Deal Updates

Recent lobbying from large US banks has ignited a heated public debate over an unlikely flashpoint: anti-money laundering reporting thresholds.

The Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), a leading global initiative aimed at aligning banking activity with the Paris Agreement climate goals, has confirmed that its members have voted overwhelmingly to renew its mandate with a sharpened focus on real economy decarbonisation.

Ideem, a FinTech company reimagining how users complete payments online, has secured $2.4m in a seed funding round.

Russia has proposed the creation of unified standards for sustainable financing across the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), in a bid to strengthen regional investment...

Traditional KYC processes are increasingly struggling to keep pace with the demands of modern financial services. However, the rise of AI and ML is reshaping how compliance teams operate, delivering faster, more accurate, and more scalable solutions.

SmartStream has launched its new RegRegistry Service, aimed at helping financial institutions streamline their regulatory compliance processes.

Hana Financial Group, a leading South Korean financial services conglomerate, has launched a centralised ESG data management system designed to enhance sustainability reporting and compliance across its subsidiaries.

In today’s fast-moving financial sector, organisations are under constant pressure to adapt to evolving technologies, rising transaction volumes, and tightening regulatory demands. For compliance teams, staying ahead means embracing tools that offer speed, scalability and security. One such tool—containerisation—is rapidly shifting from a “nice-to-have” to a necessity.

When criminal organisations generate illegal profits, they must clean or ‘launder’ the money before it can be safely used in the legitimate economy. This is typically done through a carefully structured three-stage process. Understanding these stages is vital for businesses implementing anti-money laundering (AML) strategies, as it can help identify potential criminal activity.

ACA Group, a leading GRC advisor in financial services, has acquired Global Trading Analytics, an independent provider of TCA services, in a move to bolster its regulatory technology capabilities and enhance compliance support for clients.