Risk Management stories
Poor data and patchy workflows are limiting AI in finance, leaving teams with quick wins in reporting but little wider transformation.
Phishing and malware activity has doubled in Gulf markets since late February, with attackers exploiting conflict themes to target finance and energy links.
Pressure to adopt AI is outpacing safeguards, with most firms saying governance and legal controls have lagged behind deployment.
Regulators and AI systems are exposing costly gaps as firms discover policy frameworks mean little without continuous, verifiable data quality.
Distributed sites will get tighter controls as HPE adds AI prompt filtering, recovery and encryption updates to guard against data leakage and attacks.
Synthetic identity fraud is emerging as the fastest-growing threat, with more than one in 10 cases now involving false identities.
Financial firms face tighter scrutiny as the API checks AI debt-collection messages in real time and flags vulnerable customers.
Weak foundations could leave AI programmes exposed to security, compliance and scaling risks, as data quality becomes a boardroom priority in 2026.
Recognition from the Loss Prevention Research Council underscores retailers' push to target repeat offenders behind much of the US's organised theft.
The three-year tie-up aims to turn academic research into practical payments policy on fraud, stablecoins, remittances and cyber risk across APAC.
Rising AI demand is pushing power grids, cooling systems and supply chains to their limits, with capacity shortages now looming across the sector.
The legal AI company now counts more than 100,000 lawyers as users after the fresh round lifted its valuation to USD $11 billion.
Centralised controls aim to help firms verify signers and spot altered files as AI-made fraud and e-signature use rise.
Security teams could reclaim hours on routine tasks as Tenable’s new AI engine automates asset tagging, reporting and health checks across mixed estates.
Pressure is outpacing governance in Australian companies, with many approving AI systems before legal, security and training gaps are closed.
Banks could speed compliance checks and loan approvals as the new software automates alerts and underwriting while keeping audit trails intact.
Large organisations can now query endpoint risk in plain English, as the adviser aims to speed patching and exposure checks across huge fleets.
Google Workspace users gain email impersonation protection as Barracuda adds AI security and folds MSPs and resellers into one programme.
New Zealand investors can offset crypto losses and claim some fees, as tougher reporting rules make overpaying on tax easier to spot.
The fintech now handles NZ$2.4 billion in annual payments in New Zealand, as it adds the former prime minister to local governance.