Better Regulation

What Better Regulation does

Better Regulation Ltd is a London-based specialist regulatory intelligence SaaS platform providing UK, Irish and EU financial-services compliance, legal, risk and regulatory-affairs teams with curated, structured monitoring of legislative change, supervisory publications and policy developments. Founded in 2004 and operating for over 20 years, the company consolidates regulatory content across 138 sources — covering hundreds of UK and Irish Acts, thousands of Statutory Instruments and key EU Regulations and Directives — and organises it into topic- and jurisdiction-scoped views for daily workflow use.

The platform combines human-curated regulatory content with structured change-history, cross-referenced context, consolidated legislation maintained to reflect current applicable position, and individualised monitoring with email alerts, daily summaries and document-specific updates. AI-assisted summarisation and key-point highlighting are layered onto the curated corpus to accelerate initial review while keeping decisions source-grounded. Distribution is a web-based SaaS, complemented by structured exports (Excel, API, RSS) and redline comparisons of consolidated legislation against previous versions; the company self-attests GDPR and DORA compliance.

The business sells annual per-user subscriptions with auto-renewal, 7-day money-back trial, RPI-linked fee escalation and a sales-led motion targeting enterprise customers. The customer base spans major banks (HSBC, AIB, Bank of Ireland Group, Ulster Bank), the Big Four (KPMG, Deloitte, PwC, EY), a Central Bank and a Government Department, fintech and payments firms (Revolut, Stripe Payments Europe), funds (Irish Funds), and approximately 100 law firms and audit practices that both use the platform and contribute ongoing expert commentary. Marketing runs primarily through the "Insights" blog, organic SEO for regulatory queries, and sales conversion of free-trial sign-ups.

Name

Better Regulation

Legal name

Better Regulation Ltd

Website

https://betterregulation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Better Regulation is a London-based regulatory intelligence SaaS platform serving UK, Irish and EU financial-services compliance, legal and risk teams with curated legislation, monitoring alerts and AI-assisted summarisation, sold on annual per-user subscriptions to banks, Big Four, law firms and regulators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regulatory Intelligence Software

akta.pro primary industry

Regulatory Taxonomy, Rules Mapping & Controls Testing (FSAFAOAN)

Keywords

• Regulatory intelligence
• Financial services compliance
• Regulatory change monitoring
• Consolidated legislation research
• Legal research platform

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Subscription Access: Annual subscription-based access to the regulatory intelligence platform, licensed on a per-User basis. Subscriptions are granted for 1 year initially, renewing annually, with fees payable within 28 days of commencement. Fees may be adjusted annually in line with RPI. The licence is non-exclusive and non-transferable.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Better Regulation provides a web-based regulatory intelligence platform covering UK, Irish and EU financial services regulation in full. The platform delivers human-curated, structured regulatory content with individualised monitoring and alerts, consolidated legislation, traceable change history, human-curated cross-references, and AI-assisted summaries. It is sold via annual per-user subscription licences to compliance, legal, risk and regulatory affairs teams in banks, insurers, asset managers, payment firms, law firms, accounting firms, and government bodies.

Product overview

Better Regulation is a single, unified regulatory intelligence platform for UK, Irish and EU financial services teams. The core platform provides human-curated regulatory content structured for daily monitoring, governance and review. It offers eight integrated feature modules: Individualised Monitoring and Alerts, Reliable Structured Regulatory Content, Traceable Regulatory Change Over Time, Human-Curated Cross-References and Context, Exports for Reporting and Handover, AI-Assisted Understanding, Maintained Consolidated Regulation, and Regulatory Topics Coverage spanning Banking, Capital Requirements, MiFID II, DORA, Market Abuse, Sustainable Finance, Solvency II, AML, and 50+ topic areas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Better Regulation Platform A web-based regulatory intelligence platform providing UK, Irish and EU financial services regulatory content structured for daily monitoring, governance and review. Features individualised monitoring and alerts, structured regulatory content, traceable change history, human-curated cross-references, structured exports, AI-assisted understanding, maintained consolidated regulation and topic-level coverage across Banking, Capital Requirements, MiFID II, DORA, Market Abuse, Sustainable Finance, Solvency II, AML and other areas. Sold on annual per-user subscription licences to compliance, legal, risk and regulatory affairs teams.

Quantifiable outcome

• Trusted by legal, compliance and regulatory affairs teams across financial services
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

