BlackRock leads $500m Avalara equity deal
Avalara, a global leader in agentic tax and compliance automation, has announced a $500m equity investment led by BlackRock’s Private Financing Solutions.
Vista Equity Partners,...
The hidden cost of offshore funds in 2025
For years, offshore jurisdictions like the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands (BVI), and Luxembourg were synonymous with speed, privacy, and tax efficiency.
These structures...
Auditocity raises $2m seed round to revolutionise HR compliance audits
Auditocity, a woman-owned, minority-owned HR technology company, has raised a $2m seed round.
The company was founded by Dr. Gia Wiggins and provides automated HR...
BITE Data raises $3m for AI-driven global trade automation
BITE Data, a Leesburg, VA-based AI-native SaaS start-up focused on global trade compliance, has raised a total of $3m in funding to develop AI...
Why data completeness is a RegTech priority
Regulators are tightening expectations on data completeness and retrieval speed across all communication channels — from voice and meetings to digital messaging and AI-generated...
Dotfile integrates Trustfull tech for fraud prevention
Trustfull and Dotfile have announced a partnership to enhance fraud prevention during digital customer onboarding for FinTech companies.
The collaboration aims to strengthen controls against...
Theta Lake leads Gartner report for DCGA
Theta Lake has achieved top recognition in the latest Gartner Critical Capabilities for Digital Communications Governance and Archiving (DCGA) Solutions report.
The company secured five...
Is US deregulation creating more regulation?
While the current political narrative in the United States points towards a wave of deregulation at the federal level, some compliance leaders believe the...
The biggest AML and data privacy flaws in finance
Cybercrime is rising rapidly as digitalisation transforms how consumers and businesses interact online. From banking and e-commerce to social media, data infiltration is a...
Kirsten Newbold-Knipp joins Red Oak as COO
Red Oak, a modern compliance ecosystem connecting every stage of content creation, review, distribution, and surveillance for the financial services industry, has announced the...