Risk Management
69% of CEOs to allocate over 10% of budgets to AI over the next 12 months
CEO confidence in the global economy has hit a five-year low, according to the KPMG 2025 Global CEO Outlook, as corporate leaders focus strategic investments in AI, talent and risk resilience to sustain and fuel future growth.The annual survey of more than 1,300 global leaders reveals a cautious outlook among CEOs, driven by persistent geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty.
Critical Vulnerabilities in Wondershare RepairIt Expose User Data and AI Models
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two severe authentication bypass vulnerabilities in Wondershare RepairIt, an AI-powered data repair and photo editing application.
LexisNexis Risk Solutions completes IDVerse acquisition
Source: LexisNexis
LexisNexis Risk Solutions, part of RELX, closed its acquisition of IDVerse, a provider of AI-powered document authentication and fraud detection solutions.
FullCircl taps LSEG Risk Intelligence to tackle global identity fraud
Source: FullCircl
FullCircl, a UK-based RegTech which is uniquely placed at the intersection where revenue meets regulation, has announced a new partnership with LSEG Risk Intelligence.
Bank of England Fines Vocalink £11.9M Over Risk Management Failures
The Bank of England has fined UK payments operator Vocalink £11.9 million for failing to meet a February 2022 deadline to address weaknesses in its risk management and governance framework.
Cytora launches explainable agentic AI solution for insurance risk assessments
Source: Cytora
Cytora has announced the latest version of its digital risk processing platform. Cytora Platform 3.0 enhances the capabilities of the platform by harnessing agentic AI in a fully explainable way.
Regulators Warn of Risks in Bank-Fintech Partnerships
There exists a nuanced spectrum in orchestrating and nurturing bank-fintech collaborations. This complex landscape necessitates a keen understanding of pivotal factors and methodologies imperative for sustaining these relationships, irrespective of their objectives or frameworks.
FSB Chair Warns Crypto May Soon Pose Systemic Financial Risk
Cryptocurrency may be nearing the point where it poses a systemic risk to the global financial system, according to Klaas Knot, outgoing chair of the Financial Stability Board (FSB). Speaking in Spain, Knot acknowledged that despite previous disruptions in the crypto space—including bankruptcies, liquidity issues, and fraud—the FSB had not considered the sector a systemic threat until now.
Majority of Financial Firms Unprepared for Generative AI
Despite increasing efforts to adopt artificial intelligence (AI), many firms remain in the early stages of implementation, hindered by significant gaps in workforce training and regulatory readiness.
Rapid7 Agrees to Acquire Cyber Asset Attack Surface Management Company, Noetic Cyber
Source: Rapid7
Rapid7, Inc. (NASDAQ: RPD), a leader in extended risk and threat detection, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Noetic Cyber, an innovator and a leader in cyber asset attack surface management (CAASM).
Critical SAP NetWeaver Vulnerability Exploited in Zero-Day Attacks
A critical vulnerability, CVE-2025-31324, in SAP’s NetWeaver platform, specifically within the Visual Composer’s Metadata Uploader component, is under active exploitation.
New Software Supply Chain Threats Exploit Entry Points Across Programming Ecosystems
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new threat to software supply chains that spans multiple programming ecosystems, including PyPI, npm, Ruby Gems, NuGet, Dart Pub, and Rust Crates. These entry points, which are typically used by developers to execute specific commands or load plugins, can be exploited by attackers to introduce malicious code.
BIS and MAS Launch Project Viridis to Integrate Regulatory and Climate Data for Risk Management
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have developed a blueprint for a platform to integrate regulatory and climate data, aiding financial authorities in managing climate risks.