Regtech

Compliance, security and data analytics were the themes at this year’s New York FinTech Innovation Lab demo day.

IdentityMind Global will offer Confirm.io’s remote document verification technology to its clients.

IBM is set to announce new tools on Wednesday aimed at reducing the compliance burden of financial institutions and sifting through the mounds of data they collect by using Watson, its cognitive computer.

Jo Ann Barefoot, a former deputy comptroller of the currency, discusses her regtech startup Hummingbird.

Merlon Intelligence, a startup launching Wednesday, plans to offer banks AI software that will help them with their expensive compliance responsibilities.

David McLaughlin, founder and CEO of QuantaVerse, discusses how artificial intelligence can improve anti-money-laundering compliance; the problems of de-risking and "defensive filing" of suspicious activity reports; the Clearing House's proposal to reduce banks' AML costs; and more.

Irish fintech execs discuss the sector's growth in their country and the opportunities from Brexit.

Readers weigh in the effect of Federal Reserve actions on wealth distribution, how a new startup could reduce overdraft fees, Watson's attempts to catch rogue traders, and more.

Large banks and Nasdaq are applying artificial intelligence to the detection of bad behavior such as fraudulent account openings and market manipulation. The technology may spot misconduct where humans didn’t.