Japan eyes blockchain to fix slow bond settlement
Japan's Financial Services Agency, the country's markets regulator working alongside other major public bodies, is laying the groundwork for a blockchain-powered settlement system designed...
SEC’s new digital asset framework tests limits of investor protection
The Securities and Exchange Commission has put forward a new proposal, Regulation Crypto Assets, designed to give crypto asset businesses a clearer route to...
Datavault AI takes $94.5m step into AI-led compliance
Datavault AI Inc., a NASDAQ-listed technology company spanning data monetisation, credentialing, digital engagement and real-world asset tokenisation, is moving further into the RegTech and...
MVB Bank targets compliance capacity with Bretton AI
MVB Bank is turning to AI-native managed services to increase its compliance capacity as its FinTech business expands, selecting Bretton AI to handle AML...
AutoRek expands AI capabilities with Grath acquisition
AutoRek, a financial controls and reconciliation automation software company, has acquired London-based AI reconciliation firm Grath, extending its AI capabilities and giving financial institutions...
How CARF is reshaping digital asset reporting
For much of its history, the digital asset market has operated on the assumption that while blockchain transactions are publicly visible, they are not...
The AI insider problem facing compliance teams
The rapid adoption of generative and agentic AI is forcing financial services firms to reconsider whether traditional information barriers remain effective in a world...
Why AI agents need questions, not instructions
Professional services firms adopting AI agents may be approaching the technology with the wrong mindset, according to TAINA Technology’s Rich Kent, who argues that...
Gauntlet lands $125m as SBI bets on on-chain finance
Gauntlet, a digital asset risk and optimisation firm, has secured $125m in Series C funding as it looks to expand its footprint across the...
Stablecoin compliance gets sharper as Infinite taps Sardine
Infinite has unveiled a two-way integration with Sardine, a specialist in fraud, risk, and payments, aimed at tightening the link between risk intelligence and...
