SEC stories
Stricter scrutiny of trading activity is driving demand for surveillance tools, helping Eflow add 20 client relationships in North America this year.
Compliance teams could see fewer false alarms as the new models target suspicious messages tied to insider dealing and personal trading.
It aims to help businesses build AI agents that use live data, keep to strict permissions and avoid hallucinating over filings and news.
The new tools aim to cut manual checks for finance and compliance teams while preserving audit trails across regulated disclosures.
The funding will help regulated finance firms monitor rapidly growing communications and trading data as AI-driven compliance risks intensify.
Cross-border trading in tokenised assets and stablecoins could expand after regulators on both sides of the Atlantic agreed to align standards.
More than 30 firms joined a production test that could speed settlement and collateral movement across US markets, after SEC clearance.
It gives the blockchain firm a formal role in U.S. post-trade markets, after years of testing same-day settlement with major banks.
The tie-up could let banks and asset managers move regulated securities onchain, with DTC-settled tokenised assets due in 2027.
The move gives banks and brokers a clearer path to tokenised securities, with limited trading due to start in July 2026 and broader rollout in October.
Real-time business checks can now flag fraud, sanctions risks and beneficial owners before financial institutions onboard risky clients.
Some of DTCC’s most critical clearing systems will move to the public cloud for the first time after US regulator approval.
The move gives Chime members a way to invest from the same app they use for banking, with no account minimums and USD $1 entry.
Investors will be able to hold blockchain-based entitlements to two US-listed securities while keeping the underlying assets in regulated custody.
False positives and language gaps in surveillance are now a bigger burden for financial compliance teams as alert volumes keep rising.
Customers outside the US will soon get tokenised stocks as Coinbase widens access to equities, AI tools and crypto-backed finance.
The funding will help Astor expand its AI adviser for retail investors as younger savers increasingly turn to social media for tips.
Banks are under pressure to curb faster-moving scams and deepfake fraud as NICE Actimize's conference puts AI at the centre of controls.
Demand for quantum-safe encryption is accelerating as regulators and large enterprises race to replace vulnerable standards before quantum threats emerge.
Retail investors on Public can now have AI handle portfolio rules and trade execution, starting with a phased rollout for select members.
