The Ultimate Guide to Risk & Compliance
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What to know about Risk & Compliance
Risk & Compliance is a critical domain encompassing the strategies, tools, and frameworks organisations use to identify, manage, and mitigate risks while ensuring adherence to regulatory standards and internal policies. This area has grown increasingly complex with evolving technology landscapes and cyber threats, making it essential for businesses to stay informed and adaptive.
Recent developments highlight the dynamic nature of risk and compliance, including innovations like AI-powered suites enhancing governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) management, as well as emerging security challenges such as growing API vulnerabilities in financial sectors and the targeting of cloud resources by cyber-attacks. Organisations must navigate an expanding regulatory environment, with new standards and certifications marking benchmarks for data protection, operational resilience, and cybersecurity readiness.
Beyond technology, risk and compliance involve critical considerations around human factors, corporate governance, and the alignment of security practices with business objectives. Insights into cloud governance, supply chain security, and identity management demonstrate the multifaceted approach required to manage risks effectively in a digital-first world.
For readers, exploring stories tagged with Risk & Compliance offers valuable perspectives on cutting-edge solutions, regulatory changes, and strategic guidance. It is an essential resource for professionals aiming to understand and implement robust risk management frameworks, enhance cybersecurity posture, comply with evolving standards, and ultimately safeguard their organisations against the multifarious risks of today’s interconnected environment.
Indian Risk & Compliance News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Kore.ai wins Leader nods in five enterprise AI reviews
Enterprise buyers are weighing governance and auditability more heavily as the AI vendor secures top marks across five analyst categories.
Cygnet.One launches Agentic AI platform for accounts payable
Enterprise finance teams could cut invoice delays and payment risks as Cygnet.One automates tax checks, matching and approvals.
Visa unveils three-tier Infinite card range in India
The refreshed suite targets India's fast-growing affluent class with tiered travel, dining and concierge perks, plus higher transaction limits.
Proofpoint expands in India with Hyderabad AI centre
Tripled demand in the past year is prompting the cybersecurity group to add a Hyderabad AI centre and a Delhi office.
TCS launches AgentHub for drug development AI tasks
Pharmaceutical groups could cut safety processing costs by 30% as the platform automates regulated drug development tasks under human oversight.
Payfuture & Payouts.com launch local India payouts
Businesses sending money into India should see faster, cheaper settlements as the new tie-up shifts payouts on to local rails.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Risk & Compliance
Kore.ai wins Leader nods in five enterprise AI reviews
Daon wins Frost & Sullivan recognition for biometric model
F5 expands AI Gateway to curb costs & secure agents
Remote makes its AI training course free to workers
Fortinet buys Virtue AI to bolster AI security tools
Featured News
AI will fade, says Dell Technologies' ephemeral Chief AI Officer
Dell says agentic AI should shift routine tasks below the machine line, freeing staff for expert work while making the role temporary.
Schrodinger's ERP both dead and alive, says Rimini Street
Businesses can avoid costly ERP rip-and-replace projects by layering AI and automation onto existing systems, Rimini Street says.
Manufacturers strengthen OT security as threats intensify
Production line shutdowns and safety risks are pushing manufacturers to invest in OT defences built for ageing industrial systems.
Check Point: Be the best, or get out the way
Rising AI-driven attacks are compel security buyers to cut vendor sprawl, though Check Point warns over-consolidation can still raise risk.
Check Point: Hackers are already in. Act accordingly
Hackers are exploiting vulnerabilities in hours or minutes, leaving many organisations compromised before defenders spot the breach.
OnBoard says board AI policy key, but lags behind in adoption
Most boards are using AI, but formal guidelines are still missing as adoption races ahead of governance, OnBoard's survey found.
John Margerison on the new class of employee: AI managers
Businesses should treat AI like a new hire, as weak oversight could expose sensitive data and leave staff needing fresh skills to stay relevant.
Exabeam: Ruthless efficiency can make agentic AI malicious
Behavioural analytics is becoming essential as AI agents can pursue tasks so efficiently that they may cause damage without any malicious intent.
Quantum computers aren't here yet. But the data threat is
Hackers are already stockpiling encrypted data for Q-Day, when quantum machines could break RSA and ECC in minutes.
Check Point Technologies: On vigilance, Mythos and beyond
AI-driven vulnerability scanning is forcing firms to rethink complacency as Check Point says existing defences still help against Mythos.
