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How financial institutions can leverage Content Compliance and MarTech to stay ahead
A new era of Content Compliance-driven MarTech is emerging—one where speed and governance are no longer in opposition.

Apiax in 2026, a conversation with CEO Philip Schoch
In this exclusive interview, Apiax CEO Philip Schoch shares his perspective on the opportunities, challenges, and strategic projects shaping our roadmap for the year.

Wealth Management Trends 2026: The Next Chapter
The wealth management industry is undergoing profound transformation. Generational wealth transfers, new client expectations, the rise of digital assets, and escalating regulatory demands are reshaping how firms serve their clients.

2025 Recap: A year of new products, revealing research & next-level Compliance innovation
As 2025 comes to a close, we’re reflecting on an exciting year of product launches, industry research, community events and continued innovation.

Apiax launches Content Compliance Check App to automate reviews of marketing and sales materials
Apiax announces the launch of its Content Compliance Check App, a solution designed to transform how financial institutions review and approve marketing and sales materials.

Apiax uncovers how financial firms are tackling compliance challenges in marketing and sales
Apiax releases its inaugural, industry-backed Content Compliance Black Book, uncovering the challenges financial institutions face in creating, reviewing, and approving compliant marketing and sales materials.

Why RegTech is still relevant in 2025 and beyond
Regulatory Technology (RegTech) has evolved from simply being regarded as a subset of FinTech to being recognised as an independent concept that is applied to different needs across various sectors.

What lies ahead for Apiax in 2025, an interview with CEO Philip Schoch
As we approach the end of another transformative year, we look ahead into our goals for 2025. In this exclusive interview, Apiax CEO Philip Schoch shares his insights, aspirations, and strategic vision for the upcoming year.

2024 recap: Measuring regulatory complexity, AI-generated compliance and more
As the year comes to an end, we look back and reflect on the events that shaped Apiax in 2024. In this recap we look back at our findings, successes and new ventures and which achievements and initiatives have driven us forward.

Cross-border Compliance 2024: Regulatory complexities and smart compliance solutions
Each year we set out to uncover how financial institutions deal with constant regulatory changes and challenges through our Cross-border Compliance Survey.

Transforming the financial services industry with AI-empowered Embedded Compliance
Within the last few years, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been gaining ground in nearly every industry, and the financial industry is no exception. Within their operations, some financial institutions are already using AI in use cases such as fraud detection and risk management.

Apiax releases AI Policy Assistant that provides accurate and verified answers to internal compliance policies
Apiax has launched a new compliance solution today, aiming to enhance operational efficiency and the accuracy of policy searches.

Apiax in 2024, a conversation with CEO Philip Schoch
The beginning of last year was a continuation of 2022 with geopolitical insecurities, high inflation, and on top of that, some bank collapses, especially in the US. What we at Apiax then saw in the second part of the year was what I like to call the “turbo-charged catch-up race”.

2023 recap: AI-driven compliance, product innovation and strategic alliances
Now that a new year is nearly upon us, it's time to take a moment to reflect on the transformative events that shaped Apiax in 2023. This year has been nothing short of outstanding, filled with continuous innovation and a dedication to achieving our goals.

How financial institutions can most benefit from Embedded Compliance and AI
For many large financial institutions, ever changing regulatory obligations, coupled with increasing customer demand for seamless user experiences, have brought about the need for a fully integrated and robust approach to compliance and business as a whole.

Think-tank unravels the transformational impact of Embedded Compliance for financial leaders
JWG, the trusted financial services regulatory intelligence company, has joined forces with Apiax and EY, to introduce their newest research paper ‘Embedded Compliance Unlocked: Leverage AI-enabled compliance tooling now to be ready for 2025’.

Apiax partners with Seismic to provide joint customers with automated disclaimers for any type of marketing material
Apiax, an Embedded Compliance provider for the financial services industry, is thrilled to announce its strategic alliance with Seismic, the global leader in enablement.

Apiax rolls out newly upgraded product- and tax-suitability solution
Apiax announces the launch of a new product- and tax-suitability solution. Designed to bring cross-border and tax checks on financial instruments within a single, user-friendly environment, the new solution offers seamless integration capabilities with multiple data providers.

Investment suitability in a global landscape: challenges and guidelines
As professionals in the ever-evolving landscape of the financial services industry, your primary goal is to provide clients with investment solutions that align with their unique needs and aspirations. This is where the concept of investment suitability takes center stage...

