30 Sep 19 @ 09:32

INFORM and BigML have agreed to terms on a preferred partner program to further ingrain best practice machine learning algorithms to the daily fight against financial crime with RiskShield. Both... read more

26 Jun 17 @ 15:50

73% of financial crime professionals in UK financial services believe that the 4th EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive will make it easier for firms to prevent money laundering a survey of... read more

13 Oct 26 @ 20:10

FIS has launched a new agentic AI suite aimed at helping finance teams manage collections, liquidity, credit risk and cash flow from a single intelligence layer. The Agentic Insights Suite... read more

03 Aug 26 @ 15:43

Wise is preparing a second attempt to secure a U.S. national trust bank charter after the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) rejected its initial application, citing significant... read more

09 Jul 26 @ 21:02

Open Banking payment fraud continues to remain significantly lower than across the wider UK payments industry, despite increasingly sophisticated scam techniques and a gradual rise in overall fraud volumes, according... read more

01 Jul 26 @ 21:25

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has issued one of its strongest warnings yet on the risks posed by stablecoins, arguing that their current structure falls short of the core... read more

30 Jun 26 @ 07:04

Europe’s landmark crypto regulation is entering its enforcement phase, with Binance becoming one of the highest-profile exchanges to be caught by the bloc’s new licensing regime after failing to secure... read more

23 Jun 26 @ 18:52

The regulatory framework governing stablecoins in the United States continues to take shape, with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) proposing new rules that would subject stablecoin... read more

23 Jun 26 @ 18:51

AI is rapidly shifting from a future ambition to a measurable business driver across the banking industry, and Banco Santander is positioning itself at the forefront of that transition. The... read more

22 Jun 26 @ 19:58

Google has launched legal action against a sophisticated cybercrime operation accused of using artificial intelligence to conduct large-scale phishing attacks, marking one of the most significant private-sector interventions yet against... read more

18 Jun 26 @ 19:36

Three of Spain’s largest banking groups have taken a significant step towards strengthening the fight against financial crime, launching a shared fraud intelligence platform designed to identify and prevent fraudulent... read more

26 May 26 @ 20:27

The European Commission has launched a fresh consultation on the future of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), signalling that Europe’s flagship crypto framework may already require recalibration less than... read more

12 May 26 @ 15:42

NatWest has selected eight artificial intelligence-led fintechs for its 2026 Fintech Programme, underlining the extent to which AI has moved from experimentation to strategic priority within mainstream banking. The 12-week... read more

06 May 26 @ 16:46

FIS has joined forces with Anthropic to develop a Financial Crimes AI Agent, in a move that highlights how quickly agentic artificial intelligence is moving from experimental technology into the... read more

28 Jan 26 @ 21:23

Open Banking has long been promoted as a safer, more controlled alternative to legacy payment rails. New evidence from Open Banking Limited’s latest financial crime update reinforces that claim —... read more

22 Jan 26 @ 16:50

The UK payments industry is sharpening its critique of the country’s approach to stablecoins, arguing that regulatory caution is slipping into competitive self-harm. In a new manifesto, The Payments Association... read more

06 Jan 26 @ 13:53

Speed has become the defining feature of modern payments. Real-time rails now move money in milliseconds rather than hours, reshaping customer expectations and competitive dynamics across banking and fintech. Yet... read more

11 Dec 25 @ 15:58

The commodification of identity on the dark web is reshaping the economics of financial crime — and exposing the limits of biometric verification. New analysis from AMLTRIX, an open-source anti-money... read more

10 Dec 25 @ 17:21

On 07 November 2025, the Payments Vision Delivery Committee (PVDC) published its “Strategy for Future Retail Payments Infrastructure.” As a quick refresher, the PVDC was set up in November 2024 to... read more

04 Dec 25 @ 14:07

Financial fraud has always been a moving target. From cheque fraud to phishing, criminals consistently adapt their methods to exploit weaknesses in the financial system. Yet in 2025, the contest... read more