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RegTech hits AI roadblock as firms struggle to trust
Large financial institutions are moving faster than smaller peers when it comes to testing AI for regulatory reporting, but size has yet to give...
CRS 2.0: Why being “ready” is no longer enough
CRS 2.0 is forcing fund administrators to rethink how they manage tax reporting, as the move towards more frequent filings leaves less room for...
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...
False positives keep banks stuck, Shield research finds
Shield, a global communications risk management company purpose-built for financial institutions, has commissioned research showing that more than 90% of banks remain trapped in...
AI in AML: who is accountable when machines decide?
As financial institutions accelerate their adoption of AI within anti-money laundering (AML) compliance, a familiar question keeps resurfacing: does the demand for explainability limit...
South Africa insurers lose R131.6m to AML blind spots
Insurance houses across South Africa are pouring money into anti-financial crime tools, yet heavy spending alone is not solving the problem. Effectiveness, particularly at...
AI agents target alert backlogs in financial crime compliance
AI agents have moved from conference buzzword to boardroom priority, but for financial crime compliance (FCC) leaders, turning interest into measurable results remains a...
Why bank fraud teams lag behind organised crime
Committing fraud has never been simpler or cheaper. Fraud-as-a-service and phishing-as-a-service kits now let any criminal buy organised-crime capability off the shelf, no technical...
Financial crime has outgrown yesterday’s risk playbook
Financial crime has changed shape faster than the frameworks built to catch it. Digital payments, instant transfers, mobile onboarding and API-driven ecosystems have rewritten...
Why banks are rethinking risk and regulatory reporting
Regulatory reporting is becoming a data architecture problem as much as a compliance one. Financial institutions are under growing pressure to provide more detailed...









