Tag: compliance 2025

Advice firms spend 13 hours weekly on compliance

A new study from Model Office has revealed that the average financial advice firm is spending 13 hours each week on compliance activities, representing...

Aris Asimakis joins Bank of London as chief risk officer

The Bank of London, a clearing and payments bank backed by over £75m in investment, has appointed Aris Asimakis as its new chief risk...

Opoint hires Peter Ferrold as chief executive officer

Opoint, a provider of enriched news data solutions, has appointed Peter Ferrold as its new chief executive officer, effective from 11 August 2025. Based in...

Mike Wardell becomes chairman of Wordwatch and BSL

Wordwatch and its sister company Business Systems, a leader in customer contact technologies, have jointly announced the appointment of Mike Wardell as executive chairman...

93% of firms plan to adopt agentic AI by 2027

Over a quarter of financial services firms expect to save more than $4m annually in compliance operations by adopting agentic AI, according to new...

EU reveals AI code to support compliance with new rules

The European Union has published a new voluntary code of practice aimed at helping companies across the 27-member bloc comply with its forthcoming AI...

AI use in compliance grows faster in EMEA than US

A report from Global Relay has revealed significant regional disparities in the adoption of AI for compliance in the financial services sector.

KYC Portal CLM strengthens trust with global ISO certifications

KYC Portal CLM has achieved ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and ISO 9001:2015 certifications—two globally recognised standards in information security and quality management. This milestone highlights the...

BNY transforms compliance monitoring with Behavox Quantum AI

BNY has completed the implementation of Behavox Quantum, a move set to significantly bolster the financial giant’s compliance monitoring capabilities. The deployment marks a...

NY regulator slaps Block with $40m fine over anti-money laundering breaches

Block, the financial services firm behind the popular peer-to-peer payments platform Cash App, has been fined $40m by the New York State DFS for...

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