New Zealand regulators put boards on notice over AI risk
New Zealand’s two principal financial regulators, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (Te Pūtea Matua) and the Financial Markets Authority (Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko),...
Why digital hawala challenges bank AML controls
Financial crime teams face a growing challenge as traditional informal value-transfer networks adapt to digital payments, creating new complications for anti-money laundering (AML) monitoring...
Aveni targets the customer risks of agentic AI
As financial institutions introduce AI agents that can interact with customers and carry out tasks, proving these systems deliver appropriate outcomes is becoming a...
$21m for Opsin as agent autonomy tests enterprise control
Opsin, a provider of risk protection for enterprise AI agents, has closed a $21m funding round as companies face a widening gap between what...
Proofpoint’s $6.3bn Varonis deal reshapes AI data security
Proofpoint, the Thoma Bravo-backed specialist in protecting both people and AI agents, has struck a definitive deal to take over Varonis, the Nasdaq-listed data...
Why proving compliance is the real test for US investment managers
US investment managers are facing continued compliance pressure in 2026, despite expectations that a change in leadership at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...
Harmonic Security lands $50m to tame workforce AI risk
Harmonic Security, a security platform built to govern how employees use AI, has closed a $50m Series B as enterprises struggle to balance AI...
AI breakout times shrink as Reach Security lands $50m+
Reach Security, an AI-driven platform that runs enterprise security defences at machine speed, has secured more than $50m in a Series B round headed...
Shield appoints former HSBC executive to strengthen AI-driven surveillance strategy
RegTech company Shield has brought former HSBC executive Michelle Clark on board as global communications surveillance expert, adding senior banking expertise as financial institutions...
Cyber attacks could push savers out of banks, IMF warns
The leaders of the Bank of England and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have cautioned that an escalating wave of cyber-attacks could erode public...
