How AI is rewriting compliance governance
AI is no longer a back-office tool quietly analysing data. It is now embedded directly into the day-to-day communications of financial institutions.
From automated...
The enforcement reset: How governance, data and control failures are driving 2025 penalties
Global enforcements dropped a whopping 72% between 2024 and 2025, with fines dropping to $$5.488bn in total across all four quarters last year.
According...
High Risk Education unveils HRE FinTech training hub
High Risk Education has launched the HRE FinTech Training Center, a new on-demand training and resource platform designed to help teams navigate rising regulatory...
UK backs certified digital ID for AML checks
HM Treasury and the DSIT have issued joint guidance confirming that certified DVS can be used to meet identity verification requirements under Regulation 28...
ThetaRay and Matrix USA partner on AI AML overlay
ThetaRay and Matrix USA have formed a strategic partnership aimed at helping financial institutions modernise transaction monitoring through an AI-driven overlay model.
The collaboration is designed...
Payouts platform Dots raises $8.9m in Series A
Dots, a global payouts platform for marketplaces and service-based businesses, has raised fresh capital totalling $8.9m.
The firm secured $8.9m in a Series A round...
Secfix raises $12m Series A to scale compliance platform
Secfix, a European end-to-end security compliance platform serving SMBs and mid-market companies, has raised $12m in an oversubscribed Series A funding round.
The round was...
Why AI governance needs prompt-level surveillance
AI adoption is accelerating across financial services and other regulated industries, but governance is struggling to keep up as firms scale usage faster than...
OCC moves to cut regulatory burden for community banks
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has announced additional steps aimed at supporting community banks by reducing unnecessary regulatory burden, while...
54% of ID checks still manual amid scam surge
More than half of identity verification checks across key UK sectors are still being carried out manually, according to new data from SmartSearch, raising...