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Behavox’s Case for Explainable AI in Compliance – Trust, not Magic

When compliance teams hear “AI,” enthusiasm is often tempered by unease. The promise of automation is tempered by the reality of black-box models, hallucinations, privacy risks, and the nagging question of whether the technology will meet regulators expectations. Behavox, a Montreal- and London-based RegTech, is seeking to bridge that trust gap with its latest release:…

Social Media-Linked Surveillance by Deutsche Börse, Scila and Stockpulse

Deutsche Börse has expanded its market surveillance capabilities by incorporating social media intelligence into its Scila powered surveillance platform. The move reflects a growing recognition of the role social media plays in market dynamics and the risks it presents for manipulation and misinformation. The integration, delivered through a collaboration between Scila and German analytics specialist…

Symphony and the Future of Market Communications: T+1, DORA, and Deepfake Defence

In May 2024, the U.S. capital markets made the long-awaited transition to T+1 settlement, with RegTech company Symphony playing a quiet but pivotal role. The integration of its platform with DTCC’s Central Trade Manager (CTM) gave firms the ability to resolve trade contract breaks in real time, reducing the risk of settlement failure. “The DTCC,…

Shield and PwC Partner on Communications Surveillance

Shield and PwC UK have joined forces to help financial institutions modernise their approach to monitoring digital communications. The collaboration combines Shield’s AI-first platform for governance and archiving with PwC’s experience in surveillance delivery, compliance, and programme execution. The initiative is aimed at enabling firms to adopt more proactive and scalable risk management. By uniting…

Ascent Joins Acuity to Boost AI-Led Digital Transformation Capabilities

Acuity Knowledge Partners has agreed to acquire Ascent, a European provider of AI-powered digital transformation services, in a deal due to close at the end of September 2025. The move is set to expand Acuity’s Data and Technology Services (DTS) division, strengthening its technology and AI-led solutions. Ascent brings a team of 550 specialists in…

FCA AI Update 2025: How the Regulator is Embedding AI Oversight into UK Financial Rules

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has now issued its AI Update (2025), a significant step in its regulatory journey. It builds on the 2022 Discussion Paper on AI and Machine Learning (DP22/4), which set out early questions about AI’s transformative potential and the risks it introduces. Three years on, the FCA’s position has sharpened:…

Recorded Webinar: Best approaches for trade and transaction reporting

Compliance practitioners and technology leaders in capital markets face mounting pressure to ensure that reporting processes are efficient, accurate, and aligned with global standards. Market developments and jurisdictional nuances in regulatory frameworks like MiFID II, EMIR, SFTR and MAS create a continual challenge for compliance teams. This webinar brings together senior RegTech executives and seasoned…

Audit-Ready AI: How Fenergo Is Redefining Financial Crime Compliance

Regulators are losing patience. In the first half of 2025, global financial institutions were hit with fines totalling $1.23 billion, a 417% increase on the same period the year before. Sanctions failures alone surged from $3.7 million in H1 2024 to $228.8 million this year, underscoring just how closely watchdogs are monitoring AML, KYC and…

API-Driven and Template-Free: The Rise of Granular Data Reporting

For decades, regulatory reporting has been defined by templates: thousands of fields to be completed and resubmitted every time a rule or taxonomy changed. That world is now shifting. Regulators in multiple jurisdictions are adopting Granular Data Reporting (GDR) – a model where firms submit transaction- or element-level data once, and supervisors generate the necessary…

What “Good” Looks Like Under New UK CTP Rules

At the start of the year, the UK switched on a new oversight regime for Critical Third Parties (CTPs) – giving the Bank of England, PRA and FCA direct powers over tech providers whose failure could rattle market stability. The rules and supervisory approach were finalised in November 2024; designations are made by HM Treasury…