The Ultimate Guide to Risk & Compliance
A curated American edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Risk & Compliance.
What to know about Risk & Compliance
Risk & Compliance is a critical domain encompassing the strategies, tools, and frameworks organisations use to identify, manage, and mitigate risks while ensuring adherence to regulatory standards and internal policies. This area has grown increasingly complex with evolving technology landscapes and cyber threats, making it essential for businesses to stay informed and adaptive.
Recent developments highlight the dynamic nature of risk and compliance, including innovations like AI-powered suites enhancing governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) management, as well as emerging security challenges such as growing API vulnerabilities in financial sectors and the targeting of cloud resources by cyber-attacks. Organisations must navigate an expanding regulatory environment, with new standards and certifications marking benchmarks for data protection, operational resilience, and cybersecurity readiness.
Beyond technology, risk and compliance involve critical considerations around human factors, corporate governance, and the alignment of security practices with business objectives. Insights into cloud governance, supply chain security, and identity management demonstrate the multifaceted approach required to manage risks effectively in a digital-first world.
For readers, exploring stories tagged with Risk & Compliance offers valuable perspectives on cutting-edge solutions, regulatory changes, and strategic guidance. It is an essential resource for professionals aiming to understand and implement robust risk management frameworks, enhance cybersecurity posture, comply with evolving standards, and ultimately safeguard their organisations against the multifarious risks of today’s interconnected environment.
American Risk & Compliance News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
RoboShare plans robot party for Dustytherapper event
The proposed private party could give RoboShare an early test of its robot-rental model, with terms and venue details still undecided.
PublicSquare taps LendSuite for PSQ Payments access
Nearly 150 lenders will soon be able to add PSQ Payments inside their existing loan systems, widening PublicSquare's reach beyond direct sales.
Santander completes Webster deal in US banking push
Customers will soon have fee-free access to both banks' ATMs as Santander folds Webster into a nearly 8 million-account US operation.
Consumers may switch banks over authentication, says survey
Fraud controls are becoming a deal-breaker, with more than two in five consumers saying they could switch banks over authentication alone.
Rillet raises USD $100 million at USD $1 billion valuation
The funding doubles the accounting software group's total raised to more than USD $200 million as customers adopt AI tools for finance teams.
RegScale & Microsoft target faster FedRAMP on Azure
The tie-up could cut months from the FedRAMP approval process for cloud suppliers seeking to sell into US federal agencies on Azure.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Risk & Compliance
Litera adds AI search & growth tools for law firms
Google named Gartner leader for cloud-native platforms
Fortinet buys Virtue AI to boost AI security tools
Gartner urges CFOs to pilot finance AI with governance
Daon wins Frost & Sullivan recognition for biometric model
Featured News
AI will fade, says Dell Technologies' ephemeral Chief AI Officer
Dell says agentic AI should shift routine tasks below the machine line, freeing staff for expert work while making the role temporary.
Schrodinger's ERP both dead and alive, says Rimini Street
Businesses can avoid costly ERP rip-and-replace projects by layering AI and automation onto existing systems, Rimini Street says.
Lumana's focus on vertical applications for AI video surveillance platform
Lumana's Principal Product Manager says its camera-agnostic AI platform is expanding beyond security into retail, healthcare and smart cities.
CrowdStrike report: AI is rewriting rules of cybersecurity
Organisations now have just 48 hours to patch most flaws, as AI helps attackers weaponise vulnerabilities far faster than before.
Cohesity mitigating shadow AI by empowering staffers
Approved AI tools are cutting shadow use by staff, but Cohesity warns the bigger risk is corrupted enterprise knowledge and weak governance.
AI arms race forcing businesses to rethink cybersecurity
Security teams are racing to shrink exposure windows as AI makes newly disclosed vulnerabilities exploitable almost immediately.
TrustedTech report warns of 'AI Skills Underclass' gap
Nearly half of U.S. workers lack AI training, widening a skills gap that leaves the most exposed employees to fend for themselves.
Check Point: Be the best, or get out the way
Rising AI-driven attacks are compel security buyers to cut vendor sprawl, though Check Point warns over-consolidation can still raise risk.
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Check Point: Hackers are already in. Act accordingly
Hackers are exploiting vulnerabilities in hours or minutes, leaving many organisations compromised before defenders spot the breach.
Future of enterprise software is agentic apps, says Oracle
Oracle is targeting a common blocker to AI adoption by adding governance, human checks and audit trails to its agentic app builder.
Agentic rollout creates new identity security challenge
Poor governance is leaving many AI agents stuck out of production, while those that run can expose firms to legal and security risks.
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OnBoard says board AI policy key, but lags behind in adoption
Most boards are using AI, but formal guidelines are still missing as adoption races ahead of governance, OnBoard's survey found.
John Margerison on the new class of employee: AI managers
Businesses should treat AI like a new hire, as weak oversight could expose sensitive data and leave staff needing fresh skills to stay relevant.
Agentic AI creates enterprise challenge beyond LLM boom
Enterprises face rising costs and governance gaps as thousands of AI agents begin operating alongside staff across multiple systems.
Visa strengthens AI defences amid new era of cyber threats
Visa is pouring billions into AI defences as regulators demand safer, auditable systems to counter faster cyber threats and fraud.
Storage to strategy: Everpure pivots to data intelligence
Enterprises wrestling with AI readiness and data sovereignty may gain clearer governance as Everpure adds a new intelligence layer.
