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The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has extended the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR) to FCA solo-regulated firms.

Based on client requests, KYC Portal has integrated its platform with the data provisioning services of Acuris Risk Intelligence. The integration is automated using the APIs available by both tools. By using the API of KYC Portal to push and pull data requests from the API of Acuris Risk Intelligence, it allows for further automation in the process flows of KYCP.

Ethyca, a data privacy automation service for all sizes of businesses, has reportedly raised $4.2m in funding.

XAIN, which helps businesses make full use of AI without compromising data privacy regulations, has received an investment from IOTA founder Dominik Schiener.

Numerous regulations around the world are requiring firms to track their communication methods and have easy access to the necessary information.

Robo-advisor Scalable Capital has integrated Futurae’s multi-factor authentication portfolio as an added level of security for the platform.

QOMPLX, an intelligent decision platform, has closed its Series A round on $78.6m.

Electronic Identification has released 22 new use cases exploring how biometrics can improve customer experiences.

Blockpit, a tax calculation and portfolio tracking platform for cryptocurrencies, has received a €2.5m investment.

Equifax, a credit score company, has agreed to pay at least $565m as a settlement to a data breach in 2017.