashback rewards would make them more likely to remain with their bank, according to new research from...

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...

SMBC Americas partners with Fenergo to streamline onboarding

SMBC Americas and Fenergo have announced a strategic partnership aimed at enhancing digital onboarding and client experience across the region. The partnership has been formed...

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