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Thomson Reuters unveils industry Trust in AI Alliance

Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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Thomson Reuters launches Trust in AI Alliance with Anthropic, AWS, Google Cloud and OpenAI to develop trustworthy agentic AI systems.
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Airwallex buys Paynuri to expand fintech reach in Korea

Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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Airwallex acquires Korean fintech Paynuri, securing local payment and FX licences as it accelerates its expansion across Asia-Pacific hubs.
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Synechron unveils Agentic AI suite for regulated sectors

Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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Synechron has launched an Agentic AI suite to automate mission-critical workflows in heavily regulated financial and insurance sectors.
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Banks hit by costly outages as AI drives observability

Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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Banks face outages costing USD $1.8 million an hour as New Relic says AI-driven observability becomes vital for risk, CX and resilience.
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eflow posts 23% client growth & 56 new deployments

Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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eflow posts 23% client growth and 56 new deployments in 2025 as demand for AI-driven, explainable trade surveillance tools accelerates.
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Betsson turns to Group-IB to tackle online fraud surge

Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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Betsson adopts Group-IB's real-time fraud tech to counter rising account takeovers, bonus abuse and payment scams across its platforms.
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Wise tips five trends reshaping cross-border payments

Tue, 20th Jan 2026
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Wise forecasts five shifts to speed up cross-border payments by 2026, as new rules, tech links and customer demands reshape the market.
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Yubico urges EU financial firms to ditch legacy MFA

Mon, 19th Jan 2026
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Yubico warns EU financial firms that DORA-era resilience demands phish-resistant passkeys, not passwords and legacy MFA still rife in banks.
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Governments tighten social media age checks for children

Mon, 19th Jan 2026
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Governments worldwide tighten social media age checks for children, fuelling demand for privacy-friendly facial age estimation tools.
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osapiens raises USD $100m to reach unicorn status

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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German sustainability software firm osapiens raises USD $100m Series C led by Decarbonization Partners, propelling it to unicorn status.
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YouLend & Teya launch SME cash advances in UK, Europe

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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YouLend teams up with Teya to launch flexible cash advances of GBP £1,000-GBP £2 million for more than 30,000 UK SMEs, ahead of EU rollout.
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Dun & Bradstreet outlines seven key compliance trends

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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Dun & Bradstreet flags sanctions, data quality and AI governance as top compliance pressures shaping corporate risk in 2026.
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BioCatch warns AI agents will supercharge online fraud

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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BioCatch warns AI shopping agents will turbocharge online fraud, urging banks and retailers to distinguish helpful bots from criminal misuse.
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Hayo boosts mobile registry to combat SIM swap fraud

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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Hayo upgrades its National Mobile Registry with real-time tools to detect SIM swap fraud, stolen phones and illegal devices on networks.
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UK businesses brace for 2026 fiscal strain & AI oversight

Thu, 15th Jan 2026
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Business leaders are being urged to invest in financial insight as they navigate tighter oversight of artificial intelligence in financial services.
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Bitget grows institutional crypto & tokenised trading

Thu, 15th Jan 2026
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Bitget posts USD $8.17 trillion in 2025 derivatives volume as institutional crypto and tokenised TradFi trading surge on its platform.
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GrowthPal raises USD $2.6m for AI M&A deal sourcing

Thu, 15th Jan 2026
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GrowthPal raises USD $2.6m to scale its AI platform for off‑market M&A deal sourcing and global expansion from its Singapore base.
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Diligent buys 3rdRisk to boost AI vendor risk tools

Thu, 15th Jan 2026
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Diligent snaps up AI-native vendor risk specialist 3rdRisk to sharpen third-party oversight and speed audit readiness for clients.
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Binder hires Tall to humanise its mortgage CRM brand

Wed, 14th Jan 2026
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Mortgage CRM specialist Binder hires design agency Tall to soften its image, promising a more human, less process-heavy broker experience.
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UK firms eye agentic AI to cut tax costs in 2026 squeeze

Wed, 14th Jan 2026
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UK businesses are set to roll out agentic AI across tax and finance in 2026 as cost pressures force a reset on processes and investment.