Regulatory technology stories
SEON launches global partner programme to embed its AI-powered fraud and AML tools deeper into platforms as online scams surge worldwide.
Smart Communications launches AI-powered tools to help regulated firms modernise customer communications, data capture and archiving at scale.
Lydian app lets Clover merchants accept crypto from 300+ digital assets at checkout while still being settled in local fiat currency.
Semperis has bought MightyID to extend its identity resilience platform with Okta and Ping backup and recovery across hybrid environments.
Data Privacy Day spotlights a shift from privacy promises to provable controls, as AI, governance and regulation demand accountable data use.
Xelix research warns large UK and US firms lose up to USD $53 billion a year to accounts payable errors, duplicates, missed credits and fraud.
Teciem debuts in London as an independent treasury software group, backed by Apax and serving more than 340 financial institutions.
SEON wins Frost & Sullivan's 2025 Global Enabling Technology Leadership Award for AI-driven fraud and AML platform innovation.
LemFi wins AUSTRAC approval to launch remittances in Australia, targeting a USD $38.2 billion outbound market serving migrant communities.
Mentalist Oz Pearlman will headline FICO World 2026 in Orlando, anchoring an AI-focused summit on customer behaviour and financial services.
Australian mortgage law firm Purcell Partners has rebranded as Lextech, signalling a sharper focus on technology alongside its legal services for lenders.
Canada's investment watchdog has unveiled a tiered crypto custody regime, tying asset limits to custodians' capital, tech controls and oversight.
SME Bank turns to Flagright's AI-native platform for real-time AML monitoring and watchlist screening as it scales across northern Europe.
Cloudhouse launches Drift Detection Audit for banks, targeting hidden configuration changes blamed for outages and rising resilience risk.
Lateral movement now eclipses zero-day exploits as the top cyber risk, Zero Networks warns, with attacks able to hit 60% of systems in an hour.
Lander & Rogers opens applications for its 2026 LawTech Hub, a six‑month, equity‑free accelerator for AI and legal tech startups worldwide.
Revolut Business launches an all-in-one acquiring platform in Australia, unifying online, in-person and account-to-account payments.
Fieldguide secures USD $75m Series C from Goldman Sachs to scale agentic AI for audit firms, lifting its valuation to USD $700m.
Toyota teams with digital insurer Cuvva to launch app-based, short-term comprehensive car cover for Toyota and Lexus drivers across the UK.
AI use in Australian payroll soars to 77%, yet more than a third of employers still doubt they are consistently paying staff correctly.