Mirai RiskTech’s €5m raise targets fragmented bank systems
Mirai RiskTech, a Spanish risk technology firm focused on integrated asset and liability management (ALM) and balance sheet management, has completed a €5m funding...
Why traffic-light risk ratings may be running out of time
Every major risk category in banking has its own number, except one. Credit risk relies on probability of default (PD) and loss given default...
Why 39% of law firm AML risk assessments fall short
For many law firms, anti-money laundering (AML) compliance has become a routine exercise. The client is identified, sanctions and PEP screening is carried out,...
Baselayer’s $35m raise targets the agentic identity gap
Baselayer, the identity and risk infrastructure provider used by one in five US financial institutions, has closed a $35m Series A round and unveiled...
Ocean decline is now a financial risk, UN protocol warns
The United Nations Global Compact has joined forces with the Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Initiative and the World Wide Fund for Nature's Greening Financial...
KYC’s next fight: stopping AI-made fraud
Generative AI has reshaped digital identity fraud, and Identomat argues the shift demands a fundamentally different approach to know-your-customer (KYC) checks.
Fraudsters are no longer...
Millions go unprotected as FCA rallies industry to act
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the regulator behind the UK's Pure Protection Market Study, is joining forces with partners across industry, government and consumer...
Why “end-to-end” KYB rarely means what vendors claim
Every KYB vendor's homepage promises "end-to-end" coverage, but the phrase is doing very different work depending on who is using it. For some, it...
Why your ‘compliance system’ might be the wrong model
Ask three different people what a "compliance management system" is and expect three different answers, because the term genuinely carries three separate meanings, each...
Why AI still can’t be trusted to run tax reclaims alone
AI has become one of the most discussed technologies in financial services, with growing expectations that it can automate not just admin tasks but...
