<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[HarmCheck]]></title><description><![CDATA[HarmCheck™ is a SaaS add-on that flags harmful language in real time in your written communications.]]></description><link>https://sheldonpopiel.wixsite.com/harmcheck/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 11:55:20 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sheldonpopiel.wixsite.com/harmcheck/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[We Don’t Hallucinate. Why That Matters In Legal Review.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week, Sullivan &#38; Cromwell did something you rarely see from a white-shoe law firm: They apologized to a court. The reason? AI hallucinations in a legal filing.  Let that sink in. One of the most sophisticated law firms in the world, armed with top-tier talent and resources, submitted work that included fabricated or unreliable AI-generated content. This gets to the heart of a question we at Alphy hear regularly: “Why not just use GenAI for legal and compliance review?” Here’s the answer:...]]></description><link>https://sheldonpopiel.wixsite.com/harmcheck/post/we-don-t-hallucinate-why-that-matters-in-legal-review</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f918a16d919e5ce86e40f2</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 12:01:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5f6569_04d97e1d60b34e8b91feff04bae4e353~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alphy Staff</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The $300,000 Bet That Shouldn’t Exist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Someone wagered roughly $30,000 that Nicolás Maduro would be seized. Hours later, it happened. The payout? More than $300,000. That’s not a prediction. That’s proximity to information. And it’s happening more often than anyone wants to admit. Prediction markets, notably Kalshi and Polymarket, are exploding in popularity. They promise something elegant: the “wisdom of crowds,” a real-time pricing of the future. Will a war break out? Will a bill pass? Will a leader fall? Who will be the next...]]></description><link>https://sheldonpopiel.wixsite.com/harmcheck/post/the-300-000-bet-that-shouldn-t-exist</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e6d59be30ec41b7d068ee2</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:00:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5f6569_9d8b7cc66d6949a0a05ff6374ba51c82~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alphy Staff</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alphy Adds Monica Alvarez-Mitchell and Radicle Impact’s Dan Skaff to Board as HarmCheck Gains Traction in Financial Services and Legal AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alphy, the company behind HarmCheck, announced today that investor Monica Alvarez-Mitchell and Radicle Impact co-founder Dan Skaff have joined its board of directors, marking another step forward for the fast-rising AI company as it expands across financial services, legal, and other highly regulated markets.]]></description><link>https://sheldonpopiel.wixsite.com/harmcheck/post/alphy-adds-monica-alvarez-mitchell-and-radicle-impact-s-dan-skaff-to-board-as-harmcheck-gains-tracti</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d52295d3b1a3633e6d01f8</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:39:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1d4132_d1943d772db14763a8a84e1082e44511~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alphy Co</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[FINRA Rule 3110: What Communication Supervision Means in Practice]]></title><description><![CDATA[The financial firms that pass regulatory examinations cleanly aren't the ones with the most elaborate policies. They're the ones that can show, communication by communication, that their system actually worked. It’s about demonstrating — clearly and consistently — that risk is being identified, reviewed, and acted on in real time.]]></description><link>https://sheldonpopiel.wixsite.com/harmcheck/post/finra-rule-3110-what-communication-supervision-means-in-practice</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c18f8dadda444fefaef85c</guid><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:00:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5f6569_7d2c9a5317524bef97e645a542b568b0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alphy Staff</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Control Room Managers Are Losing Sleep Over Deal Communications]]></title><description><![CDATA[The volume of digital communication inside a bank during a live transaction is staggering. Email, Teams, Bloomberg chat, internal messaging — multiple channels, all moving fast across teams that are supposed to be separated. The control room's job is to maintain those separations in real time. The tools most firms are using were not built for that job. Real-time detection, context-aware systems, and integrated surveillance can shift control rooms from reactive review to true prevention.]]></description><link>https://sheldonpopiel.wixsite.com/harmcheck/post/why-control-room-managers-are-losing-sleep-over-deal-communications</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c188c48fe05188d48a53ad</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:01:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5f6569_7082c17bd019421ab358844454ce8b07~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alphy Staff</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Is MNPI and Why Your Bankers' Emails Are a Liability]]></title><description><![CDATA[MNPI doesn't have to be a smoking gun to be a liability. A casual mention of a pending acquisition in a Teams message. A deal codename dropped in an email chain that crosses information barriers. A ticker or crypto symbol missed by restricted list technology because it is a common word. A banker on a live deal responding to an inquiry from the equity research side. None of these feel like violations in the moment. All of them can become one on review.]]