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Worth raises USD $30m for small business onboarding

The funding will help reduce days-long checks for lenders and payments firms onboarding small businesses, as manual reviews still slow approvals.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026

Digital Transformation

Austin Telco taps Alkami's MANTL to speed account opening

Austin Telco Federal Credit Union adopts Alkami's MANTL tech to slash account opening times and automate 85% of onboarding checks.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026

Global Stories

Financial crime stories

Software-as-a-Service

Bybit EU picks Fourthline for EEA onboarding checks

MiCA rules are pushing crypto exchanges to tighten onboarding checks, as Bybit EU seeks smoother customer verification across the EEA.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month

Fintech

Marqeta adds AI risk score to tackle payment fraud

The new tool aims to cut false declines as payment firms face faster-moving fraud patterns and rising losses from card abuse.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Last month

Fintech

MVSI launches AIQ SiteScanner for card scheme risk

Payment firms face heavier scheme scrutiny as the new tool targets merchants using cloaking, redirects and other tactics to evade checks.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Mon, 30th Mar 2026

Gaming

APAC cybercrime rises 12% as synthetic fraud surges

Synthetic identity fraud is emerging as the fastest-growing threat, with more than one in 10 cases now involving false identities.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026

Crypto

Asia Pacific payments group & Monash sign research pact

The three-year tie-up aims to turn academic research into practical payments policy on fraud, stablecoins, remittances and cyber risk across APAC.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026

Digital Transformation

UiPath launches AI tools for bank compliance & lending

Banks could speed compliance checks and loan approvals as the new software automates alerts and underwriting while keeping audit trails intact.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026

Crypto

WorkFusion's Tara wins AML award for sanctions screening

WorkFusion's AI agent Tara has been named AML Solution of the Year by FinTech Breakthrough for streamlining sanctions screening workloads.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Sat, 21st Mar 2026

Malware

Keitaro ad tracker tied to more than 15,000 scam domains

Keitaro ad tracker abused in 15,500 scam and malware domains, as fraudsters cloak AI-themed investment lures from security watchdogs.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Financial crime stories

Software-as-a-Service

VinciWorks named Solid Performer in Fosway digital learning

The ranking gives the compliance training provider a foothold in Europe’s crowded digital learning market as buyers seek adaptable courses and tools.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Last month

Data Protection

Bybit EU deepens identity checks with Fourthline partnership

Tighter onboarding could ease Bybit EU’s MiCAR compliance burden as the exchange expands identity verification across eligible EEA markets.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month

Software-as-a-Service

Pexa Clear opens for property AML compliance ahead

Real estate agencies and conveyancers face new AML checks from 1 July 2026, with PEXA Clear sold per transaction to cut compliance costs.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Last month

Ransomware

Cyber crime surges faster than police staffing in England

Businesses and victims face longer waits as fraud and computer misuse offences have outpaced specialist police staffing by 57 percentage points since 2020.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last month

Crypto

Canada passes Budget 2025 with stablecoin, defence changes

Consumers will soon get faster access to deposited funds, while banks face new fraud rules and stablecoins enter a regulated Canadian framework.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Wed, 1st Apr 2026

Crypto

MetaComp launches compliance tools for AI payments

Institutions handling cross-border stablecoin flows could cut false compliance alerts as MetaComp adds AI risk checks and an agent governance standard.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Mon, 30th Mar 2026