Latest Reporting/compliance News: Finextra Research

Agentic AI platform selected for FCA sandbox

Ani Tech, a UK-based agentic AI platform focused on financial advice, has been chosen to participate in the inaugural AI sandbox initiative of the UK's financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

17 hours

Company update/regulation

Smarsh and Jeffries extend relationship

Today, Smarsh announced that Jefferies has selected the company’s flagship communications surveillance technology to address the growing challenge of monitoring vast and complex digital communications.

19 hours

Company update/security

Blockpass partners with RWA Inc. for verification services with tokenisation

Web3 regtech Blockpass, the identity verification and compliance service for blockchain and beyond, is delighted to reveal that its latest partnership will be with RWA Inc., the state-of-the-art launchpad for RWA and DePIN issuers and investors.

17 October 2025

Company update/ai

CUBE acquires Kodex AI

CUBE, a global leader in Automated Regulatory Intelligence (ARI) and Regulatory Change Management (RCM), announces the acquisition of Kodex AI, a Berlin-headquartered technology business pioneering the use of agentic AI to transform compliance and risk management across the global financial industry.

16 October 2025

Company update/crime

Nasdaq upgrades surveillance platform after AI pilot

Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today unveiled a series of enhancements to its market surveillance platform, having completed a pilot which successfully embedded advanced AI functionality at every stage of a market abuse investigation.

16 October 2025

Company update/regulation

IRSG launches global regulatory dashboard

To understand the impact of increasing global regulatory fragmentation, the International Regulatory Strategy Group (IRSG)* has developed a ‘Global Regulatory Coherence Dashboard’ to map the extent of global alignment or divergence in financial regulations across key policy areas affecting UK-based financial and related professional services.

15 October 2025

News/ai

SBS shakes off legacy label, positions itself at the forefront of fintech

Opening their 5th SBS Summit, delivered from a venue close to the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Eric Bierry, CEO, SBS and deputy CEO, 74Software set the tone for a day of future-forward discussions, seeking to leave behind a former perception of being a dated legacy player.

15 October 2025

News/wealth

SS&C completes $1bn acquisition of Calastone

Investor services technology provider SS&C Technologies has finalised its purchase of funds processing network Calastone, concluding one of the largest deals between investment management technology firms in recent years.

14 October 2025

Company update/payments

Payments fintech Capitalixe opens in Dubai

Capitalixe, a high-risk payments and banking advisory, has expanded into Dubai with both Co-Founders, Ivan Kovachev and Lissele Pratt, relocating to the city. The move positions the firm at the centre of one of the world’s fastest growing financial hubs.

14 October 2025

News/regulation

China probes Qualcomm for antitrust violation

US semiconductor manufacturer Qualcomm is under investigation in China for allegedly breaching antitrust laws for its acquisition of Autotalks.

10 October 2025

News/markets

US shutdown could spark regional bank crisis says fintech CEO

The layoffs of federal workers in the US as a result of the government shutdown could create numerous blind spots in the regulation of the country's banking sector, says the CEO of a fintech startup.

09 October 2025

News/ai

BoE issues warning over potential AI bubble

UK investors should prepare for the possibility of a sharp correction in the value of UK stocks due to falsely inflated valuations for AI companies, according to the Bank of England.

08 October 2025

News/retail

Monzo to consider reapplying for US banking licence - FT

UK-based neobank Monzo is reportedly set to resume its effort to break into the US banking sector.

06 October 2025

Company update/payments

OpenPayd appoints COO

OpenPayd, a leading provider of financial infrastructure, today announced the appointment of Yasemin Swanson as its Chief Operations Officer.

06 October 2025

News/Sibos

Sibos 2025: BBH’s Adrian Whelan on overcoming obstacles in ESG and DEI policy

At Sibos 2025 in Frankfurt, Finextra spoke to Adrian Whelan, global head of market intelligence at Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH), on data scarcity, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing, how the industry is handling diversity and inclusion in the current political landscape.

03 October 2025

Company update/regulation

iDenfy adds criminal background check to compliance platform

iDenfy, a Lithuania-based identity verification, fraud prevention, and compliance company, announced the launch of its Criminal Background Check tool.

02 October 2025

News/Sibos

Sibos 2025: UN and banks call for climate investment shift

What is the role of public and private investment in sustainable finance? How can green bonds and blended finance achieve sustainable development goals? These questions were answered in a sustainable policy panel, titled ‘Prudence, purpose, and profit; Balancing returns, impact, and risk’ at Sibos 2025 in Frankfurt.

01 October 2025

News/regulation

EBA Clearing's FPAD Verification of Payee service is primed to scale

EBA Clearing has announced that the testing for its Fraud Pattern Anomaly Detection (FPAD) Verification of Payee (VoP) solution confirmed that it is ready to scale.

26 September 2025

Research/Reporting/complianceFuture of Report

The Future of Cross Border Payments 2026: Strategies for Success

17 September 2025 757 downloads

News/crypto

The GENIUS Act takes the world by storm: A long read roundup

In July 2025, the US passed the GENIUS Act, making it the first federal regulatory system for stablecoins, and laying down groundwork for stablecoin innovation in the banking and retail sectors.

12 September 2025