Tag: financial crime

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....

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...

Monzo AML fine signals scalable compliance era

In July 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) fined Monzo Bank £21m for serious anti-money laundering (AML) control failings, marking one of the most...

AI compliance firm Bretton AI lands $75m

Bretton AI has raised fresh capital as it rebrands from Greenlite AI and broadens its ambition to set a new benchmark for how artificial...

GenAI in compliance: explainability, auditability and trust

As generative AI moves from experimentation to production across financial services, compliance leaders are facing a pressing question: what standards of explainability and auditability...

Inside the fraud economy: 7 insights from account farmers

Account farming and identity marketplaces have matured into organised, service-driven ecosystems – and the language fraud enablers use offers rare insight into how these...

Ripjar appoints Matt Mills as CEO to drive next growth phase

Ripjar has appointed Matt Mills as CEO to lead the company through its next phase of growth. Ripjar enables organisations to transform anti-money laundering (AML) compliance...

What the FCA’s Enforcement Watch means for regulated firms

The FCA's launch of its inaugural Enforcement Watch newsletter marks a notable evolution in how enforcement expectations are communicated to the market. According to...

Eight compliance risks emerging from a fractured world

A fragmented world shaped by geopolitical rivalry, diverging regulatory regimes, supply-chain realignment and weakening international cooperation is fundamentally altering the global financial crime risk...

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