></description><link>https://sheldonpopiel.wixsite.com/harmcheck/post/what-is-mnpi-and-why-your-bankers-emails-are-a-liability</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b8afc0bae3e800161bd45d</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:00:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1d4132_4c98baa2491f4865b51648d2032b4089~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alphy Staff</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Texas Snapchat Lawsuit Over Teen Safety: Why Internal Controls Matter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legal scrutiny of social media platforms’ treatment of minors is intensifying nationwide, with states, local governments and school districts going to court over child safety. Texas added to that pressure on Feb. 11, filing suit  against Snap Inc. The complaint, centered on deceptive trade practices, alleges that minors on Snapchat are routinely exposed to explicit sexual content, drug references, intense profanity, and self-harm material — despite the app’s “12+” or “Teen” rating and...]]></description><link>https://sheldonpopiel.wixsite.com/harmcheck/post/texas-snapchat-lawsuit-over-teen-safety-why-internal-controls-matter</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6993c382159d7fac96428e9b</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 13:00:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5f6569_d586b5cedbac47f881da09e19ddd6855~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alphy Staff</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Housing Oversight, Power Abuse and Fair Housing Act Liability]]></title><description><![CDATA[“No one should have to endure sexual harassment to keep a roof over his or her head.” That’s what Harmeet K. Dhillon, the assistant attorney general of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, said in going on the legal offensive against a former Arkansas landlord and the property owner the landlord worked for.  The DOJ’s lawsuit , filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas in November, names Thomas Ray Kelso, 74, and Avatar Investments LLC, and alleges...]]></description><link>https://sheldonpopiel.wixsite.com/harmcheck/post/housing-oversight-power-abuse-and-fair-housing-act-liability-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69419ec347a48f943571b9dd</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 18:03:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1d4132_f4484fafbbdc49fca89fedf5b3ba3fc7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alphy Staff</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blackpool Victoria: Inside a British Hospital’s Culture of Harm]]></title><description><![CDATA[A leaked report by UK’s Royal College of Physicians paints a bleak and disturbing picture of life inside Blackpool Victoria Hospital on England’s northwest coast: systemic bullying, harassment, racial discrimination, sexual assault, murder, and a culture of fear so deep that staff felt they had to “keep their heads down” rather than speak out.  What’s staggering is how this culture didn’t just harm staff, it put patients at risk, according to the report, first chronicled by The Guardian  on...]]></description><link>https://sheldonpopiel.wixsite.com/harmcheck/post/blackpool-victoria-inside-a-british-hospital-s-culture-of-harm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69375d0e0321a3f7e0806ada</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 13:01:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5f6569_020624699b464ca7a95ee1312e60a8ba~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alphy Staff</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Epstein Emails: A Different Kind of Insider Trading]]></title><description><![CDATA[A recent New York Times   opinion piece  on the Epstein emails is one of the most revealing essays I’ve read about the intersection of privilege, power, and language. It’s a study not only of abuse, but of the coded ways elite circles communicate, and what those patterns tell us about status, access, and the quiet barter economy of non-public information. The guest columnist, Anand Giridharadas, makes a compelling case for what he calls the “Epstein class,” writing: “People are right to sense...]]></description><link>https://sheldonpopiel.wixsite.com/harmcheck/post/the-epstein-emails-a-different-kind-of-insider-trading</link><guid isPermaLink="false">692e0253745789e635ce54ca</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:00:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5f6569_2320f00a705f44cf9fa3600df3a236ba~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_671,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julian Guthrie</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Remediation Needs Remediation: The Risk No One Talks About]]></title><description><![CDATA[Banks brace for AML failures. They brace for fines, monitorships, headlines, and massive cleanup programs. But here’s the risk almost no one prepares for: What happens when the remediation itself becomes the next compliance problem? That’s the uncomfortable question raised by the unfolding TD Bank story — where a multibillion-dollar anti-money laundering settlement has now collided with allegations that the bank’s internal cleanup disproportionately targeted employees of Chinese heritage,...]]></description><link>https://sheldonpopiel.wixsite.com/harmcheck/post/when-remediation-needs-remediation-the-risk-no-one-talks-about</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6924a1ecf0736c54fcb1093a</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 13:00:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5f6569_424c279116c84f33bdcecd1136a21e7b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alphy Staff</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Stock Trades Topple a Leader: The Compliance Warning in the Kugler Scandal]]></title><description><![CDATA[SEC and FINRA rules require firms to maintain, monitor, and enforce restricted lists to prevent even the appearance of insider trading. Even unintentional missteps can destabilize an institution. Will you catch the next problem quietly — or read about it in tomorrow’s headlines? ]]></description><link>https://sheldonpopiel.wixsite.com/harmcheck/post/when-stock-trades-topple-a-leader-the-compliance-warning-in-the-kugler-scandal</link><guid isPermaLink="false">691baaba4885233fabd578dd</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 18:52:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5f6569_9abcc9f321944fc79a3379f455adc651~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alphy Staff</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expanded features, a new advisor, and a chimp you’ll love ]]></title><description><![CDATA[See what’s new in HarmCheck — from expanded detection capabilities and eDiscovery tools to our newest compliance advisor (and a surprise guest in a tie).]]