Akamai buys LayerX to tighten AI browser security
Akamai Technologies has signed a definitive agreement to acquire LayerX, a browser-based AI usage control and SEB specialist, for approximately $205m.
The deal will see...
PRA to ease ring-fence rules to cut bank costs
The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), the UK's banking regulator, is set to launch a consultation aimed at reforming shared operational services rules for ring-fenced...
Is compliance becoming a real-time control system?
For decades, compliance has operated as a rear-view mirror — periodic reviews, retrospective audits and manual checks designed to catch problems after they emerge....
How Sherlocq is fixing compliance’s $300bn research problem
The compliance profession has a productivity crisis hiding in plain sight. Financial institutions and regulated businesses collectively spend more than $300bn annually on compliance,...
Bank, FCA and Treasury set out AI resilience rules
The Bank of England, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and HM Treasury have issued a joint statement warning that frontier AI models pose a...
Online brokers’ onboarding models are failing FATCA and CRS
FATCA and CRS compliance is becoming one of the most pressing operational challenges facing online trading platforms, as digital brokers and investment apps continue...
Aveni names Kent Mackenzie as chief commercial officer
Aveni has appointed Kent Mackenzie as its new chief commercial officer, bringing more than two decades of experience across banking, consultancy, and AI-driven RegTech.
Mackenzie...
Why financial firms can’t afford to ignore legacy recorders
Financial organisations clinging to ageing voice recording infrastructure may believe inertia is the safer bet. New independent research suggests otherwise.
A Wordwatch survey of 100...
Valid Systems brings AI fraud detection to Snowflake cloud
Valid Systems has launched a data integration on the Snowflake AI Data Cloud, enabling financial institutions to deploy machine learning models within the Snowflake...
Can AI agents be trusted? Experian bets on Akamai
Experian has brought Akamai Technologies into its Agent Trust partner ecosystem as it looks to make autonomous AI-driven commerce more secure and accountable.
The partnership...
