UK digital asset firms face FCA licence race as window opens
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its final guidance on which cryptoasset activities will need authorisation under the UK's new regulatory regime. The...
Cyera raises $400m to govern access for AI agents
Cyera, a data security company building what it describes as a trust layer for enterprise AI, has secured a $400m extension to its Series...
MCO secures $100m+ growth financing to power AI push
MCO (MyComplianceOffice), a compliance management software specialist serving the financial services sector, has secured strategic growth financing worth more than $100m from Accel-KKR Credit...
Bad culture is quietly turning AML controls into theatre
Financial institutions are pouring money into sophisticated monitoring tools. According to Vinay Vyas, the real threat to compliance lies elsewhere: in a culture that...
FICA pressure turns CDD into a make-or-break test
Customer due diligence (CDD) in South Africa has grown from a basic know your customer (KYC) exercise into one of the most demanding parts...
Hidden AI costs are forcing a RegTech partnership rethink
Financial institutions have poured significant sums into technology designed to simplify complex operations. The results have been mixed. In many cases, the real difficulties...
How Greenboard is building the next generation of compliance
Founded in 2023, Greenboard sees itself as the AI-native ‘system of action’ for SEC and FINRA compliance. The company is replacing the fragmented point...
$6.9bn A7 network puts onboarding-only checks at risk
A Financial Times investigation has found that Kremlin-backed FinTech A7 moved more than $6.9bn through the international banking system despite sanctions on Russia.
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Outerlimit’s $16m pre-seed bets agents can’t be trusted yet
Outerlimit, a decentralised security and authorisation platform built for agentic AI, has launched out of stealth with $16m in pre-seed backing, a sum the...
Equifax takes aim at automated fraud with new Signal Scores
Equifax has unveiled two real-time intelligence products, Signal Score for Email and Signal Score for Device, aimed at stopping automated fraud before it reaches...
