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These 36 FinTech deals from the last week show that the sector is not...

While the downfall of Wirecard may the big story in the FinTech industry, it would be a mistake to not take a closer look at the investment rounds announced in the sector over the past seven days.

Germany’s finance minister calls for more intense scrutiny from regulators after the Wirecard scandal

As the Wirecard scandal continues to cause shock waves across the FinTech industry, Germany's lawmakers are calling for a total revamp of the regulatory oversight system.

The top 10 RegTech Deals in Q2 2020 collectively raised just over $900m

The top ten RegTech deals in the second quarter of the year raised $908.2m in aggregate. This a significant slowdown compared to the $1.7bn...

FraudScope bags $7m in its Series A as it looks to scale its team

FraudScope, an AI-powered solution capable of identifying fraud, has collected $7m in its Series A round.

Surf Bank Brazil picks Paygilant to strengthen its fraud prevention capabilities

Mobile payments fraud-prevention and authentication provider Paygilant has been tapped by digital bank Surf Bank Brazil to help it fight fraud.

How will the Wirecard scandal affect the FinTech sector?

The collapse of Wirecard has sent shock waves through the FinTech industry, cut customers off from their money and raised some serious questions about the role of regulators.

Cybersecurity risk for cryptocurrency wallets revealed

The alarm has been sounded regarding a vulnerability in some of the world's most popular cryptocurrency wallets.

Identity fraud fighting startup ubble raises €10m in seed round

French tech startup ubble has bagged €10m in seed capital and a partnership with Bpifrance, the investment bank.

Pockit customers’ accounts frozen because of the Wirecard scandal

Challenger bank Pockit has been forced to freeze all customers' accounts because of the Wirecard scandal and tells users to go to local welfare assistance schemes if they can't pay for their essentials.

Holvi cards suspended because of the Wirecard scandal

Holvi, the digital banking platform for freelancers, has become the latest FinTech firm to be swept up in the Wirecard scandal.

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