Financial Services stories
Regulated firms face recordkeeping gaps as WhatsApp and Slack chats join email under one governance and discovery framework.
Europe's enterprise AI debate will centre on data sovereignty and governance as banks, drugmakers and universities gather in London.
Despite near-universal AI plans, only 7% of wealth firms are building agentic systems, widening the gap between ambition and execution.
The tie-up could make private investments easier to handle for wealth advisers and asset managers as demand for alternatives grows.
Many security chiefs expect to curb AI agent use within 18 months as fears grow over unauthorised access and weak audit trails.
Rising demand for better data governance and AI readiness has prompted Expleo to bolster its advisory offer across banking, insurance and the public sector.
Banks weighing cloud migration got fresh evidence after the platform handled more than double its target load on AWS with no failed transactions.
It boosts Iron Mountain's push into AI-ready records management as the platform gains broader analyst attention across document processing and analytics.
More than half of finance leaders are unsure they are getting a fair deal on AI, as 46% blew their 2025 budgets, a survey found.
Banks and payment firms could gain tighter onboarding checks as the pair combine mobile network signals with identity datasets to spot fraud.
Lenders using LoanPro will get AI help with complaint handling and quality checks from late 2026, reducing manual compliance work.
Fragmented administration platforms are making it harder for UK group protection insurers to cut manual work and connect with employers.
Banks face growing pressure to monitor financial crime risks continuously as most compliance teams still rely on manual reviews.
Regulated security teams get auditable AI assistance as Corelight's new tools aim to speed triage without losing traceability.
Customers will soon get a new mobile-first current and savings account option, as DingoBlu lines up MVB to provide the regulated banking rails.
The funding will help Autoheal expand software that cuts incident response and remediation times for enterprises running AI coding tools in-house.
Canadians juggling travel and overseas payments may get lower-fee, everyday banking-style services as Wise adds chequing and local transfers.
Regulated firms are adopting its automation tools faster than many rivals, with the Manchester startup processing five million cases in under three years.
Demand for flexible working capital has helped the lender surpass GBP £3 billion in invoices funded over the past 12 months.
Smartphone apps used for banking and workplace access will face tougher defences as the partners recruit two cybersecurity researchers for a 30-month project.