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.
The FCA announce new Covid-19 guidelines for credit companies may be incoming
On Saturday, prime minister Boris Johnson announced that England would go into a second national lockdown. On the back of that, the to City watchdog has asked credit businesses to prepare for new guidelines.
30 FinTech rounds from last week you cannot afford to miss
What do the 30 FinTech funding rounds from last week tell us about the state of the industry?
Visa’s acquisition of Plaid could be in jeopardy due to antitrust concerns
Visa bought Plaid January in a $5.3bn deal, but now fears about it creating a monopoly situation could make regulators put a stop to the deal.
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.
Atom bank picks SurePay to fight fraud and prevent misdirected online payments
Atom bank has picked RegTech SurePay to help the app-based bank to fight fraud and prevent misdirected online payments with its Confirmation of Payee solution.
FSB publishes roadmap to enhance cross-border payments
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has published a roadmap to enhance cross-border payments, which will be delivered to G20 finance ministers and central bank governors at a October 14 meeting.
Paynetics buys Wirecard’s corporate card portfolio
FinTech Paynetics has acquired the corporate payout card portfolio of Wirecard UK and Ireland.
Tink inks open banking partnership with Lydia
French mobile payment app Lydia has tapped Swedish FinTech Tink to use its open banking technology, empowering it to leverage access to PSD2 APIs across Europe.
What does the 27 FinTech funding rounds from last week tell you about the...
Over the past seven days we have reported on 27 big FinTech deals. So why not take a closer look at what they mean for the industry.