Humanoid robots, 0-day defence among Info-Tech trends for '27
Agentic AI, zero-day surge, sovereign cloud, and humanoid robots will define IT strategy in 2027, Info-Tech Research Group warns.
Exabeam: Ruthless efficiency can make agentic AI malicious
Behavioural analytics is becoming essential as AI agents can pursue tasks so efficiently that they may cause damage without any malicious intent.
Quantum computers aren't here yet. But the data threat is
Hackers are already stockpiling encrypted data for Q-Day, when quantum machines could break RSA and ECC in minutes.
Check Point Technologies: On vigilance, Mythos and beyond
AI-driven vulnerability scanning is forcing firms to rethink complacency as Check Point says existing defences still help against Mythos.
Exclusive: Reco COO on securing the AI inside your SaaS stack
Reco COO Zoe Hillenmeyer says enterprises typically underestimate their AI agent exposure by a factor of ten and that gap is widening.
Expert Columns
Data integration isn't enough: why healthcare data quality comes first
The hidden security risk in document redaction
6 Pillars of data quality and strategies for improving your data
How poor watchlist data undermines sanctions screening accuracy
The invisible trust layer: Why payments are becoming a systems problem
The psychology of better decision-making in the real-time enterprise
When AI memory, simulation and provenance collide
Customer data integration: A data quality checklist
Supercharged security: Cyber risk in the age of frontier AI
Availability should follow the transaction, not the infrastructure
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
AI will fade, says Dell Technologies' ephemeral Chief AI Officer
Schrodinger's ERP both dead and alive, says Rimini Street
Lumana's focus on vertical applications for AI video surveillance platform
CrowdStrike report: AI is rewriting rules of cybersecurity
Cohesity mitigating shadow AI by empowering staffers
Recent Risk & Compliance News
Tufin launches Segmentation Intelligence in suite update
The new tool aims to help security teams spot policy drift sooner as hybrid networks expand and audit-cycle checks no longer suffice.
CleanStart expands Middle East, Africa security push
Rising use of AI coding tools is widening software supply-chain risks for businesses across the Middle East, Türkiye and Africa.
Pricefx adds bring-your-own AI to pricing platform
Customers can query live pricing data in Microsoft Copilot, Claude or ChatGPT as Pricefx opens its platform to approved enterprise AI assistants.
1Kosmos brings identity checks to EpicCare Link users
The integration could cut onboarding delays for hospitals while reducing the risk of unauthorised access to sensitive patient records.
Brinqa buys PlexTrac to broaden exposure management
The combined group now serves more than 3,000 customers in 57 countries as Brinqa adds validation tools to close the remediation gap.
M&T Bank & RDC.AI win Banking Tech award for credit insight
The award highlights how predictive analytics is helping M&T Bank spot credit risks earlier and cut alert noise for commercial lenders.
Nium launches US domestic card issuance for businesses
Businesses can now cut payment complexity in the US as Nium extends its card programme to local issuance and just-in-time funding.
Sauce Labs lets enterprises bring their own model to AURA
Enterprise software teams can switch large language models without changing release checks, reducing lock-in as AI coding outpaces testing.
Xero unveils US payroll & payments push with Gusto
Small businesses may be able to run payroll, payments and bookkeeping in one system as Xero deepens its US push with new tools.
Intapp launches Celeste AI for compliance and timekeeping
AI-driven workflows are set to speed intake, conflicts checks and billing for regulated firms as they juggle growth and tighter compliance demands.
HDI Global boosts earnings & steps up US expansion
Higher first-half earnings and a lower combined ratio are underpinning a broader push to grow HDI Global's US large-corporate business.
Healthcare IT leaders lack confidence in cyber containment
Only 20% of healthcare IT leaders say their networks could contain a cyber incident, leaving patient systems and privacy exposed.
Trading Technologies to add OG.com connectivity in 2026
The tie-up will give TT users access to regulated prediction markets and margin-based crypto futures, broadening institutional trading options from late 2026.
IGEL launches Emergency Mode to speed endpoint recovery
It could help hospitals, banks and councils keep staff working within minutes when a Windows outage or cyberattack locks them out.
Concentric AI adds vision model to spot sensitive files
Security teams can now spot blurred passports and licences at scale, as the new feature classifies sensitive files by visual cues alone.
Aprio launches venture arm for AI & tech investments
The US advisory firm is formalising years of AI investments with a dedicated unit that will test tools inside its accounting and client work.
Green Check expands compliance platform beyond cannabis
Banks and credit unions can now manage compliance for money services, gaming and other high-risk sectors in one system.
Masttro launches cash projection hub for closed-end funds
Family offices with heavy private market holdings could get earlier warning of liquidity squeezes as Masttro automates closed-end fund cash-flow forecasts.
Findustry AI adds chargeback automation to Maverick
Merchants on Maverick's platform can now contest disputes faster as Findustry AI's Chargeback Agent automates evidence gathering and submissions.
Lithic & Monavate launch single route to card issuance
Fintechs and crypto firms could cut card-launch complexity as the deal bundles processing, issuing and settlement into one route.
Job Moves
Coinme appoints Chief Compliance Officer for global push
Zingtree appoints Venkat Iyer as Chief Technology Officer
Ondaro promotes three to vice president in ServiceNow shift
Corsha appoints new chief operating & product officers
Lorum appoints Hartwig Gerhartinger as legal chief
Lorum appoints Hartwig Gerhartinger as legal chief
iCOUNTER names Ali Waezzadah as Chief Information Security Officer
1Kosmos names Roger Hale as Chief Information Security Officer
Agiloft appoints Kristin Knox Esche as General Counsel
