APAC firms face growing gap between AI adoption and accountability
New research from Sumsub and the Singapore FinTech Association finds a widening gap between how much organisations rely on AI and their ability to...
Jumio bets on selfies to cut APAC onboarding friction
Jumio has extended its reusable identity offering, selfie.DONE, into the Asia-Pacific region, giving regulated businesses in the market a way to verify returning customers...
Klarna tackles impersonation scams with call detection
Klarna, the global digital bank and flexible payments provider, has switched on in-app Call Status Detection across the Nordics, offering customers a straightforward way...
How RIAs can build a practical AI compliance framework
Registered investment advisers (RIAs) adopting artificial intelligence face a defining question, according to MCO (MyComplianceOffice): can AI be trusted within a compliance programme, and...
CARF forces crypto platforms to rethink customer data
Crypto is becoming harder to keep outside the traditional tax-reporting system, and identity verification specialist Identomat says the shift is forcing platforms to confront...
Napier AI flags sanctions screening flaws after Treasury’s Iran push
The US Department of the Treasury opened Operation Economic Outcast on 24 August, a government-wide push against Iran and the foreign firms helping it...
What’s holding back AI adoption in financial services?
AI has moved from experiment to expectation across financial services. Banks, insurers and investment firms are investing heavily in the technology, yet widespread adoption...
China tightens financial risk controls to 2030
China has unveiled a five-year blueprint for its financial sector, setting out measures to curb risk, tighten oversight and drive higher-quality growth between 2026...
AI fraud pushes adverse media screening up the agenda
Adverse media screening has moved from a supporting element of enhanced due diligence to a central compliance control, driven by a wave of regulatory...
Why adverse media screening remains AML’s wasted asset
Adverse media screening is treated by most financial institutions as a box-ticking obligation rather than a genuine line of defence, and that mindset is...
