Sophie Longford

Sophie Longford writes about governance, data privacy, and regtech startups for the RegTech Post. Her reporting focuses on how emerging technology companies are challenging incumbent compliance platforms.

ABN AMRO fine imposed by Dutch central bank DNB for AML monitoring failures

ABN AMRO Fined €8.5 Million by Dutch Central Bank

Sophie Longford July 15, 2026

The €8.5 million ABN AMRO fine starts with a pattern. Compliance teams flagged the warning signs. They documented them. Then...

Compliance risk worker using a laptop reviewing spreadsheet-based risk data showing gaps in unified compliance

Unified Compliance: Breaking Down Silos in Risk and Governance

Sophie Longford April 22, 2026

Ask a Chief Compliance Officer how their programme works and you will hear about frameworks, risk appetites and lines of...

Spektr Wins $20 Million Series A to Scale Compliance Solutions

Sophie Longford April 16, 2026

Spektr has raised $20 million in Series A funding to expand its artificial intelligence platform for financial compliance, in a...

Strise AML: The Solution to an $800 Billion Financial Crime Problem

Sophie Longford April 16, 2026

The global banking system is losing its war on dirty money. Every year, between $800 billion and $2 trillion in...

Illustration of the EU AI Act framework showing risk tiers, compliance steps, and AI governance

EU AI Act: A Global Benchmark for Governing Artificial Intelligence

Sophie Longford March 31, 2026

Brussels has done what Washington could not and Beijing would not. The EU AI Act, which entered into force in...

Sinpex AI-driven KYB platform automating business client onboarding and AML compliance

Sinpex Positions Itself as a Key Player in KYB Compliance Tech

Sophie Longford March 27, 2026

Sinpex, the Munich-based regtech company specialising in Know Your Business (KYB) automation, is staking its claim as Europe's go-to platform...

Illustration of GDPR tech stack showing consent management, DSAR automation, data discovery, and GRC platforms.

GDPR Tech Stack: Tools Powering Privacy in the Corporate World

Sophie Longford March 3, 2026

A single data deletion request shouldn't take your compliance team a week. But in companies still stitching together privacy processes...

CUBE acquires 4CRisk to strengthen AI driven compliance automation and regulatory risk mapping capabilities

CUBE Acquires 4CRisk in Bet on Automated Risk Oversight

Sophie Longford February 19, 2026

London-based regulatory technology firm CUBE acquires Silicon Valley RegTech company 4CRisk.ai in a deal that signals the company's growing ambition...