HiddenLayer secures $100m to protect agentic AI systems
HiddenLayer, the AI security company that protects agentic, generative and predictive AI applications for enterprises, has closed a $100m Series B funding round.
The round...
What were the big RegTech trends in H1 2026?
The first half of 2026 has been a busy one for RegTech. New technologies have continued to arrive, regulation has kept moving, and financial...
Can neobanks speed onboarding without opening fraud gaps?
Neobanks have built their reputation on speed. Customers expect to open an account from a phone in minutes, without a branch visit, a stack...
Nasdaq bets on AI to reshape private markets due diligence
Nasdaq has completed its acquisition of Dasseti in a move that extends the reach of its Nasdaq eVestment platform deeper into private markets oversight.
The...
AI agents target alert backlogs in financial crime compliance
AI agents have moved from conference buzzword to boardroom priority, but for financial crime compliance (FCC) leaders, turning interest into measurable results remains a...
Why bank fraud teams lag behind organised crime
Committing fraud has never been simpler or cheaper. Fraud-as-a-service and phishing-as-a-service kits now let any criminal buy organised-crime capability off the shelf, no technical...
The hidden cost of fragmented communications archiving
Compliance teams are discovering that the archiving tools they trusted for years were built for a world that no longer exists. As enterprise communication...
Duna’s three-year bet on AI-native compliance pays off
Y Combinator's naming of AI-native compliance infrastructure as a Fall 2026 request for startups has put a label on a shift that has been...
Wordwatch launches DORA self-assessment for recorder exit plans
RegTech firm, Wordwatch, has published a short self-assessment for compliance and IT teams that need to show they could move off their current communications...
Why AML compliance costs are outpacing money laundering losses
Australia lost an estimated $87.39bn to money laundering in 2024-25, according to analysis from Napier AI, which argues that artificial intelligence must be used...
