The hidden cost of complacency in financial crime risk
Financial crime failures rarely stem from dramatic collapses or obvious negligence. More often, they build slowly, through countless minor decisions, missed signals and assumptions...
Hopae opens LATAM push with Brazil driver’s licence API
Hopae has launched real-time verification of Brazil's digital driver's licence (CNH) on its Hopae Connect platform, marking the company's first move into the LATAM...
Why culture alone won’t save firms from new FCA NFM rules
From 1 September 2026, the FCA Code of Conduct will extend to cover bullying, harassment and violence at every FCA-authorised organisation, dragging nearly 38,000...
Ctrl Alt secures Irish approval for regulated digital assets
Ctrl Alt, a tokenisation infrastructure provider focused on digital capital markets, has secured MiFID authorisation from the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI), strengthening its...
$931m in Q2 fines shows escalation, not detection, is failing
Global enforcement penalties in the second quarter of 2026 reached their highest level in four quarters, according to a new analysis of regulatory activity...
Prediction markets are here. Is compliance ready?
Prediction markets are moving from the fringes of finance into the mainstream, attracting growing interest from institutions, regulators and retail participants alike. But as...
Empirical Security bags $25m as exploit threats surge
Empirical Security, a CyberTech company developing foundational and predictive models for exposure management, has secured $25m in Series A funding as AI accelerates the...
Neo exits stealth with $100m to tame agentic AI risk
Neo has emerged from stealth with $100m in funding to help enterprises secure the rapid spread of AI agents across their software stacks.
The round...
Bitso taps Sumsub to end days-long onboarding delays
Bitso Business has partnered with Sumsub, a global full-cycle verification provider, to automate its corporate onboarding and reinforce its business compliance framework.
The tie-up will...
PEP screening best practices every compliance team needs
A politically exposed persons (PEP) check ranks among the most consequential elements of any AML compliance programme. Institutions that get it right identify elevated...
