Why financial crime in the UK makes the nation a prime target
Delving into the newfound ways that a mature, diverse and developed financial ecosystem is perpetually exploited to boost financial crime in the UK.
Category: Technology and RegTech
AI literacy, and preparing compliance teams in the algorithmic age
Identifying ways that compliance professionals can embrace their technologist roles and develop focused, actionable AI-based AML systems through improved AI literacy.
Discover 2026 compliance trends
Examining strategic priorities for innovative RegTech capabilities in 2026, from building quantified compliance risk to utilising AI systems.
How to reintegrate your AML tech stack for success
Why 2026 demands a ‘less is more’ approach The AML tech stack has become a crutch for financial leaders. While the RegTech boom was reaching fever pitch, buying up disparate, single-function services felt essential for transforming compliance for good, almost fashionable. Fast forward a few years and the stack built from these point solutions has … Continued
The future of AI-led compliance lies in human hands
If 2025’s main challenge involved driving as much value from IT investments as possible, this year marks another course-correction: we must prioritise human oversight for an actionable AI-led compliance environment to thrive. Hard skills have been increasingly required of WebOps teams to build and accommodate such anti-money laundering systems, with considerations for perpetual maintenance and … Continued
Synthetic identities: addressing the silent epidemic
Knowing that your very identity is being transferred right now across the dark web is highly discomforting. Unfortunately, it’s also highly likely. The fraudulent use of passport photos, addresses and phone numbers has been around for a long time, and in the public eye, but the newer incarnation – synthetic identity fraud – is a … Continued
Managing multi-jurisdictional AML compliance at scale 2025
Given today’s globalisation, it can be easy to forget how disconnected finance once was. You do not have to go far back to remember the difficulties in wiring transfers across borders. Today, for e-commerce, investing or otherwise, international finance is instant for the modern customer. And with that, there are plenty of holes for criminals … Continued
The role of technology in scaling AML compliance successfully
A rise in customers is always welcome. It’s a shame that it can cause more problems than success for some financial institutions (FIs). With greater power comes greater responsibility. In this case, meeting customer demand with more complex and costly compliance requirements is necessary to protect the identities of legitimate clients and spot wrongdoing consistently … Continued
The role of AI assistants: Fighting gender bias in technology
AI assistants often mirror bias. Discover how rethinking their design can support inclusion, fairness, and better decisions in business
Operational efficiency at scale: lessons for fintechs
The introduction of fintech – an umbrella term for a range of payments providers, lenders, non-banking services, and more – has seen a proliferation of accessible finance in local and global markets. Fintech has created a whole new market, rocking the status quo of the financial space. Fintech’s continuing uptake has meant dominant financial institutions … Continued