Exclusive: Reco COO on securing the AI inside your SaaS stack
Reco COO Zoe Hillenmeyer says enterprises typically underestimate their AI agent exposure by a factor of ten and that gap is widening.
Expert Columns
Why the next phase of industrial AI will be measured in uptime, energy savings and output
6 Pillars of data quality and strategies for improving your data
How poor watchlist data undermines sanctions screening accuracy
Most pharma AI is borrowed, ours is built
Why AI infrastructure planning must happen now
The psychology of better decision-making in the real-time enterprise
Why AI governance is the key to unlocking APAC's compliance backlog
When AI accelerates the threat, identity governance cannot afford to stand still
When AI memory, simulation and provenance collide
Customer data integration: A data quality checklist
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Risk & Compliance News
Sify launches 'Your Move' campaign for enterprise AI
Businesses weighing AI rollouts now face choices on infrastructure, data and governance as Sify targets firms moving from trials to deployment.
Bank of America buys stake in Jio Credit for India push
The US lender's move gives it a bigger foothold in India's fast-growing non-bank finance market as Jio Credit seeks fresh capital.
Orient Technologies posts sharp rise in quarterly EBITDA
Higher sales and a wider margin lifted Orient Technologies back into profit in the June quarter, with EPS turning positive again.
Kyndryl to help Suryoday deploy agentic AI in bank
The lender expects faster onboarding, tighter fraud checks and quicker customer responses as AI spreads across its regulated banking operations.
KPMG India & Zoho strike digital transformation alliance
Enterprises could gain a single route to cloud modernisation, as the deal pairs consulting with software amid tighter data-residency rules and AI ambitions.
Vardan.ai wins MongoDB challenge for Silicon Valley
The win gives the Jaipur startup a sponsored San Francisco trip and USD $50,000 in Atlas credits to scale its AI workforce platform.
Anaptyss launches IGNITE to spur employee innovation
Staff across Anaptyss will be able to turn frontline ideas into customer solutions, patents and rewards under the new IGNITE programme.
World Fintech Day spotlights trusted data in India and EMEA
Growth in India and the Gulf is exposing weak customer data, with inaccurate records slowing onboarding, payments and fraud checks.
Fintech's biggest KPI should no longer be transactions: It should be financial confidence
India's fintech sector may need new benchmarks as simple transaction counts fail to show whether users really understand and trust digital finance.
Saviynt tops USD $300 million ARR & launches Zuma AI
The rise of AI agents is forcing security teams to rethink access controls, as the identity vendor passes USD $300 million in ARR.
Hostin Services wins AWS Premier Tier partner status
The AWS designation could help enterprises seeking better support for migrations, security and cost control as cloud and AI spending comes under scrutiny.
Saviynt tops USD $300 million ARR with Zuma launch
New controls for AI agents and machine identities come as Saviynt passes USD $300 million in annual recurring revenue, with bookings up more than 80%.
FICO names Tech Mahindra winner in eCommerce hackathon
The award could help Indian online retailers cut costly cash-on-delivery returns, with FICO estimating monthly losses avoided of INR 1 crore.
BioCatch flags surge in SMS fraud targeting Indian banks
Mobile-led fraud is forcing Indian banks to confront faster scams, bigger attempted transfers and a growing mule network.
Liquidnitro names ex-EA CTO after USD $19.1m raise
The game developer is using fresh capital to scale AI-driven production and live services as it faces rising costs and tougher launch economics.
Harness launches tools to manage AI agents lifecycle
Only 8% of organisations have agentic AI in production, highlighting the governance gap Harness aims to close with its new tools.
CloudifyOps launches MIXIMO for cloud migration plans
That could cut cloud migration risk and planning time for firms moving workloads across Amazon Web Services, Azure and Google Cloud Platform.
AI shifts focus to governance across enterprise security
Boards now face rising pressure to govern AI agents and multiple tools as enterprises embed the technology across security, CX and IT.
AI Appreciation Day spotlights India's growth stakes
Indian firms and schools face a widening AI skills gap as leaders warn of productivity gains, job disruption and ethical risks.
TCS opens Bengaluru AI lab for industrial autonomy
Manufacturers and transport firms will be able to test AI systems in Bengaluru before deployment, cutting risk in live industrial operations.
Job Moves
Liquidnitro names ex-EA CTO after USD $19.1m raise
Securonix names Toby Weiss as Chief Executive Officer
Inspira Enterprise names Lt Gen Pant strategic adviser
Vehere appoints Somnath Banerjee to senior support role
Zopper appoints Rahul Singh as Chief Financial Officer