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The Tortoise Strategy: Avoiding the AI Shortcut in Financial Crime Compliance
AI-generated fable remix: the tortoise plays it safe, the robot hare bolts ahead, but who is the ultimate winner? Generative AI, once a...
Elizabeth Travis
Dec 56 min read
FCA Helps Firms to Test AI Safely
The Financial Conduct Authority’s launch of AI Live Testing marks a significant step in shaping the safe deployment of artificial intelligence across UK financial services. As firms accelerate adoption of machine learning and generative AI, the regulator is positioning itself as both an enabler of innovation and a guardian of consumer protection. By providing a supervised, real-world environment for firms to test AI applications, the FCA is actively reducing uncertainty aroun
OpusDatum
Dec 32 min read
FCA Partners With Singapore to Drive Growth & AI Innovation
The Financial Conduct Authority’s newly announced partnership with the Monetary Authority of Singapore marks a significant expansion of the UK’s global regulatory footprint and signals a strategic commitment to shaping the future of safe, responsible artificial intelligence in financial services. Unveiled at the Singapore Fintech Festival on 12 November 2025, the collaboration reinforces the UK’s ambition to lead international standards on AI governance while accelerating inn
OpusDatum
Nov 122 min read
FCA Announces Partnership to Accelerate Delivery of Open Finance
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced a major new partnership and the launch of two TechSprints to fast-track the UK’s transition towards open finance, marking a significant step in its commitment to drive digital innovation across financial services. The initiative follows the FCA’s January letter to the Prime Minister, in which it pledged to use its powers to accelerate open finance and explore its potential benefits, particularly in supporting small and mediu
OpusDatum
Oct 122 min read
Beyond the Silo: Why the UK’s Digital Future Depends on an Integrated Tech Stack
The UK is at a digital crossroads. Despite its historic strengths in financial services, law and innovation, the nation’s digital...
Elizabeth Travis
Aug 294 min read
The Rise of Robot Lawmakers: Implications for Compliance in the Payments Industry
The application of artificial intelligence (AI) to the legislative process is rapidly moving from theory to practice. While governments...
Elizabeth Travis
Aug 84 min read
EBA Warns of Money Laundering &Terrorist Financing Risks from Careless Use of Compliance Technology
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has issued a stark warning that the rapid and sometimes uncritical adoption of innovative compliance...
OpusDatum
Jul 272 min read
Why Fintechs Prefer MiCA Over UK Rules: Innovation, Clarity & Financial Crime Risk
As the global financial services sector undergoes rapid transformation, fintech companies are increasingly calling for regulatory clarity...
Elizabeth Travis
Jul 186 min read
FinTech, RegTech & SupTech: Transforming the Global Battle Against Financial Crime
The rise of digital financial services has lowered barriers to entry for consumers and firms alike. With mobile-first solutions,...
Elizabeth Travis
Jul 119 min read
FCA Launches Supercharged Sandbox with NVIDIA to Accelerate AI Innovation in Financial Services
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today unveiled its Supercharged Sandbox , a transformative new initiative designed to help...
OpusDatum
Jun 82 min read
From NLP to God AI: Tracing the Arc of Artificial Intelligence Towards the Divine
The evolution of artificial intelligence is not simply a sequence of technical milestones. It represents humanity’s deepening engagement...
Elizabeth Travis
May 284 min read
Beyond the Buzz: Can Generative AI & Synthetic Data Transform Financial Crime Detection?
Synthetic data & AI can transform AML. Build, buy, or partner? Each path offers unique trade-offs. Choose your strategy wisely.
Elizabeth Travis
May 27 min read
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