STARC framework aims to de-risk bank-FinTech ties
Regulators are sharpening their focus on smaller institutions that have raced into payments and FinTech-adjacent business lines without matching investment in compliance.
In May 2026,...
76% of firms boost compliance budgets amid rising AI risk
StarCompliance, a provider of employee and firm compliance technology solutions, has published its inaugural 2026 Global Compliance Benchmark Study, laying bare the priorities, pressures...
Composable security bet earns Abstract $25m boost
Abstract, a composable security operations company, has raised $25m in a funding round that underlines a growing enterprise appetite to move away from monolithic...
Coalesce Capital backs Workstreet to scale AI-native compliance
Workstreet, a global provider of AI-native cybersecurity and compliance services for businesses operating in regulated sectors, has secured a strategic growth investment from private...
Korea’s FSS targets executives in consumer protection push
The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), South Korea's financial watchdog, has signed a collaborative agreement with six industry associations and training bodies aimed at strengthening...
The AI arms race in financial crime has already begun
Financial crime is not standing still. Criminal networks are exploiting increasingly sophisticated technology, transaction volumes keep climbing, and regulatory expectations are growing ever more...
Shared intelligence: the next frontier in AML detection
The battle against financial crime is being fought with the wrong architecture, according to Napier AI. While criminal networks collaborate freely and adapt at...
Hawk names Eli Chamoun president and CRO to scale AI
Hawk, a provider of AI-powered anti-financial crime technology, has named Eli Chamoun as its new president and chief revenue officer.
The hire is intended to...
How financial crime compliance has now become a survival test
Financial crime is growing in scale, sophistication and cost, and for regulated organisations, understanding the threat landscape has become a survival requirement rather than...
FCA sanctions review exposes control gaps as risks escalate
The FCA's latest sanctions review, covering more than 150 firms, should not be read as just another best-practice paper. It is a clear statement...
