HelmGuard raises $7.3m to put AI agents on compliance risk
HelmGuard, the agentic GRC firm has closed a $7.3m seed round aimed at replacing document-heavy compliance work with AI agents that pull risk signals...
Shadow AI is outpacing enterprise compliance controls
Enterprise AI adoption is racing ahead of the governance frameworks meant to contain it, and the gap between what AI systems can do and...
Why risk, not a checklist, decides who gets EDD
Enhanced due diligence (EDD) becomes necessary the moment a customer or transaction carries more risk than standard checks can capture.
According to Opoint, rather than...
Why TIN validation matters for insurers
Tax Identification Numbers (TINs) underpin tax documentation and reporting for insurers, particularly where firms are collecting taxpayer information during onboarding, supporting cross-border policies or...
Why an AML fine is only the start of the real cost
Regulatory fines dominate the headlines, but for South African institutions caught out by AML failures, the printed penalty is only the opening chapter.
According to...
Banks unite as Thailand tightens grip on financial crime
The Bank of Thailand (BoT), the country's central bank tasked with safeguarding monetary policy and financial stability, is preparing to launch a sector-wide framework...
Cyber toolkit tackles FMIs’ third-party vendor risk
The Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) have published a new toolkit and a discussion...
Blee lands $20m Series A for AI content compliance
Blee, an AI-first marketing compliance platform, has raised $20m in a Series A round designed to help legal, compliance, and brand teams keep pace...
PEP screening’s data gap leaves compliance exposed
Politically Exposed Person (PEP) screening determines whether a customer, counterparty or beneficial owner holds a position of public influence that carries an elevated risk...
How transaction monitoring cuts FinTech fraud risk
Fraud detection built on static rules is starting to show its age. These systems flag transactions simply because they are unusually large, come from...