66 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Arthur CoxcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArthur Cox contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform. Named in client testimonials as a long-term platform user.
• Eversheds SutherlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEversheds Sutherland contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform and is also a named platform client.
• Grant ThorntoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrant Thornton contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform and is a long-term platform client.
• MathesoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMatheson contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• William FrycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWilliam Fry contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• KPMGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKPMG contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• PricewaterhouseCooperscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPricewaterhouseCoopers contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• DeloittecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeloitte contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• Baker McKenziecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBaker McKenzie contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• AshurstcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAshurst contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• A&O ShearmancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA&O Shearman contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• Allen & Overy LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAllen & Overy LLP contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• Bird & Bird (Ireland) LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBird & Bird (Ireland) LLP contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• DLA PipercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDLA Piper contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• Norton Rose FulbrightcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorton Rose Fulbright contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• Herbert Smith FreehillscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHerbert Smith Freehills contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• Hogan LovellscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHogan Lovells contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• LinklaterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLinklaters contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• FreshfieldscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFreshfields contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• Clifford ChancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClifford Chance contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• Slaughter and MaycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSlaughter and May contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• Simmons & Simmons LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSimmons & Simmons LLP contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• DAC BeachcroftcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDAC Beachcroft contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• Burges SalmoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBurges Salmon contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• Charles Russell SpeechlyscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharles Russell Speechlys contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• Travers SmithcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTravers Smith contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• TLT LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTLT LLP contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• Addleshaw GoddardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAddleshaw Goddard contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• EYcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEY contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• BDO IrelandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBDO Ireland contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• Dillon EustacecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDillon Eustace contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• McCann FitzGeraldcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMcCann FitzGerald contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• Mason Hayes & CurrancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMason Hayes & Curran contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• LK ShieldscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLK Shields contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• Philip LeecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPhilip Lee contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• WalkerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWalkers contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• Maples GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMaples Group contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• Arendt & MedernachcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArendt & Medernach contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• White & CasecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWhite & Case contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• DentonscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDentons contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• CMScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCMS contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• K&L GatescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerK&L Gates contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• OrrickcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrrick contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• Reed SmithcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReed Smith contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• RPCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRPC contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• DechertcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDechert contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• FieldfishercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFieldfisher contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• Bryan Cave LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBryan Cave LLP contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• BCLP - Bryan Cave Leighton PaisnercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBCLP - Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• OgiercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOgier contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• Gowling WLGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGowling WLG contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• Eversheds SutherlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEversheds Sutherland contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• Farrer & CocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFarrer & Co contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• MacfarlanescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMacfarlanes contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• Kingsley NapleycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKingsley Napley contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• Kemp LittlecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKemp Little contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• Forvis MazarscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerForvis Mazars contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• Mills & ReevecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMills & Reeve contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• WeightmanscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWeightmans contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• Womble Bond DickinsoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWomble Bond Dickinson contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• Whitney MoorecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWhitney Moore contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• ByrneWallacecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerByrneWallace contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• Byrne Wallace Shields LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerByrne Wallace Shields LLP contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• BeauchampscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBeauchamps contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• Eugene F Collins LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEugene F Collins LLP contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.
• O'Gradys SolicitorscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerO'Gradys Solicitors contributes expert regulatory commentary and analysis to the Better Regulation platform.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• LexisNexis (Lexis+ Regulatory / PSL): LexisNexis operates a major legal and regulatory intelligence platform (Lexis+ Regulatory, PSL) serving UK, EU and global financial services compliance teams with curated content, alerts, and analysis. It is the most direct large-scale competitor to Better Regulation in the regulatory intelligence category.
• Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence: Thomson Reuters offers a Regulatory Intelligence product that tracks global regulatory developments, including UK and EU financial services, serving compliance and risk professionals with dashboards, alerts and analyst-curated content. Direct overlap with Better Regulation on core workflow and customer segments.
• FiscalNote: FiscalNote (including its subsidiaries such as Oxford Analytica and Dragonfly) is a publicly listed RegTech and policy intelligence company providing AI-driven regulatory and geopolitical tracking. It competes directly with Better Regulation on policy and regulatory monitoring for enterprises, with greater geographic reach and capital.

Broad incumbents

• Wolters Kluwer OneSumX for Regulatory Reporting: Wolters Kluwer is a global information services and compliance software vendor with regulatory reporting, banking compliance, and health regulatory solutions (OneSumX, TeamMate, Enablon). It serves similar customers at scale but addresses a much broader portfolio of compliance problems beyond regulatory intelligence.

Emerging players

• Regology: Regology is a US-based AI-driven regulatory intelligence platform that maps regulations to business activities across jurisdictions. It is comparable to Better Regulation in providing regulatory monitoring and mapping but operates across a broader geographic footprint and is earlier-stage in financial services depth.
• CUBE (Global RegTech): CUBE is a London-based RegTech company offering AI-powered regulatory intelligence, horizon scanning, and compliance mapping for financial institutions globally. It is a comparable emerging player in the UK/EU regulatory intelligence space with a stronger AI/automation positioning.
• Clausematch: Clausematch provides a regulatory compliance management platform with policy and regulatory change management, mapping, and workflow tools for regulated firms. It overlaps with Better Regulation on regulatory monitoring and change management workflows but adds stronger workflow/policy management.
• VinciWorks: VinciWorks is a UK-based compliance training and regulatory technology provider serving financial services and other regulated industries with content, training, and risk management tools. Comparable to Better Regulation as a UK-based RegTech serving the same customer base, with adjacent product offerings.
• Comply Advantage (Comply): Comply is a UK-headquartered RegTech focused on AML, sanctions, KYC and financial crime compliance intelligence. Comparable to Better Regulation as a UK RegTech serving financial institutions, though it specialises in financial crime data rather than broad regulatory monitoring.

Others

• SWIFT Regulatory Reporting / RegWatch: SWIFT provides regulatory reporting and compliance infrastructure utilities for financial institutions, including sanctions screening and regulatory data services. It is an adjacent infrastructure provider in the regulatory compliance ecosystem rather than a direct competitor to Better Regulation's curated monitoring product.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/betterregie

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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