Neobanks and InsurTech startups among the 23 FinTechs raising money last week
Challenger banks and InsurTech ventures stood out among the 23 FinTech companies that successfully raised money last week. But RegTech is seemingly trailing behind.
The University of South Australia has inked a deal with Optus to launch a...
The University of South Australia has signed a strategic partnership with Optus which will see them launching a Cyber Security Research and Collaboration hub together.
WhatsApp given the green light to operate as a payment service in India
Indian regulators has given WhatsApp a thumbs up, allowing the Facebook-owned app to operate as a payment service in the country.
DoJ files suit to block Visa’s acquisition of Plaid
Visa's $5.3bn acquisition of Plaid was supposed to be one of the biggest FinTech deals this year, but the US Department of Justice seems dead set against it and has filed a suit to stop the deal.
Stairwell secures $4.5m investment
Cybersecurity company Stairwell has bagged $4.5m in a seed round led by Accel.
Osome has secured $3m in investment
RegTech and accounting app Osome has netted $3m in a new funding round.
Almost half of financial services firms have suffered a hack attack since the pandemic...
Hack attacks are on the rise with 45% of financial services firms having experienced an attack ever since the Covid-19 crisis began, according to new research.
Chinese regulators halt Ant’s IPO
The Ant Technology Group's public listing was expected to be the biggest IPO ever, but now Chinese regulators have suspended the stock market debut.
Allica Bank taps Sphonic to help it prevent financial crime
Having only launched earlier this year, Allica Bank has now picked Sphonic to manage its financial crime fighting efforts
ESMA criticises German regulators on how they supervised Wirecard
German regulators didn't do enough when they supervised the collapsed FinTech giant Wirecard, the EU’s securities markets regulator reports.
