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Regulation and compliance

News on regulations and compliance requirements driving developments in software quality engineering at financial firms.

World Economic Forum warns financial sector must strengthen AI risk controls

The WEF says regulatory expectations around AI compliance are no longer abstract...

Banks will face a hard truth in 2026: Early security checks are no longer enough

For Craig Nielsen, the traditional model of 'shift-left' security testing is no longer enough...

ECB hardwires DORA’s threat-led pentesting via TIBER-EU network

The ECB is embedding threat-led penetration testing into its bank supervision due to DORA...

Looking ahead to 2026 – Part I: The new reality of testing at scale

QA Financial is publishing a 2026 forward-looking three-part series examining what lies ahead...

2025 in Review: Strengthening QA through DORA, EAA and CPS 230 compliance

Firm regulations and various moves by watchdogs dominated QA compliance this year...

QA in 2025 – Part III: Governance and the redefinition of QA leadership

Quality has become inseparable from architectural decisions, data strategies, and platform choices...

QA in 2025 – Part II: Cloud, data and resilience emerge as new quality battleground

In 2025, QA teams adapted to new cloud environments, complex data, and resilience requirements...

QA in 2025 – Part I: AI emerges as the central force in QA transformation

This year, QA in banking transformed as AI and regulatory demands reshaped software testing...

India’s Federal Bank strengthens QA controls to hit critical compliance deadline

Federal Bank used QA-led automation to meet a near-impossible regulatory requirement...

Barclays leads banks into new age of intelligent QA and automation

Barclays is embedding testing into every development stage and making QA a core driver...

Australia’s CPS 230 tightens the screws on QA and third-party testing

QA teams down under face pressure to prove resilience in practice, not just on paper...

Regulatory limbo: Banks grapple with mounting DORA compliance pressure

Nearly a year into DORA, banks are advancing compliance amid lingering regulatory uncertainty...