Anti-money laundering (AML) stories

Data quality gives banks a scalable route to digital trust, cutting fraud and false positives while speeding onboarding, KYB and AI-driven checks.

Bybit EU taps Fourthline to streamline EEA customer checks as MiCA raises the bar for crypto onboarding and compliance in Austria.

VinciWorks earns first Fosway 9-Grid showing as a Solid Performer, boosting its profile in EMEA digital learning and compliance training.

Bybit EU bolsters Austrian onboarding controls with Fourthline as crypto firms face tighter MiCAR identity and anti-money laundering scrutiny across Europe.

Thunes wins Juniper Research top-three nod for cross-border payments as network breadth, interoperability and stablecoin links reshape the market.

US banks and regulators are urged to adopt passkeys, mobile driving licences and tougher verification as generative AI fuels deepfake fraud.

IDnow and Trustfull team up to add continuous fraud checks beyond onboarding, using behavioural and device signals to spot risk throughout customer journeys.

UiPath rolls out agentic AI for banks to automate sanctions checks and loan origination, citing faster decisions and tighter audit controls.

Mobile money transactions topped USD $2 trillion in 2025 as global use surged, led by Sub-Saharan Africa but with growth across all regions.

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

European fintech is maturing as G+D's Sofiane Chouane charts a future shaped by stricter regulation, AI, and bank-startup partnerships.

ComplyCube launches real-time device, phone and email checks to help firms spot online fraud earlier without slowing genuine customers.

Entrust and Veyco launch integrated digital ID and QES workflow, as Nationwide becomes first UK lender to use it for mortgage deeds.

Thunes opens Swift banks to direct USDC and USDT payouts, linking 11,500 institutions with 500 million stablecoin wallets worldwide.

Ditto launches cryptographic digital ID platform for EU, promising reusable wallet-based identities and less personal data exposure.

Wise wins full Thai licences to launch cross-border wallets and cards, challenging banks in a USD $9.46 billion remittance market.

A UK-led coalition has launched a live prototype Digital Company ID to tackle rising fraud and streamline verification for businesses.

XConnect links its mobile network fraud signals into SONIO's identity platform to tighten onboarding and compliance for fintech and gambling.

AI-fuelled scams help push illicit finance to an estimated USD $4.4 trillion in 2025, with fraud losses hitting USD $579.4 billion.

RedotPay wins new Canada, US and Argentina licences as it builds a global crypto payments hub and expands stablecoin-based services.