How agentic AI is reshaping financial crime defence
The growing scale and speed of financial transactions, combined with increasingly sophisticated criminal networks, has placed unprecedented pressure on anti-money laundering (AML) teams.
Traditional rules-based...
Opti raises $20m seed for AI-native IAM
Opti, an AI-native identity security platform founded in 2024, has raised a $20m seed round led by YL Ventures, Mayfield Fund and Hetz Ventures,...
Why tax misreporting is a costly compliance risk
Financial institutions are operating in an era where FATCA and CRS reporting standards are no longer new, optional, or forgiving. Regulators expect precision, customers...
Building smarter fraud detection strategies today
Fraud is an ever-evolving threat, draining businesses of both money and trust. With scams growing more sophisticated, it’s no longer just a line item...
New energy sanctions heighten compliance pressure
Western governments have strengthened the financial pressure on Russia with a fresh wave of sanctions aimed squarely at the country’s oil revenues—still the backbone...
Consumer cyber firm Guardio secures $80m raise
Guardio, an Israeli cybersecurity company specialising in consumer cyber protection, has raised $80m in a fresh funding round.
According to CTech, the latest investment was...
GFT–FICO global partnership targets fraud and risk
GFT Technologies and FICO have formed a new global alliance to enhance fraud prevention and risk decisioning across financial services.
The partnership has been launched...
SAFE buys Balbix to create agentic-AI cyber risk system
SAFE has agreed to acquire Balbix in a move aimed at building what the firms describe as the industry’s ultimate AI-native cyber risk and exposure...
Saudi RegTech STAMP secures $2m pre-seed round
Saudi Arabian RegTech firm STAMP, which develops technology to streamline regulatory licensing and corporate governance workflows, has secured $2m in a pre-seed funding round....
Why sanctions inflation is straining compliance teams
The global cost of compliance is rising faster than money laundering losses, a trend highlighted in the new Napier AI / AML Index 2025-2026.
