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New Governance Tools From OpenAI and Microsoft Target AI Risks
Artificial Intelligence // March 10, 2026

Traditional enterprise software wasn’t designed for artificial intelligence (AI) agents, which interpret prompts, cross systems, retrieve data and act autonomously—unlike older, rules-based applications. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Sigma360 Raises $17 Million to Fund Financial Crime Prevention
Investments // March 10, 2026

Financial crime and compliance platform Sigma360 has raised $17.3 million in new funding. 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. By completing...

Banks Race to Close Real-Time Payment Gaps
Real-Time Payments // February 23, 2026

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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...

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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
Worth Raises $30 Million to Streamline Small Business Onboarding and Underwriting

March 24, 2026
Worth raised $30 million in a Series A funding round for its platform that helps financial institutions, FinTechs and payment providers onboard and underwrite small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). 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 […]

Sigma360 Raises $17 Million to Fund Financial Crime Prevention

March 10, 2026
Financial crime and compliance platform Sigma360 has raised $17.3 million in new funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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...

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...