Why explaining decisions is now a compliance imperative
Financial services compliance has moved well beyond the era of periodic disclosures and after-the-fact reviews. Regulators today expect firms not only to have controls...
Why boards must now own residual risk, not just approve it
Boards can no longer coast through financial crime risk assessments with a nod and a signature. Across every major jurisdiction, regulators have made their...
Sumsub-Auth0 tie-up moves fraud checks to access
Sumsub, an identity verification, compliance and fraud prevention provider, has launched an integration with Auth0 that allows businesses to weave identity checks straight into...
FICO and Mitek target the fraud decisioning gap
Mitek Systems has made its Verified Identity Platform (MiVIP) available through FICO Marketplace, embedding trusted identity checks within the decisioning systems that enterprises rely...
ID-Pal targets biometric blind spot with new IAD tools
ID-Pal, an identity verification and fraud prevention platform, has announced significant enhancements to its Injection Attack Detection (IAD) capabilities within its Liveness Testing function,...
FinCEN’s AI signal is reshaping AML compliance now
On 7 April 2026, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would substantially overhaul anti-money laundering (AML) and...
What the FCA’s focus on ESG ratings means for the sector
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK’s financial regulator, recently announced its plans to regulate ESG ratings, with the aim to make them more...
Tieto Banktech layers AI defence against payment fraud
Tieto Banktech's Financial Crime Prevention (FCP) is deploying a multi-layered artificial intelligence strategy to intercept financial crime in real time while keeping human decision-making...
Fingerprint’s bet on policy-led communications oversight
RegTech is entering a new phase. With financial institutions facing growing regulatory pressure, firms are increasingly turning to AI, automation and real-time compliance tools...
Why siloed regulatory data is a hidden exam risk
Walk through any large organisation's regulatory obligations register and you are likely to find the same cluster of problems: duplicate entries, outdated language, rules...