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Bretton AI Secures $75 Million to Deploy AI Agents Against Financial Crime
Investments // February 10, 2026

Bretton AI rebranded from Greenlite AI and raised $75 million in a Series B funding round to expand the deployment of artificial intelligence across financial crime operations in regulated financial institutions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Goldman Sachs Lets AI Agents Do Accounting and Compliance Work
artificial intelligence // February 06, 2026

Goldman Sachs is deploying autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agents built with Anthropic’s Claude model to automate core accounting, compliance and operational finance functions, according to a Friday (Feb. 6) report from CNBC. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Stripe Alums Raise $35 Million for Identity Platform Duna
Identity // February 05, 2026

Compliance/identity platform Duna has raised $35 million in a Series A funding round. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

British Regulator Fines Bank of Scotland for Violating Sanctions Law
Bank Regulation // January 26, 2026

Bank of Scotland, a subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group, has been fined £160,000 (about $219,000) by a British regulator for breaching a sanctions law targeting Russia. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Interviews & Exclusives
Banks Race to Close Real-Time Payment Gaps

February 23, 2026
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Shadow AI Shows Up as Compliance Problem at Work

January 14, 2026
Shadow AI is rapidly becoming the generative AI risk that compliance leaders do not discover until something breaks. Even as enterprises deploy “approved” copilots and internal model platforms, employees are...

Citi Says Identity Is the New Gatekeeper for Financial Blockchains

December 16, 2025
Blockchain’s founding principles centered on being “trustless”: A system where cryptography and consensus replaced intermediaries, regulators and centralized control. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Banks and FinTechs Press Treasury on Compliance Gaps in GENIUS Act

November 04, 2025
In September, the Treasury Department extended the public comment period on the implementation of the GENIUS Act, signaling both the complexity and sensitivity of shaping anti-money laundering (AML) and compliance...

Quick Reads
Bretton AI Secures $75 Million to Deploy AI Agents Against Financial Crime

February 10, 2026
Bretton AI rebranded from Greenlite AI and raised $75 million in a Series B funding round to expand the deployment of artificial intelligence across financial crime operations in regulated financial institutions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins […]

Stripe Alums Raise $35 Million for Identity Platform Duna

February 05, 2026
Compliance/identity platform Duna has raised $35 million in a Series A funding round. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

British Regulator Fines Bank of Scotland for Violating Sanctions Law

January 26, 2026
Bank of Scotland, a subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group, has been fined £160,000 (about $219,000) by a British regulator for breaching a sanctions law targeting Russia. Get the Full Story...

Fireblocks Pays $130 Million for Crypto Accounting Platform TRES Finance

January 07, 2026
Blockchain infrastructure company Fireblocks has acquired TRES Finance, a crypto accounting and financial reporting platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...