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Quantexa partners with Deloitte to help firms fight against financial crime

Data and analytics software company Quantexa, has partnered with Deloitte as part of its global illicit finance and economic crime initiative to help firms with more...

Snyk reaches $4.7bn valuation after new $300m funding round

Cybersecurity company Snyk closed a $300m funding round taking its valuation to $4.7bn.

Former HSBC COO joins RegTech firm Napier’s advisory board

Napier, which provides anti-money laundering solutions, has appointed former HSBC chief operations officer and chair of the global banking unit at Boston Consulting Group, Andy Maguire to its advisory board.

Over £20m worth of fraud averted by banking industry-funded police unit

A specialist policing unit funded by the banking and finance industry revealed that £20m worth of fraud was prevented in 2020 – a figure up by £1m compared to 2019.

EU regulator cautions retail investors following the GameStop chaos

The EU's financial markets regulator has urged retail investors to be cautious following the GameStop chaos.

Robinhood CEO apologises for “unacceptable” shortcomings during the GameStop chaos

The boss of Robinhood has apologised in front of a congressional hearing for the stock-trading app's behaviour amidst the GameStop chaos.

What do these 36 FinTech rounds raised in the last week reveal about the...

WealthTech and cybersecurity enterprises were among the FinTech businesses that closed investment rounds in the last seven days.

After the GameStop backlash: Robinhood removes trading restrictions

Robinhood has removed its restrictions on trading GameStop stocks after facing criticism from users and lawmakers.

What’s next for Sweden’s FinTech ecosystem?

After years of record growth and it briefly being home to Europe's most valuable FinTech, how will Sweden's emerging FinTech ecosystem come out of the Covid-19 pandemic?

The 38 FinTech funding rounds raised last week highlight the success of payments companies...

From: FinTech Global While the payments industry has reason to celebrate, last week also proved a boon for 38 FinTech companies closing investment rounds. The FinTech...

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