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Aria raises "7m and secures "240m facility for invoices
5+ hour, 29+ min ago (399+ words) Aria, the Paris-based embedded invoice financing platform, has secured a "7m Series A extension alongside a new "240m debt facility as it looks to expand its financing capacity and combat the late payments crisis affecting businesses across Europe. The equity injection was…...
Comply Exchange bags SOC 2 as vendor risk scrutiny bites
4+ hour, 57+ min ago (301+ words) Fin Tech Global Comply Exchange, a Reg Tech firm specialising in tax compliance, withholding and IRS form management, has secured SOC 2 compliance, a move that signals to enterprise buyers that its security controls stand up to independent scrutiny. The assessment…...
Why weak customer data could derail CARF compliance plans
4+ hour, 57+ min ago (226+ words) CARF operational readiness is fast becoming a priority for crypto-asset service providers, digital asset platforms and financial institutions. The question is no longer whether the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework applies, but whether firms have the customer data, controls and infrastructure to…...
Why private banks are ditching fragmented advisory tools
4+ hour, 57+ min ago (426+ words) Fin Tech Global The question of which software leading private banks rely on for investment advisory has no single-product answer, according to Wealth Tech firm fincite. Instead, a distinct requirement profile has crystallised in recent years, one that separates platforms…...
Agentic AI targets the friction automation can't fix
4+ hour, 57+ min ago (222+ words) Buying a home should feel momentous, yet for millions of borrowers it mostly feels like waiting. n Cino, which recently delved into how agentic AI can support mortgage lending, highlighted IDC's global 2026 study of mortgage lenders, which found that nearly…...
Can AI close the Fin Crime investigation gap? Tangos bets $20m
8+ hour, 19+ min ago (436+ words) Fin Tech Global Tangos AI, an autonomous AI platform for financial crime investigations, has secured $20m in seed funding as it looks to tackle one of compliance's most stubborn bottlenecks. Red Dot Capital Partners led the round, joined by Leaders Fund,…...
Applied and Travelers explore submissionless insurance quoting
8+ hour, 4+ min ago (332+ words) Applied Systems, an insurance software provider, has launched a submissionless commercial insurance quoting capability with The Travelers Companies as its first carrier partner, using agentic AI to streamline the renewal process. The technology is powered by Cytora, the AI platform…...
Vertafore launches AI agent to tackle MGA submission delays
9+ hour, 40+ min ago (294+ words) The Velocity AI Submission Processing Agent is built on Vertafore's Velocity AI Platform and integrates into MGA workflows to analyse unstructured submissions, including emails, PDFs, spreadsheets and supporting documents. The tool extracts key information and converts it into structured data…...
Why legacy fraud tools are failing UK Fin Techs
11+ hour, 20+ min ago (192+ words) Yet, according to compliance technology provider Smart Search, many firms continue to depend on fragmented or outdated fraud tools that cannot keep pace with either evolving threats or mounting regulatory expectations. Smart Search recently discussed why UK Fin Tech fraud…...
Theta Ray taps Santander veteran as AML scrutiny bites
10+ hour, 28+ min ago (479+ words) Fin Tech Global Theta Ray, a provider of AI infrastructure for financial crime compliance, has named Luis Pinedo as its new chief strategic customers officer, a move designed to embed tier-one banking expertise at the heart of its product roadmap....