Anti-money laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) compliance are growing challenges, as criminals seek to move money around the globe to hide its origins, while complex fraud can be secreted in transactions that are hard to trace or follow.

UK researchers can apply for new government assistance to help bring cyber security technologies to market, thanks to a competition announced this week.

Global FinTech financing hit a new record in 2018, according to a report from market intelligence firm, CB Insights. But while the US remains the epicentre of this sector, all that could change in 2019, as Asia snaps at the US’ heels.

To find out what’s really going on in a sector, follow the money. This is particularly true of mergers and acquisitions (M&As), the revving engine of any competitive market.

Thomson Reuters polled compliance and risk practitioners in nearly 800 financial services firms worldwide for its ninth annual Cost of Compliance report, which highlights key trends in the sector.

Hostilities have flared up between Chinese technology giant Huawei and Western governments this week. At the heart of the dispute are fears over cyber security and national security, together with allegations of fraud and conspiracy.