Tagged: risk management

April 10, 2026 @ 8:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) report cautions that tokenization could accelerate market stress by removing the “buffer” created by settlement delays, effectively arguing that faster markets may reduce the window for regulatory intervention. It’s seemingly quite a compelling narrative, but one that risks misdiagnosing… Read More

January 15, 2026 @ 4:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Monnai, a provider of identity and risk data infrastructure, has announced a fresh infusion of $12 million in equity funding. This round, spearheaded by Motive Partners and backed by repeat investors Commerce Ventures and 500 Global, pushes the company’s cumulative capital raised beyond $23 million…. Read More

December 18, 2025 @ 5:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has recently reported the key issues that are now said to be facing the US federal banking system in the Semiannual Risk Perspective for Fall 2025. The OCC reported that the strength of the federal banking… Read More

October 10, 2025 @ 12:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CyberCube, a cyber risk modeling and analytics business, today announced an investment of $180 million+ by Spectrum Equity, which is said to be subject to customary regulatory approvals. With this investment, Spectrum Equity is joining existing investors ForgePoint Capital, Hudson Structured Capital Management Ltd, and… Read More

May 12, 2025 @ 4:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Eventus, a provider of trade surveillance and financial risk solutions, announced that Wealthsimple is among its newest clients deploying the firm’s Validus platform for trade surveillance across asset classes. Wealthsimple is one of Canada’s financial services platforms, serving “more than three million clients, with $50+… Read More

March 2, 2025 @ 11:55 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Ethos, a modern model risk management platform, announced that it has secured $6 million in its Seed funding round anchored by Canapi Ventures and backed by Capital One Ventures and Better Tomorrow Ventures. Ethos aims to streamline how financial institutions and fintech firms manage model risk,… Read More

February 18, 2025 @ 9:08 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

A new survey shows nearly half of all financial services executives struggle with managing credit risk and detecting and preventing fraud. It also suggests many are revamping their credit risk decisioning and fraud prevention strategies in 2025, with AI playing a prominent role. These are… Read More

February 13, 2025 @ 7:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Socure, the provider of artificial intelligence (AI) for digital identity verification, compliance and fraud prevention, announced the general availability of its new RiskOS platform. RiskOS builds on Socure’s acquisition of Effectiv by integrating its orchestration and decisioning engine with Socure’s identity verification and fraud prevention… Read More

February 11, 2025 @ 9:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Validus Risk Management, a software and tech-enabled services platform for financial risk management, announced that it has secured a $45 million growth equity investment from FTV Capital, a sector-focused growth equity firm. The minority investment will enable Validus to accelerate its go-to-market efforts, expand into… Read More

February 3, 2025 @ 9:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Infosys Finacle, part of EdgeVerve Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Infosys (NYSE: INFY), announced the launch of the Finacle Asset Liability Management Solution – a liquidity and interest rate risk management solution that provides banks with an “enterprise-wide view of all on-and-off balance sheet exposures.”… Read More

October 31, 2024 @ 9:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LSEG Risk Intelligence, a key player focused on compliance, risk management and fraud prevention solutions, announced the launch of products in order to enhance financial security as well as drive significant operational efficiencies on a international scale. Global Account Verification reportedly checks payee and account… Read More

September 6, 2024 @ 5:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Complaint management is a crucial aspect of customer service and risk management in the financial services sector, according to an update from Spring Labs. These firms—including traditional banks, fintechs and insurance companies—must “adhere to various regulations and standards that require them to handle complaints in… Read More

September 2, 2024 @ 12:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Uppsala Security, a provider of tools and services for crypto AML/CTF, transaction risk management, regulatory compliance, transaction tracking, and cybersecurity, is pleased to announce the collaboration between Chainkeeper, its Crypto AI-powered Investigator, and the Burrito Wallet. The joint venture between Chainkeeper and Burrito Wallet is… Read More

September 2, 2024 @ 8:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TS Imagine, the global, cross-asset provider of trading, portfolio, and risk management solutions for financial institutions, is pleased to announce the global availability of Platform 3.0, encompassing the culmination of three years of strategic research, development and investment. This thorough modernization of TS Imagine products… Read More

August 31, 2024 @ 3:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockdaemon has joined the launch of the industry’s “first” Node Operator Risk Standard (NORS) certification for Ethereum (ETH), establishing a new benchmark for operational security and risk management for the Ethereum node operators. Additionally, Blockdaemon now participates in the NORS Development Working Group, the group… Read More

August 26, 2024 @ 10:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Uppsala Security, a provider of tools and services for crypto AML/CTF, transaction risk management, regulatory compliance, transaction tracking, and cybersecurity, is pleased to announce a partnership with Ozys, a blockchain technology company, with the goal of strengthening the security of the Web3 ecosystem. Ozys is… Read More

August 13, 2024 @ 8:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Elliptic, the global authority in cryptoasset risk management, is pleased to announce the integration of Injective, a layer-1 blockchain tailored for decentralized finance (DeFi), into its extensive suite of screening and investigation products. This integration emphasizes Elliptic’s ongoing dedication “to delivering compliance and analytics solutions… Read More

July 25, 2024 @ 9:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Uppsala Security, a provider of tools and services for crypto AML/CTF, transaction risk management, regulatory compliance, transaction tracking, and cybersecurity, recently announced the listing of Chainkeeper on GetBlock’s Marketplace. Chainkeeper is an AI crypto investigator designed “to professionally and efficiently address the security challenges of… Read More

July 24, 2024 @ 11:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Elliptic, the global firm focused on crypto-asset risk management, is pleased to announce the integration of World Chain, a blockchain designed to prioritize humans, into its Holistic suite of screening and investigation compliance solutions. World Chain is secured by Ethereum as a Layer-2 (L2) and… Read More

July 10, 2024 @ 7:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has released a consultative document proposing Principles for the sound management of third-party risk in the banking sector. Ongoing digitalization has led to rapid “adoption of innovative approaches in the banking sector.” As a result, banks have become increasingly… Read More