></description><link>https://sheldonpopiel.wixsite.com/harmcheck/post/expanded-features-a-new-advisor-and-a-chimp-you-ll-love</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68f7baa549c3e31fee3a708c</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 19:20:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1d4132_14f5319b9b2143b082ec90602916c23f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sheldon Popiel</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Debanking Under Fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Debanking — the closure of customer accounts by banks — is drawing new scrutiny from regulators, customers, and the public. A recent case involving Bank of America highlights why compliance teams need tools like HarmCheck to stay ahead.]]></description><link>https://sheldonpopiel.wixsite.com/harmcheck/post/debanking-under-fire</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68d1d0610bf4ea1c491283af</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 12:00:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5f6569_c2cef5ccbfab471e8081f0565b80b189~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julian Guthrie</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Risk Mitigation Isn’t Just Compliance — It’s Strategy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Too often, organizations treat risk mitigation as a compliance function: audits, checklists, and reactive crisis response. But this is a limited view. The smarter path is to design for safety, ethics, and regulatory awareness from the beginning. In other words, risk mitigation isn’t just compliance, it is part of corporate strategy.]]></description><link>https://sheldonpopiel.wixsite.com/harmcheck/post/risk-mitigation-isn-t-just-compliance-it-s-strategy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68c87e84e1614c4b7ebe7c41</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2025 12:00:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1d4132_315290d745ed4ab2877ad4a069841d96~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julian Guthrie</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Words Betray: What Insider Trading Scandals Teach Us]]></title><description><![CDATA[Insider trading rarely begins with a trade. It starts with a word, a phrase, a suggestion, or a hint. Just this summer, Duncan Stewart...]]></description><link>https://sheldonpopiel.wixsite.com/harmcheck/post/when-words-betray-what-insider-trading-scandals-teach-us</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68bf3d8c9bbd3d7fc289a2fc</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2025 12:00:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5f6569_13b7848122c04a63b95c50a9f3336ec8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julian Guthrie</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Power of Tactical Empathy]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I founded Alphy and closed our first venture round, a master-of-the-universe investor told me: “Guthrie, you’re going to have to be...]]></description><link>https://sheldonpopiel.wixsite.com/harmcheck/post/the-power-of-tactical-empathy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68b71a7e60097278dc3a8fc0</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 12:00:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5f6569_e3c7e9e750d6406499bde69779cb8b2b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julian Guthrie</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Create a Professional Video Using Only AI: A Step-by-Step Guide]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a step-by-step guide to creating a marketing video almost entirely with AI.]]></description><link>https://sheldonpopiel.wixsite.com/harmcheck/post/how-to-create-a-professional-video-using-only-ai-a-step-by-step-guide</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68a8f18a97014eb98fb6851f</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:29:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1d4132_e71a03c6ef5143d891d39b15971e4c85~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sheldon Popiel</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Compliance Expert David Lang on How Alphy’s RLC Strengthens Restricted List Detection]]></title><description><![CDATA[When it comes to compliance and market integrity, few people match David Lang's depth of experience. A former securities prosecutor and...]]></description><link>https://sheldonpopiel.wixsite.com/harmcheck/post/compliance-expert-david-lang-on-how-alphy-s-rlc-strengthens-restricted-list-detection</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68ae03a1d8941e921d3455af</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 19:32:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5f6569_68df90d6725e4dbf866e68371a2f50e1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alphy Staff</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Long Game of Fair Lending Compliance: A Conversation with Tory Haggerty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many lenders assume risk is down because federal oversight has eased. That’s a mistake. States are stepping in, advocacy groups are active, and civil liability is real.]]></description><link>https://sheldonpopiel.wixsite.com/harmcheck/post/the-long-game-of-fair-lending-compliance-a-conversation-with-tory-haggerty</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68a3a26c34b07f0731c4edfb</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 19:18:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5f6569_33d7f28efdf547bcb4c35689f94b5a01~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alphy Co</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>