Regulation

A look at the slightly frantic efforts of global financial watchdogs to keep pace with algorithms that move faster than a bureaucrat can say 'compliance'.

The Financial Conduct Authority has decided that the best way to manage the rise of artificial intelligence is to invite it into a very large, very supervised sandbox.

The Bank of England prepares to stress test the digital nervous systems of the UK's financial sector, proving that even algorithms can be made to sweat.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore, in a move that suggests even algorithms must now show their working, has introduced a global AI testing benchmark with the backing of the world's most serious banks.

As Primitive launches the first operating system for financial AI agents, we explore the delightful absurdity of giving a digital ghost a desk, a compliance manual, and a very strict set of rules to follow.

As the Financial Ombudsman Service prepares to mediate between disgruntled humans and polite algorithms, we examine the protocol for shouting at a spreadsheet.

The Australian corporate regulator has issued a stern reminder that while your chatbot might be able to write a sonnet about a toaster, it probably shouldn't be trusted with your life savings.

A look at the polite but profound confusion occurring as fintech innovation outpaces the ability of traditional institutions to find the 'on' switch.

Chinese authorities have moved to restrict the use of OpenClaw AI in banks and state agencies, proving that even the most efficient algorithm can be defeated by a sufficiently determined bureaucrat with a clipboard.

The US government issues a rather firm reminder that 'harmless' AI models must still be 'useful' when the state comes calling.

In which a very expensive glass fence meets a very persistent European bureaucrat with a pair of wire cutters.