Brazil’s central bank halts WhatsApp’s payment rollout
WhatsApp rolled out its mobile payment services in Brazil last week, but has already been suspended by the central bank.
Privitar extends its Series C round by an additional $7m coming from HSBC
Data privacy platform Privitar has raised an additional $7m for its Series C round, having initially closed the round on $80m in April.
Authomize closes its seed round as it launches new product
Authomize, a cloud-based authorisation management platform, has closed its seed round, in tandem with the launch of its new automated solution.
31 investment rounds that show the state of the FinTech industry
From Monzo's seeing its valuation plummet to Checkout.com becoming one of Europe's most valuable FinTechs, the last week has been full of funding rounds that could cause big waves in the sector.
Digital identity company Payfone scores $100m in a new funding round
Having established itself as a leading digital identity company provider, Payfone has secured $100m in new funding round and is looking to grow on the back of the investment round.
Theta Lake adds audio and video recording capabilities to its Microsoft Teams solution
Theta Lake, the RegTech company, has extended its coverage for Microsoft Teams with the addition of audio and video recording capabilities and recording partner...
FinTech giant Wirecard in deep trouble after $2.1bn goes missing
German Wirecard saw its shares plunge by as much as 60% after the payment company revealed that €1.9bn ($2.1bn) was missing just as it was about to file its financial statements for 2019.
ESMA publishes draft amendment of the regulatory technical standards to the European Single Electronic...
The EU's securities markets regulator has published a draft amendment to the regulatory technical standards (RTS) on the European Single Electronic Format (ESEF).
The benefits of improved data management – KYC Portal
With the rise in regulations, the amount of data being collected and the scale of information storage, effective data management has become crucial for businesses.
FCA wants to ban mini-bond marketing permanently
The UK's top financial markets regulator has announced that it plans to make the ban on marketing of mini-bonds that it introduced in January permanent.
