Financial Services stories - Page 7

Diversity VC marks a decade in venture capital with evidence certified firms are widening teams faster, as women's share on UK investment desks rises to 31%.

Narwhal Labs secures backing from more than 70 UK investors as it unveils an AI communications platform for regulated sectors.

Confirmo secures dual Irish licensing for stablecoin payments, positioning its European hub to serve businesses ahead of the EU's 2026 MiCA deadline.

Apax Digital takes stake in London FX risk firm MillTech in USD $60 million deal as North American expansion gathers pace.

Perpetuals.com wins exclusive Forgentiq.ai rights as it prepares an on-premises AI system for hedge funds and crypto managers.

Persistent and Databricks launch Merchant Risk Management and Fraud Detection solution for banks and payment providers facing rising digital payment fraud.

Custodia says financial firms must widen record-keeping to cover collaboration tools, messaging apps and AI-generated content as regulators step up scrutiny.

C3 AI rolls out C3 Code to help business users build governed enterprise AI apps in hours, with agents handling design, testing and deployment.

Aspire taps J.P. Morgan Payments for cross-border FX as the Singapore fintech expands wallet conversions in SGD, USD, GBP, EUR and HKD.

Seekr and Arcas team up to sell explainable AI tools to European mid-sized firms, as the EU AI Act pushes demand for audit-ready systems.

Anthropic enlists Amazon, Apple and Microsoft in Project Glasswing to use Claude Mythos Preview for hunting vulnerabilities in critical software.

AlphaSense names senior UK and Singapore hires as it steps up EMEA and APAC push, with multilingual search and content expansion.

AIFO launches UK trading education platform as retail investing surges, targeting part-time traders with capital access, risk rules and Academy training.

Abacus secures CREST accreditation for penetration testing, bolstering its pitch to regulated sectors as demand rises for verified cyber security assurance.

UK enterprises press ahead with AI deployment as 94% warn of sprawl, while integration issues and legacy data remain major hurdles.

Hiscox says UK SMEs often face repeat ransomware demands after paying, with many still forced to rebuild systems and suffer fresh disruption.

Appspace lands in Gartner's first workplace experience Magic Quadrant as suppliers race to bundle booking, visitor tools and communications.

Anthropic and partners unveil Project Glasswing, using Claude Mythos Preview to hunt software flaws faster amid fears of AI-boosted cyber attacks.

EY deploys agentic AI across 160,000 audit engagements, backed by Microsoft, as it launches new assurance services and training.

Felix lands USD $1.7 million to scale AI workflows for legal and finance teams, targeting consistency and audit trails over ad hoc prompts.