Regulatory technology stories
The new tool aims to cut false declines as payment firms face faster-moving fraud patterns and rising losses from card abuse.
Juniper Research’s latest study signals growing demand for payment networks that connect more rails, currencies and wallets across fragmented markets.
Yet most firms still cannot see where sensitive files sit, leaving unstructured data underprotected as AI and cloud use expand.
Rising deepfake and synthetic-identity attacks are prompting banks and regulators to back new guidance on hardening fraud defences.
Compliance teams face a 2026 squeeze as new UK, EU and Asia-Pacific rules force faster disclosure changes and tighter AI oversight.
Rising demand for faster, cheaper international transfers has sharpened competition among payment providers serving merchants and marketplaces.
Payment firms face heavier scheme scrutiny as the new tool targets merchants using cloaking, redirects and other tactics to evade checks.
Banks could halve archive storage costs as Shield adds cheaper tiers and migration tools to help preserve records for audits and regulators.
North American banks can now let cardholders manage recurring charges in-app, as rising subscription use fuels demand for clearer controls.
Enterprise finance teams will be able to connect oversight tools faster, as MindBridge opens access to more than 130 API endpoints and integration guides.
Funding will help the London fintech expand its US push and AI tools after its valuation passed USD $1 billion.
Users can now query AI without prompts or files being exposed, as ExpressVPN moves beyond virtual private networks into confidential computing.
Banks and advisers face a bigger security test as open banking will let more AI tools handle live client data from mid-2026.
Thousands of smaller firms should gain easier access to loan comparisons, payment tools and cashflow apps as banks widen data sharing by 2027.
Businesses face gaps in static KYC checks as the tie-up adds real-time behavioural and device signals to spot fraud after onboarding.
Institutions handling cross-border stablecoin flows could cut false compliance alerts as MetaComp adds AI risk checks and an agent governance standard.
The roll-out could free advisers up to four hours per meeting, shifting wealth management time away from administration and towards clients.
Automating new-account checks could cut onboarding delays for Rhinebeck Bank customers as it expands digital opening across branches and online.
Banks could cut settlement delays and treasury friction as Deloitte Canada and Stablecorp prepare QCAD stablecoin rails for regulated use.
New reporting deadlines are pushing critical UK firms to secure trusted communications when cyber attacks knock out internal systems.