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Top news stories, resources and expert commentary on risk management, regulation and compliance technology.
SmartSearch appoints ex-Dow Jones exec as CEO as company founder steps down
SmartSearch founder and CEO John Dobson will be a non-executive director.
Video: fintech news pick of the week – Petal, Unibo, & iProov
Our top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, every week.
Biometric authentication specialist iProov secures $70m investment
iProov has received $70 million growth investment from Sumeru Equity Partners.
What the FinTech? Podcast | Season Two’s Jailed Buzzwords
We run down all the buzzwords our podcast guests wanted gone from the industry this year.
PRA fines Standard Chartered £46.55m for reporting failures
The penalty is the PRA’s highest ever fine in a PRA-only enforcement case.
Dear Luc: What fintech trends should I prepare to see in 2022?
Four trends that FinTech Futures’ Agony Uncle predicts will occur in 2022.
Noname Security becomes first API security unicorn with $135m Series C raise
The platform says it blocks over 1,000 attacks per day against its customers.
Banking Technology Dec 2021/Jan 2022 issue out now
Cover story: THE GRETA GOOD – How the finance sector can help save the planet.
CBI: Collaborative open finance ecosystems for a market success story
80% of the Italian banking market (around 300 PSPs) has adopted CBI Globe to meet the requirements of the PSD2.
Battle for crypto supremacy like tortoise and hare fable, says Hyphe CEO
With regulation comes legitimacy, clearing the way for traditional FIs to offer digital currencies to their clients.
Anti-money laundering regtech Hummingbird secures $30m in Series B round
New funding brings the total raised to date by the start-up to $41.8m.
Regtechs PassFort and kompany acquired by Moody’s Corporation
Both companies will be integrated into Moody’s KYC business within Moody’s Analytics.
Tax automation firm Fonoa raises $25m for international expansion
The Dublin-based company will use the funding to extend country coverage and headcount.
Olivier Vigneron to become Deutsche Bank’s group CRO
Vigneron is rejoining the bank, moving from Natixis, and will take up the role from next June.
Revolut monitors regulatory landscape with CUBE platform
The platform uses AI for identifying regulatory announcements and events across the globe.
$140m Series E funding takes Expel valuation to over $1bn
The US-based detection and response (MDR) provider has secured $258 million in financing to date.
Singapore and UAE conduct first cross-border digital trade document transfer
Singapore’s TradeTrust enables counterparties and banks to validate documents digitally.
Aiimi wins £1.3m data analytics contract with FCA
Milton Keynes-based data firm wins regulator contract running until April 2024.
Climate tech SaaS start-up Persefoni raises $101m in Series B round
Carbon footprint calculator Persefoni wants to be the first “ERP for carbon data”.
Al Rayan Bank taps TruNarrative to cover KYC and onboarding
UK Islamic Bank seeks revamp to regulatory reporting as part of ongoing digital change.
Banking Tech Awards USA 2022 – call for judges
An unrivalled opportunity to be on the forefront of fintech and banking tech innovation and gain exclusive insights.
FCA launches education campaign targeting inexperienced investors
InvestSmart aims to address new investors driven by competition and influenced by hype.
Aussie ID and fraud prevention platform FrankieOne nets $15m Series A round
Start-up sees investment from Robinhood founder and CEO Vlad Tenev and Monzo founder Tom Blomfield.
FCA staff seek independent union following pay dispute
Trade union Unite says its numbers have swelled following “growing disenchantment” from FCA staff.
CBI: Collaborative open finance ecosystems for a market success story
80% of the Italian banking market (around 300 PSPs) has adopted CBI Globe to meet the requirements of the PSD2.
Sibos 2021: Mark Carney urges collective action on climate change
Former governor of the Bank of England gave an optimistic closing keynote at Sibos 2021.
DNB Bank picks Fenergo to provide CLM solutions in multi-year project
Norwegian banking group plans revamp of currently manual processes.
Regulate or ban: EU’s proposed AI credit scoring framework hears feedback
The EU has been receiving recommendations on its proposed Artificial Intelligence Act.
N26 pays €4.25m fine for money laundering failures
German digital bank hit with fine by country’s financial regulator.
Banking Technology October 2021 issue out now
Cover story: multi-tusking – how do you eat an elephant?
ComplyAdvantage tapped by Hampshire Trust Bank for AML solution
RegTech’s AI-driven financial crime solutions will protect HTB at a time of rapid growth.
Western Union taps Salt Edge for European digital bank pilot
Salt Edge’s software will ensure the firm’s upcoming digital banking pilot is PSD2 compliant.
How Northern Ireland is helping to build a cyber-secure future
Northern Ireland has nurtured a small cluster of native businesses into a global centre of cybersecurity excellence.
Regtech start-up PassFort lands $16.2m Series A funding round
PassFort intends to use the money to expand internationally.
White paper: The eIDAS primer
Exploring electronic IDs and how they help EU citizens conduct business with government agencies.
White paper: Five key qualities of a successful AML compliance programme
An effective AML compliance programme will protect your company from regulatory fines and prosecution.
Exclusive: Inside the merger of DueDil and Artesian Solutions
FinTech Futures sits down with the CEOs of DueDil and Artesian to talk about their merger.
Guide: The X factor – why KYC isn’t enough
Fighting fraud and financial crime doesn’t end at onboarding.
JP Morgan pays €25m to settle French fraud case
US lender settles over arrangements with Wendel Investment Group.
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Sydney #fintech start-up @hello_cape makes tech and product leadership hires Julian Guppy joins as CTO and Andrew… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Pan-African Payment and Settlement System goes live African Export-Import Bank (@afreximbank) has launched the Pan… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
.@GPS_Processor adds $100m to its latest funding round, appoints new chair Global Processing Services (GPS) closes… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Indonesian #fintech start-up @pluang_id raises $55m in Series B follow-up round The company has now raised $110 mi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…