Tag: Machine Learning

What actuaries need to know about Agentic AI

The insurance industry is caught in an AI gold rush, but not everything that glitters is fit for actuarial purposes. According to AKUR8, as agentic...

US cemented its place as the global WealthTech hub attracting half...

Key Global WealthTech investment stats in Q2 2026: Global WealthTech funding dropped 67% YoY in Q2 US companies secured half of the top 10...

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...

US FinTech investments grew in Q2 2026 driven by a 23%...

Key US FinTech investment stats in Q2 2026: US FinTech investments grew by 44% QoQ in Q2 Larger deals (over $100m) rose by 23%...

Why agentic AI is the next frontier in AML

Financial crime compliance has passed through three distinct eras. First came human-led investigation, then rules-based automation, and now a third wave is beginning to...

Asian FinTech funding surged 77% YoY in Q1 driven by investors...

Key Asian FinTech investment stats in Q1 2026: Asian FinTech funding surged by 77% YoY in Q1 Average deal value increased to $18.3m which...

ZestyAI expands AI property risk tools in new deal

GuardianPointe Insurance Company, a US property insurer specialising in catastrophe-exposed markets, has turned to ZestyAI's property intelligence platform to sharpen how it assesses and...

US firms topped World Cup WealthTech activity, sweeping over half of...

Key World Cup WealthTech stats since 2023: Beyond the pitch: A World Cup edition of the global WealthTech rankings Global WealthTech deal activity among...

Why inflation forecasting is broken and what fixes it

Inflation has long sat at the heart of macroeconomic decision-making, shaping monetary policy, fiscal trade-offs and portfolio construction. But according to LSEG Data &...

US FinTech deal activity grew 33% YoY in Q1 2026 driven...

Key US FinTech investment stats in Q1 2026: US FinTech deal activity grew 33% YoY Deals under $100m surged 29% as investors diversified interest...

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