Tag: SmartSearch

New data from SmartSearch has revealed that more than half of identity verification checks are still carried out manually, even as the Financial Ombudsman...

Financial rules and regulations continue to evolve at pace, placing growing pressure on financial institutions to remain informed, agile and compliant. At the heart...

SmartSearch, an Ilkley-based digital compliance specialist, and Credas Technologies have confirmed the completion of an acquisition that brings the two RegTech businesses together to...

The UK’s AML framework has undergone meaningful change in 2025, with policymakers introducing new processes aimed at strengthening accountability, closing long-standing gaps, and improving...

For years, RegTech was viewed as the quiet cousin of the FinTech revolution—a necessary, often invisible layer of digital defence. But as we move...

RegTech is leaving 2025 in a very different place to where it stood even a few years ago. What was once a niche layer...

PEP screening has become a central pillar of AML compliance as financial crime risks continue to grow in scale and complexity. For financial institutions,...

SmartSearch has expanded its partnership with Twenty7tec, a prominent UK-based advice tech business supporting mortgage, protection and wealth advisers. The firms have strengthened their collaboration...

The global art market has long attracted scrutiny over its vulnerability to money laundering, as artwork provides a covert channel for illicit funds to...

The rapid development of artificial intelligence has propelled deepfakes from online novelty to a major threat for regulated sectors. What began as light-hearted face-swap...