Embracing the AI revolution in financial services compliance: striking the balance between control and innovation
The financial sector is witnessing rapid transformation due to artificial intelligence (AI) advancements, and compliance management is no exception. In this blog post, I will discuss the delicate balance between control and innovation in AI-driven compliance.

Wealth management trends 2023: Young clients on the rise
A multi-generational wealth transfer, the implementation of digital and hybrid business models, the introduction of digital assets, and the increasing concern for environmental and social issues are reshuffling wealth manager’s approaches to daily business.

Apiax receives recognition and support for AI project
Since the launch of Apiax, our goal has been to ensure that our digital rules are as precise and granular as possible, and that the quality meets the highest standards. Therefore our engineering team is constantly exploring new ways to make the core of our value creation, the digitalisation of compliance requirements into rules, more efficient and effective.

5 trends for compliance automation in 2023
When seeking to expand their businesses, enter new markets or grow their offerings, the way how financial institutions deal with regulatory compliance can be seen either as a big blocker or a business facilitator.

How to sell and market financial products in a compliant manner
Marketing and selling financial products is a highly regulated activity. Determining whether something is permitted is a complex but crucial aspect of the wealth management sector.

Why banks are investing in digital compliance (8 reasons)
Financial institutions of all sizes are becoming more digital in their daily operations. Improving overall customer experience and boosting efficiency in core processes remain high on their agendas.

6 reasons to move to digital cross-border country manuals
In this blog post, we explore the value of digital cross-border country manuals for financial institutions. Digital cross-border country manuals improve on traditional country manuals providing speed and accuracy for even the largest financial institutions.

3 regulatory developments driving financial institutions to invest in digital compliance
In this blog post, we explore three regulatory developments that come up in many of our conversations with customers and prospects. These are just three of the many developments that are driving financial institutions to evaluate and implement digital compliance solutions.

The growing importance of investment disclaimers and risk warnings
Risks are part of any investment process, and for this reason, investment disclaimers and risk warnings exist to protect both buyers and sellers. While risk warnings help investors understand possible reasons why an investment’s outcome might suffer losses, investment disclaimers ensure that the material, research or investment advice discloses potential conflicts of interest.

5 key findings from the Apiax Cross-Border Compliance Survey 2022
For the second year in a row, Apiax has carried out a survey to analyse how financial institutions ensure compliance when serving customers around the world. The aim of the is to understand the main challenges that financial firms face when conducting cross-border business, as well as the trends and priorities in the digitalisation of cross-border compliance.

4 trends in asset management compliance in 2022
Asset management compliance serves an important purpose, but unless compliance is dealt with efficiently, it ends up obstructing the banking business. Just one recent example is MiFID II, which in 2018 imposed significant additional reporting requirements around both individual transactions and overall trade flow.

Apiax Hackathon: Bringing teams together and ideas into fruition
After two long years of working remotely, various Apiax teams felt it was time to get together in person, enjoy quality time with peers and work on an exciting new project. This evolved into a two-day hackathon in early March 2022, where various teams worked together on different projects.

New Wealth partners with Apiax to provide regulatory compliance answers in real-time
ASEAN-based tech company New Wealth works with Switzerland-based Apiax to embed actionable compliance knowledge into its software to ensure relationship managers are compliant at all times.

The smarter way to prepare and review sales materials
How many times has it happened that a relationship or a portfolio manager has had to create a presentation to one of their biggest clients, but had to wait for a compliance review of the materials?

Apiax wins WealthBriefing Swiss Award for 'Best Compliance Solution'
Apiax has been awarded ‘Best Compliance Solution’ at the Ninth Annual WealthBriefing Swiss Awards 2022. Showcasing “best of breed” in the Swiss region, the awards recognise outstanding organisations grouped by specialism and geography...

A conversation with Philip Schoch: what lies ahead for Apiax in 2022
2021 was another unusual year, not only for Apiax, but for the entire world. We struggled last year, just like everyone else. One of the things we've missed is the face-to-face interactions that have made us so successful over the past few years.

Apiax, a leading embedded compliance provider, joins Reynen Court Solution Store
Reynen Court, Inc., the legal technology platform supported by a consortium of twenty of the largest international law firms, announced that Apiax's embedded compliance solution has been added to its Solution Store.