Regulatory technology stories

Spektr lands USD $20 million Series A from NEA as Copenhagen AI compliance platform targets manual checks at banks and fintechs.

Blackhawk Network has unveiled a Digital Wallet API that lets brands pool gift cards, refunds, loyalty rewards and promo credit into one spendable balance.

NCC Group says geopolitics, digital sovereignty and AI are driving tougher cyber rules, with boards facing greater accountability and scrutiny.

DTCC expands its Cloud First plan with AWS and Microsoft, moving core clearing systems to public cloud while widening Azure support for digital assets.

Ecommpay urges eCommerce overhaul as fraud report says current controls miss social engineering, distort competition and leave merchants exposed.

StructureFlow expands its AI platform to turn PDFs, diagrams and spreadsheets into editable legal and financial models for deal teams.

Addepar sets up Singapore base for product engineering and commercial teams as it deepens support for clients across Asia-Pacific wealth markets.

Aryza buys Toronto-based Umbrella Tech to add voice AI, speech analytics and autonomous agents to its collections and recoveries software.

Backbase and Ninth Wave have teamed up to let banks plug corporate clients' ERP and accounting systems straight into account data and payments.

L&G Asset Management puts £50 billion liquidity fund range on Calastone's tokenised network for blockchain-based access on Ethereum and other EVM chains.

Tax Systems rolls out AI assistant blending company data and IBFD research to speed cross-border tax analysis for multinational in-house teams.

American Express adds AI agent safeguards and purchase protection as it opens a developer kit for software-led buying.

Ledger names Ian Rogers as Chief Human Agency Officer, putting hardware approval and human oversight at the centre of its AI security push.

ACTO rolls out role-based AI SuperAgents for life sciences field teams, aiming to speed compliant access to approved content across sales and medical work.

TransferMate and Cadana partner to bring payroll providers a single API for salary disbursements and statutory remittances across more than 70 countries.

Oracle expands its financial crime platform with Lucinity's AI investigation tools, aiming to cut compliance workloads for banks and regulated firms.

FintechOS rolls out FintechOS 8 preview, pairing governed AI with product workflows for lenders and insurers as it eyes launch later this quarter.

EX.IO and Payment Asia launch stablecoin push in Hong Kong, targeting merchant payments, custody and trading as the city's regime opens up.

Singapore AI showcase draws 300 startups as investors managing USD $350 billion back founders focused on commercial traction and sustainability.

Perpetuals.com wins exclusive Forgentiq.ai rights as it prepares an on-premises AI system for hedge funds and crypto managers.