Regulatory technology stories - Page 10

CelcomDigi and Vircle launch SafePAY Jr, a prepaid card and e-wallet with parental controls to teach kids cashless, safer spending.

Accurate address data is emerging as a critical, often overlooked weapon in the fight for reliable digital identity verification and fraud control.

Airwallex secures USD $330m at a USD $8b valuation and names San Francisco a dual global HQ as it ramps US expansion and AI investment.

1Kosmos and Reality Defender have teamed up to embed real-time deepfake detection into remote identity checks amid a surge in AI fraud.

AI will upend SOCs by 2026, driving faster response but also AI-led outages, stealthier insiders, power strains and tougher oversight.

Canadian start-up Formic AI launches Boreal, an explainable language model promising verifiable, audit-ready outputs for cautious enterprises.

Incode launches Deepsight AI, a three-layer defence to spot and block deepfakes in real time for banks, tech platforms and governments.

10x Banking and Singapore’s audax have teamed up to help banks launch full digital services in six months while phasing out legacy cores.

Avocado and Clear Dynamics join forces to replace risky spreadsheet-based systems as CPS 230 ramps up scrutiny of operational resilience.

RecordPoint now underpins data governance for most Victorian agencies as the state lays foundations for safer, tightly controlled AI use.

J.P. Morgan’s Fusion platform has integrated Crunchbase AI, giving institutional investors live startup forecasts and early risk signals.

Group-IB launches a GDPR-compliant platform for banks to share real-time fraud risk signals, tackling rising losses such as GBP £600 million in the UK.

AI-driven fraud, deepfakes and synthetic IDs are redefining 2026 risk, forcing firms to ditch reactive tools for layered, intelligent defence.

Eastnets deepens its LSEG partnership, plugging real-time World-Check risk data into Safewatch Screening to sharpen financial crime checks.

EU banks face a 2026 crunch as new AML rules spark a shake-up in KYC vendors, testing compliance strategies amid rising fraud risks.

ANNA Money secures GBP £10m growth debt from Flashpoint to scale its AI-driven tax app ahead of the UK’s 2026 Making Tax Digital shift.

Daon predicts 2026 digital identity will be reshaped by state-backed ID wallets, deepfake defence, AI ‘agents’ and continuous workforce checks.

SquadStack.ai launches in-app voice AI assistant to guide users in real time, aiming to curb high-intent drop-offs across key digital journeys.

North Korean hackers stole USD $300M via fake Zoom calls; robust identity checks could have broken the scam’s chain of trust.

As cross-border payments soar towards USD $1 quadrillion, businesses race to tackle identity fraud with AI, biometrics and smarter data.