What compliance leaders should prioritise in 2026
2025 has been a hinge year for global compliance, with regulators raising expectations across multiple fronts and forced firms to rethink what “good” looks...
The major trends shaping the future of Know Your Customer compliance
It has been a transformative year for know your customer (KYC) processes, as companies embrace new technology to transform compliance workflows. Remonda Kirketerp-Møller, CEO...
Upwind raises $250m series B to scale runtime-first cloud security
Upwind, a runtime-first cloud security provider, has secured $250m in series B funding as it accelerates global expansion and product development.
The funding round was...
Malaysia moves closer to digital ID for financial services
Malaysia is stepping up efforts to modernise digital identity across financial services, as 18 banks take part in the second testing phase of the...
Why single AI models miss communications risks
The modern workplace no longer communicates in neat, text-only channels. Teams now exchange information across video calls, voice notes, chat, screen sharing and collaborative...
AML metrics regulators will expect in 2026
Coverage, precision, prioritisation, and case aging are quickly becoming the measures that reveal how an AML programme actually behaves when pressure hits. They show...
Why people make or break financial crime risk assessments
Financial crime risk assessments are often discussed as exercises in methodology: the right framework, the right scoring model, the right template. But the real...
Fourthline promotes Fleur de Roos to COO
Fourthline, a provider of AI-powered identity verification and compliance solutions, has promoted Fleur de Roos to chief operating officer (COO), effective immediately.
The company provides...
Red Oak names Michael Allain chief revenue officer
Red Oak, a compliance connectivity platform for financial services, has appointed Michael Allain as chief revenue officer.
The company positions itself as a modern compliance...
Cybersecurity firm AiStrike bags $7m seed funding
AiStrike, a cyber company focused on AI-native, preemptive cyber defence, has raised fresh capital of $7m in seed funding.
The firm secured $7m in a round...
