Germany’s banks lash out against Libra whilst pushing for a digital euro
Could a digital euro be a better alternative to Libra? A leading group of German banks thinks so.
EU antitrust regulators put Apple Pay in its crosshairs
Apple is about to face more scrutiny from European regulators about whether or not the tech titan asked online sales companies to use Apple Pay rather than rival payment services.
Stardog collects $9m to support product launches
Stardog, an enterprise data unification platform, has netted $9m in funding to support the launch of new products.
Invoca secures $56m in funding to support product development
Call tracking and conversation analytics platform Invoca has secured $56m in a new funding round.
OTP Bank launches its third later-stage startup partner programme for FinTechs and RegTechs
Financial service provider OTP Bank has opened its application process for the latest batch of its later-stage startup programme.
Libra co-creator gets into Twitter-spat after Stripe, Mastercard and Visa abandon the cryptocurrency project
Things are not looking stellar for Libra as several backers have pulled out of the cryptocurrency project as the regulatory pressure against it is mounting.
HelpSystems secures strategic investment from TA Associates and Charlesbank
HelpSystems has secured an undisclosed strategic investment from TA Associates and Charlesbank Capital Partners.
X1 closes $5.1m Series B funding round to boost its risk management and compliance...
RegTech solutions provider X1 has closed a $5.1m funding round led by Palisades Growth Capital, the private equity firm.
Less than one in three businesses believe they are compliant with GDPR
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been enforced since May 2018. However, only 28% of business leaders think they are compliant with the EU’s data privacy law.
UK banks stopped £820m worth of fraud in the first six months of 2019
The banking industry experienced a 14% jump in attempted fraud in the first half of the year, compared to 2018.
