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ASC X9 Financial PKI gains traction ahead of DTCC deadlines

More than 1,900 organisations are now deploying or testing the system as DTCC certificate rules force financial firms to move fast before year-end deadlines.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Artificial Intelligence

GemDB launches Code extension for AI-driven schema changes

Developers using AI coding agents can now avoid separate database migration steps, as the free extension keeps schema changes in sync with code.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • 3 days ago

Fintech

CISI launches in Australia & New Zealand with AI push

Regional finance professionals will gain access to CISI's AI ethics training and 2,000 learning resources after 5,000 members transferred from Finsia.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Network Security

Hilt raises USD $4.2 million to spot data theft in real time

The seed round gives the San Francisco start-up fresh capital to expand engineering and commercial growth as it targets data theft in real time.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Software-as-a-Service

Marble raises USD $3.75 million to automate office work

The funding will help the Munich startup expand engineering and push into the US as it targets repetitive office tasks worth automating.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Stories from Other Regions

Financial Services stories

Risk & Compliance

Sepanta launches AI governance system for regulated firms

Regulated firms face a widening oversight gap as AI use in decision-making grows, with many still unable to fully explain the systems they use.

By Shadda Lie Catugal • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Business Continuity

SEI launches portal to help advisers plan succession

The portal targets firms facing succession pressure as one-third of advisers expect to retire within 10 years and many lack a documented plan.

By Shadda Lie Catugal • 3 min read • 2 days ago

Fintech

Trading 212 taps Cardamon AI to speed compliance work

The rollout is already cutting the compliance team's time on regulatory monitoring and mapping across multiple jurisdictions for the fintech.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday

Gaming

Assured launches CleanRoom SCAN for clean cyber recovery

Organisations hit by ransomware could cut recovery delays as Assured's new service checks backup data for hidden threats before restoration begins.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday

Artificial Intelligence

GSS uses AI tool to speed sanctions screening releases

The AI review system cuts infrastructure release checks on GSS's sanctions screening platform from about two days to under four hours.

By Shadda Lie Catugal • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Digital Transformation

10x Banking & ezbob partner on UK SME lending launch

Banks could cut SME lending launch times to weeks as the new package combines core ledger infrastructure with digital application and decisioning tools.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Risk & Compliance

Finance workers share sensitive data with AI tools

More than four in 10 finance and insurance staff using AI at work have shared sensitive data without their employer’s knowledge, a survey found.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Artificial Intelligence

BrowsAble secures GBP £300,000 to boost accessibility

The funding will help the start-up bring its accessibility platform to market in 2027, with users set to access it free while businesses pay.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 4 days ago

Broadband

ALGA adds Chinese option to My O! app in Kyrgyzstan

Chinese-speaking users in Kyrgyzstan can now access telecoms, banking and shopping in My O! as ALGA responds to a changing customer base.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • 3 days ago

Network Security

Philippine operators unveil anti-scam push with GSMA

Fears over fraud are pushing Philippine mobile operators to test network-led scam detection and transaction checks with the GSMA.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Data Protection

Beyond the Selfie: How EU AML Reform Could Reshape Customer Onboarding

From July 2027, firms will face stricter proof-of-identity rules that could slow onboarding unless they adopt trusted digital credentials and better audit trails.

By Clive Bourke • 2 min read • 3 days ago