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Automated relationship risk management developer Sigma Ratings has named Alexandre de Villiers as its new chief of staff – VP of operations.

Germany-based RegTech Hawk AI, which provides AML and fraud prevention technology to banks and payments companies, has secured $17m in its Series B.

Anti-money laundering and fraud solution provider Alessa has named Holly Sais Phillippi as its new chief executive officer.

European data regulators deployed €2.92bn in GDPR fines last year, a year-on-year increase of 168%, according to a survey from DLA Piper.

Sentinels has released a report on how AML shaped the world in 2022, exploring the most impactful moments of the year.

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined another financial institution for anti-money laundering (AML) failings.

The three European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) have published a joint thematic report on national financial education initiatives on digitalisation.

Talk of artificial intelligence was once an exciting prospect. The idea of bringing a hallmark of sci-fi fantasies into the real world sparked a lot of enthusiasm. While systems might not quite be on the same level as HAL from 2001: A Space Odyssey, the technology has brought a lot of changes to how businesses operate.

Adverse media is becoming increasingly important to compliance processes. With so much to check, Sigma Ratings has posed the question of whether Google search strings can make things easier.

Goji, which offers investors with access to alternative investments, has partnered with Apex Group to enable clients to manage all stages of the investor lifecycle.