Petual lands $20m to put AI at the heart of SOX audit
Petual raises $20m from a16z to automate enterprise SOX compliance with agentic AI. Read the full story now.
How Nigerian firms can meet CBN’s AML deadline
Nigeria's era of manual compliance is drawing to a close. In March 2026, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) updated its Baseline Standards for...
Bank of Korea urged to adopt green monetary policies
The Bank of Korea (BoK), South Korea's central bank, is facing calls from advocacy organisations to incorporate climate finance into its monetary policy framework...
Abu Dhabi’s ADGM signs strategic deal with Shenzhen
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), Abu Dhabi's international financial centre, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Futian District People's Government...
Copperhelm raises $7m to launch agentic cloud security
Copperhelm, a cybersecurity startup specialising in agentic cloud security, has emerged from stealth with $7m in seed funding and the launch of what it...
How estate agents can tackle identity fraud and financial crime
The UK property market has long been an attractive target for financial crime, and the compliance burden on estate agents has never been greater.
According...
What investment advisers must know about AI risks
AI has rapidly become one of the most consequential technologies reshaping modern financial services.
According to ACA Group, yet for investment advisers, adopting AI...
Rilian raises $17.5m seed to power AI cyber defence
Rilian has closed a $17.5m seed and seed extension funding round to accelerate its expansion across the United States, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries...
Agentic AI: The future of AML risk assessment
The risk-based approach (RBA) is a regulatory requirement in anti-money laundering (AML) compliance, but in practice, it is rarely as dynamic as it needs...
Spectrum Security launches with $19m seed funding
Spectrum Security, a newly launched cybersecurity platform automating threat detection for enterprise security teams, has come out of stealth alongside a $19m seed funding...