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Zesty AI expands AI property risk tools in new deal
41+ min ago (273+ words) Guardian Pointe Insurance Company, a US property insurer specialising in catastrophe-exposed markets, has turned to Zesty AI's property intelligence platform to sharpen how it assesses and manages risk across its book. Under the agreement, Zesty AI, a risk and decision…...
Dawnguard raises $3. 3m for AI cybersecurity
2+ hour, 35+ min ago (252+ words) Dawnguard, an AI-native Reg Tech and cybersecurity platform built around secure-by-design cloud architecture, has secured $3. 3m in fresh pre-seed capital as its automation platform reaches general availability and the firm pushes into new markets internationally. The round was led by existing…...
US firms topped World Cup Wealth Tech activity, sweeping over half of all deals since 2023
4+ hour, 34+ min ago (470+ words) Key World Cup Wealth Tech stats since 2023: Beyond the pitch: A World Cup edition of the global Wealth Tech rankings There is something about a World Cup that invites comparison. This edition of the research maps deal volume, funding and…...
AI ads face new disclosure rules as New York law bites
4+ hour, 33+ min ago (325+ words) New York's synthetic performer law may be narrow in scope, but it carries a broad operational warning for marketers: AI-generated people in advertising have become a compliance workflow problem, not a design afterthought. The law took effect on 9 June 2026, according…...
Sweden's biggest antitrust award lands on Google over Klarna unit
6+ hour, 49+ min ago (248+ words) Klarna, the Stockholm-based payments platform, has secured a landmark victory after a Swedish court ordered Alphabet's Google to pay approximately $1. 5bn in damages to Price Runner, the price comparison business the Fin Tech firm owns. The court found that Google had…...
FCA unveils full digital assets regime, starting the clock now
5+ hour, 36+ min ago (264+ words) The Financial Conduct Authority has published its complete cryptoasset regime, bringing to a close three years of policy development across five separate statements. As detailed by Areg Nzsdejan, CEO of Cardamon in a recent Linked In post, the framework spans…...
Why liveness detection is key to stopping synthetic ID fraud
5+ hour, 22+ min ago (366+ words) Synthetic identity fraud is emerging as one of the more difficult threats for digital onboarding teams to detect, precisely because it does not resemble traditional identity theft. Rather than stealing a person's full identity, fraudsters blend genuine data, such as…...
Offa raises "6. 5m to accelerate UK expansion
6+ hour, 3+ min ago (354+ words) Offa, a UK-based Islamic property finance Fin Tech, has secured "6. 5m in new working capital through a sukuk and warrant structure to support its continued expansion across the UK housing finance market. The sukuk, listed on The International Stock Exchange (TISE)…...
Why compliance teams can't ignore Sherlocq's AI leap
6+ hour, 17+ min ago (407+ words) Compliance professionals are not short of tools, they are drowning in them. Screening platforms, sanctions portals, regulatory update feeds, case management systems and now AI assistants all sit in separate windows, running separate workflows. Every switch between them costs time,…...
Risk Smart, Evolution Group unite on governance gaps
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (387+ words) Fin Tech Global Risk Smart has entered a strategic partnership with The Evolution Group Ltd (TEG), an advisory and transformation delivery firm, aiming to help organisations tackle the growing complexity of regulatory and operational change. The partnership brings together Risk…...