Regulatory technology stories
Motorists in Northern Ireland could see broader insurer choice as richer quote-stage data aims to ease high premiums and attract more cover.
Financial firms face tighter scrutiny as the API checks AI debt-collection messages in real time and flags vulnerable customers.
Banks could speed compliance checks and loan approvals as the new software automates alerts and underwriting while keeping audit trails intact.
Broader trading access and market data are now available in the app, as Ledger widens software features before a full rollout.
Tax teams using the platform can now get regulatory answers, error fixes and early risk alerts, with human approval still required.
Banks and fintechs are increasingly using payments data for fraud checks and rewards as Spade expands its merchant-matching platform with fresh funding.
Profitability gives the finance software group room to expand AI tools, as it brings in new product and technology chiefs to steer growth.
Origin secures USD $30 million to scale its AI-driven platform simplifying fragmented global employee benefits for large multinationals.
Solana unveils an API-based developer platform for banks and payment firms, backed by Mastercard, Worldpay and Western Union pilots.
Telecoms legal teams could cut contract review times by up to 70% as 360 Business Law targets high-volume deal workflows with AI.
The report warns Canadian lenders that fraud, supply-chain concentration and market shocks are becoming the main AI threats in finance.
The keynote could shape debate on how lenders use AI safely, as banks face pressure to show returns while curbing fraud and credit risk.
The update lets regulated firms keep document prep, identity checks, signing and storage in one ShareFile workflow, reducing compliance friction.
Retail savers will keep FSCS protection as Monument moves up to GBP £250 million of deposits on to the Midnight blockchain.
Encrypted settlement on public blockchains could let banks trade tokenised assets without exposing positions, balances or transaction data.
Staff shortages could leave GBP £2-4 billion in annual fees unrealised as firms use AI and outsourced teams to handle compliance work.
New Zealand revenue nearly doubled as the fintech’s annual profit before tax climbed 57% to USD $2.3 billion on wider customer use.
The fintech now handles NZ$2.4 billion in annual payments in New Zealand, as it adds the former prime minister to local governance.
The funding will help reduce days-long checks for lenders and payments firms onboarding small businesses, as manual reviews still slow approvals.
The London startup's software could ease onerous due diligence for banks and custodians as scrutiny intensifies across digital assets and private markets.