Inside the 2026 KYC/AML outlook for financial institutions
Speed is becoming the defining factor in KYC and AML as firms move into 2026. Customer risk now evolves far more quickly than traditional...
CrowdStrike buys SGNL to strengthen next-gen identity security
CrowdStrike and SGNL have entered into a definitive agreement that will see CrowdStrike acquire SGNL as part of a push to reshape identity security...
Hong Kong banks roll out Money Safe anti-scam service
Hong Kong’s retail banking sector has completed the full rollout of Money Safe, a new deposit protection feature designed to strengthen consumer safeguards against...
Fireblocks acquires TRES to build end-to-end digital asset OS
Fireblocks, a digital asset infrastructure platform focused on secure blockchain-based operations for institutions, has announced the acquisition of TRES Finance.
The acquisition reflects Fireblocks’ ambition...
AI data security specialist Cyera secures $400m round
Cyera has announced a significant new funding round of $400m as demand for AI governance and protection continues to grow across global organisations.
The round...
Narrative intelligence specialist Blackbird.AI bags $28m
Blackbird.AI, an AI-driven cybersecurity company specialising in narrative intelligence, has announced a new strategic funding round as it accelerates growth across enterprise and national...
Why data foundations matter for AI in regulated firms
AI is reshaping how regulated organisations approach compliance, surveillance and operational resilience, but its effectiveness is fundamentally constrained by the quality and completeness of...
What the EU defence notice means for SFDR compliance
In the final days of 2025, the European Commission published a notice clarifying how the EU sustainable finance framework, alongside the Corporate Sustainability Due...
AI-native vs AI-enhanced: why legacy compliance tech falls short
Artificial intelligence has become the dominant talking point across financial services conferences, exhibitions and vendor pitches. What began with predictive analytics and evolved into generative AI copilots has now expanded into widespread claims around agentic AI.
How AI is reshaping regulatory compliance strategies in 2026
As regulatory pressure intensifies globally, financial institutions are entering 2026 with a clearer understanding of how artificial intelligence must be deployed across compliance, risk...
