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Why regulators now arrive at inspections already informed

Why regulators now arrive at inspections already informed

A quiet change is reshaping how regulated firms and their supervisors relate to one another, and many risk and compliance teams have yet to...
Psychological safety is now a financial crime control

Psychological safety is now a financial crime control

When financial institutions fail to stop money laundering, fraud or sanctions evasion, the coverage usually focuses on the penalties, the technology shortfalls and the...
Behavox bets $8m on Civo to keep bank AI data in the UK

Behavox bets $8m on Civo to keep bank AI data in the UK

Behavox has agreed an $8m commitment with Civo, the UK sovereign cloud and AI provider, locking in dedicated British GPU capacity so that highly...
Local news blind spots shrink as Blackdot joins Opoint

Local news blind spots shrink as Blackdot joins Opoint

Blackdot Solutions, a specialist in intelligence and investigations software, has joined forces with Opoint, a worldwide supplier of media intelligence and news data, to...
Prediction markets push PhillipCapital to renew Eventus

Prediction markets push PhillipCapital to renew Eventus

Eventus, a provider of large-scale trade surveillance and financial risk tools, has secured a further long-term extension of its partnership with Phillip Capital, the...
Aresbank replaces manual AML controls with AI monitoring

Aresbank replaces manual AML controls with AI monitoring

Aresbank, a specialist corporate bank headquartered in Madrid that finances trade between Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, is replacing labour-intensive anti-money laundering...
Global AI regulation splits what compliance teams face

Global AI regulation splits: what compliance teams face

Artificial intelligence is advancing faster than the frameworks built to control it, and a new whitepaper from LexisNexis Regulatory Compliance, titled 'Navigating the challenges...
Agentic payments: when an approved payment hides fraud

Agentic payments: when an approved payment hides fraud

A payment can pass every spending limit and still result from a manipulated decision. According to Vivox AI, that is the central challenge facing...
Banning AI tools drives risk underground, warns Napier AI

Banning AI tools drives risk underground, warns Napier AI

Financial institutions trying to stamp out shadow AI by blocking unapproved tools may be making the problem harder to see, according to John Denham...
Fleuret AI raises €4m to automate penetration testing

Fleuret AI raises €4m to automate penetration testing

Fleuret AI, a French startup that uses agentic AI to automate penetration testing, has completed a €4m pre-seed funding round to accelerate its goal...

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