FCA censures Aviva for listing and transparency rules breach
The Financial Conduct Authority has publicly censured insurer Aviva for making an announcement that had the potential to mislead the market.
FCA and PRA fine Goldman Sachs International £96.6m for risk management failures
Goldman Sachs International has been fined £96.6m by British regulators for its role in the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal.
Paytia closes its pre-Series A as it looks to boost telephone payment compliance
Paytia, a telephone payment compliance service, has closed its pre-Series A funding round on £1.2m, which was led by Bloc Ventures.
Socure launches new tool to beat synthetic fraud
Digital identity platform Socure has launched its Sigma Synthetic Fraud solution to help combat the risks of synthetic identity fraud.
Bahrain opens new FinTech lab FinHub 973 to boost the sector in the region
The Central Bank of Bahrain has launched the first FinTech lab in the region – FinHub 973.
DataFleets bags $4.5m in seed capital
DataFleets has picked up $4.5m in new funding to further its efforts to enable databases to be accessed without companies running the risk of their data being compromised.
ESMA postpones changes to EMIR until March 2021 because of Brexit
The EU’s securities markets regulator has postponed the applicability date of the updated European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) validation rules to March 8, 2021.
Apollo Global Management investor faces backlash over Jeffrey Epstein ties
An investor who've previously backed FinTech companies is facing a revolt due to his ties with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Nordic challenger banks and cybersecurity firms were among the 33 FinTech rounds raised last...
These 33 FinTech funding rounds from last week highlight the rise of Scandi challenger banks, the importance of cybersecurity and how competition in the buy now, pay later space is heating up.
User info leaked as e-commerce site tretti.se owner hacked
Swedish e-commerce company tretti.se's owner Whiteaway Group has seen confidential customer information being compromised in a ransomware attack.
