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Perygee

Perygee lands $4.75m in seed financing raise

Perygee, a company providing a lightweight and complete security platform for IoT and OT, has raised $4.75m from a seed investment round.
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Generali poised to take Malaysian life insurance market by storm

Global insurer and asset manager Generali has acquired the majority stakes in the AXA-Affin joint ventures in Malaysia.

Crypto exchange Gemini teams with Plaid to bridge traditional and crypto ecosystems

Crypto exchange Gemini has teamed up with open banking platform Plaid, with the aim of building better bridges between the traditional finance and crypto ecosystems.

BNM teams with banks, law enforcement agencies to combat financial fraud

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has teamed with a number of key stakeholders in the financial industry and legal world to take on financial fraud and scams.

Australia to introduce market licences for crypto exchanges

The Australian government will create a market licence regime for crypto exchanges to ensure safety and security for people who want to invest in crypto assets.

Cybersecurity firm Portnox snaps up $22m Series A

Endpoint security solution provider Portnox has bagged $22m from a Series A round of growth financing.

UR Islamic Bank’s new partnership to combat money laundering in Iraq

UR Islamic Bank will implement Capital Banking Solutions integrated compliance platform to help prevent money laundering and tax evasion in Iraq.

How will hybrid working impact the future of broking?

One of the most potentially longstanding trends to emerge over the past year is hybrid working, with the working model expected to persist as the workforce becomes more accustomed to the work-life balance it offers them.

Veriff, Monese partner to offer secure digital banking services to Europe

Estonian identity verification firm Veriff has teamed with mobile money app Monese to provide strengthened and secure digital banking services to European consumers.

TruNarrative releases new TruPortal feature to support KYC and AML needs

TruNarrative has released TruPortal, a new know your customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) solution designed for low-volume users.

News Stories

Strong week in the FinTech sector with $1.7bn raised

FinTech Global this week reported on 21 recorded deals in the FinTech sector, with a strong showing in the reinsurance space bringing the total value recorded over $1bn.

EU regulator suggests revamp in sustainable investment rules

The ESMA has recently recommended a significant overhaul of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) within the EU.
MNT-Halan, Egypt’s largest non-bank financial institution and FinTech, has acquired Tam Finans, a prominent commercial finance company in Turkey.

MNT-Halan expands into Turkey with acquisition of Tam Finans

MNT-Halan, Egypt’s largest non-bank financial institution and FinTech, has acquired Tam Finans, a prominent commercial finance company in Turkey.

EU banks and insurers lag in green compliance, PwC study finds

A recent PwC study has uncovered a striking deficiency in the alignment of financial institutions’ activities with the EU's taxonomy for sustainable activities. According...
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India’s new climate finance taxonomy to propel green transition

India is poised to implement a climate finance taxonomy, as announced by the Minister of Finance, Nirmala Sitharaman, during the annual budget.

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