Socure report reveals fraud surge after Texas flood disaster aid
Socure, an AI-first provider of identity verification and fraud prevention technology, has released new research revealing how disaster relief efforts following the July 2025...
ServiceNow acquires Armis to expand cyber exposure security
ServiceNow and Armis have entered into a definitive agreement that will see ServiceNow acquire Armis in a major cybersecurity deal.
The acquisition has been positioned...
PSR moves to rein in rising card scheme and processing fees
The UK’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has outlined a new set of measures designed to improve transparency and strengthen governance across card scheme and...
What is simplified due diligence and when should it be used?
For financial institutions operating in an increasingly complex regulatory environment, safety, security and compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) obligations remain non-negotiable.
According to SmartSearch, firms...
From chaos to clarity: AI-driven control harmonisation
As regulatory demands continue to multiply, many organisations are finding that their compliance frameworks have grown larger, more complex and harder to manage, rather...
Regulators warm to AI in financial crime compliance
Attitudes towards artificial intelligence in financial regulation appear to be shifting, according to new research examining how banking leaders expect regulatory approaches to evolve.
A...
How Agentic AI transforms compliance
Agentic AI is emerging as a powerful force in financial crime prevention, aligning the goals of compliance teams and regulators in ways that would...
Why UK firms should act now on e-invoicing reform
The UK’s move towards mandatory electronic invoicing represents one of the most significant changes to business payment infrastructure in decades.
From 2029, all VAT invoices...
Is the line between fraud and AML disappearing?
Fraud prevention and AML have operated as parallel disciplines — adjacent, but structurally separate, for a long time. Fraud teams focused on stopping unauthorised...
AI-native cybersecurity firm Gambit Cyber raises $3.4m seed
Gambit Cyber, an AI-native cybersecurity company focused on pre-emptive risk management and CTEM, has closed a seed funding round to support the next phase...