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Super funds slowly integrate AI, navigating regulatory challenges

As part of JP Morgan’s research, State Super CEO John Livanas emphasised the transformative impact of machine learning on the fund’s investment management and operations.

North Korea hackers behind 60% of all crypto stolen in 2024

The total value of crypto stolen in 2024 was up 21% on the previous year, although still way down on the $3.7 billion nabbed in 2022.

AI ignited a private market boom. Now wealthy investors want more

The rise of AI has sparked a constellation of startups promising to provide the data, infrastructure, chips, energy, and models to support the technology.

Google Cloud’s Mark Micallef Predicts 4 Key AI Investments for Banks to Thrive in 2025

Banks are now moving beyond AI experimentation and into widespread deployment

French regulator authorizes crypto operations for BPCE subsidiary

BPCE’s crypto subsidiary, Hexarq, is the second banking crypto outfit to receive a nod from French regulator AMF after Société Générale’s Forge.

Netherlands plans to include AI, biotech to investment screening law

Adding these technologies protects Dutch entrepreneurs, their innovations and the future of the Dutch economy.”

GLI Cayman Islands blockchain and cryptocurrency regulation 2025, seventh edition

Providing sound legal counsel in this dynamic environment remains a formidable challenge.

Kaspersky Warns of Rising Threat from Crypto-Draining Malware

Kaspersky also observed a 40% year-on-year increase in posts advertising corporate databases on a popular dark web forum

Google Cloud predicts four ways that GenAI will transform financial services

Maufe predicts that AI agents and multimodal AI will beomce routine in banks, improving customer outcomes and automating mundane form filling.

ClearBank harnessing AI to reduce payment recovery processing time by 80%

Clients can access systems like CHAPS (the bank-to-bank Clearing House Automated Payment System) and Faster Payments simply by connecting to a ClearBank API.

Why firms are opting for a hybrid strategy when integrating AI

Wealth managers seem to be embracing the hybrid structure for now which is leaving more time for firms to focus on the client relationship.

bunq introduces real-time AI speech translation in banking app

Users will always be able to choose if they need real-time AI translation or to talk to the support agent in English.

Binance.US plans to restore USD services in early 2025 — Interim CEO

Binance CEO Richard Teng recently said it was “premature” to discuss the exchange’s return to the US.

AI copyright regime steers away from requiring licences in all cases

Currently, the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1998 provides limited exceptions to copyright infringement.

How AWS Cloud Helps Superapp Grab to Turbocharge Innovation

The integration of financial services into existing technology platforms requires substantial computing infrastructure to manage transactions, maintain security and process data across multiple countries.

FICO Wins Banking Tech Award for Blockchain and AI Innovation

FICO’s use of blockchain for AI model governance wins Tech of the Future: Blockchain and Tokenisation award

AI is Reshaping the Banking Sector, One Algorithm at a Time

Financial institutions now are leveraging AI to solve challenges that once seemed insurmountable

Ripple begins stablecoin roll out

He says that early next year, Ripple Payments will use RLUSD to facilitate global payments on behalf of its enterprise customers.

10 key stories on AI and wealth management in 2024

By the end of 2024, seemingly every financial technology company offered some sort of AI functionality, whether anyone on the user side asked for it or not.

Top CEOs are betting big on AI, talent − KPMG survey

Survey of more than 1,300 corporate leaders around the world

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