ABOUT
The weekly briefing on AI governance, risk, cyber and compliance in financial services. Global coverage, with a dedicated UK Desk. What changed, why it matters, and what accountable firms should do next. Every Monday, in five minutes.
Why it exists
AI now approves payments, flags fraud, drafts customer letters and writes code inside regulated firms. Regulators around the world are responding with guidance, reviews and enforcement, and they increasingly want a named person who can explain what the AI did and why it was allowed to.
Most coverage of AI is written for builders or investors. The Accountability Record is written for the people who carry the accountability: senior managers, risk and compliance leaders, security teams and the heads of AI and model risk who have to evidence their oversight.
Editorial standards
A briefing for accountable people should be held to the standard they are held to. These are the rules we work by.
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A strict inclusion test
A story makes the issue only if it involves financial services, involves AI, and touches risk, governance, security or accountability. Interesting is not enough.
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Primary sources first
We link to the regulator, the court or the original publication wherever one exists. Press coverage is used to find stories, not to replace the source.
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Facts and analysis kept apart
Each story separates what happened from what it means. Our view is clearly labelled, and we do not speculate on enforcement outcomes.
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Corrections in the open
If we get something wrong, we correct it in the next issue and update the web version, saying what changed.
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How we use AI
AI tools help us monitor sources and draft summaries. A human editor sets the rules, reviews the issue and is accountable for everything we publish.
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Independence from our publisher
The Accountability Record is published by BuildMoat. Editorial never promotes BuildMoat, and any product mention sits in a clearly labelled slot of its own.
Who's behind it
More than 15 years delivering technology and product change across the Bank of England, HSBC, Mastercard, BMO Capital Markets, BNP Paribas and Accenture. Founder of BuildMoat.
Get in touch
Reply to any issue, or email [email protected]. Every message is read by the editor.
Free. Every Monday. Five minutes.