Tag: Spain

Spain’s CaixaBank has deployed a quantum computing algorithm to assess the capital at risk for financial assets such as mortgage and treasury bill portfolios.

Keyfactor has acquired fellow digital identity solution builder Redtrust for an undisclosed amount.

Europol has supported the Spanish government in dismantling a criminal organisation which had been providing ‘large-scale’ crypto money laundering services to other criminal bodies.

CaixaBank has launched facial recognition technology at ATMs, removing the need to insert PINs, becoming the first bank in Spain to offer this.

FacePhi, a Spain-based biometrics business, has launched a new ‘zero risk’ security product for the banking sector.

Emerging markets-focused credit scoring and lending startup ID Finance is has raised $50m in debt funding to expand across Latin America.

Debt crowdfunding platform ECrowd! has raised €307,900 through an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The round attracted 135 private investors.

Barcelona-based peer-to-peer payments service Verse has raised $8.3m in a Series A round of funding. The capital comes from Spark Capital, e.ventures and Greycroft Partners.

Spanish bank BBVA is complaining to the European Commission, expressing its concerns that regulation pertaining to EU caps on bankers' bonuses are damaging its ability to attract tech talent.

Spanish banking giant BBVA has announced the 56 finalists for its eighth Open Talent competition that aims to seek out and support new FinTech startups and innovations.