Biometric authentication usage to grow by just under 1,000% by 2024
Biometric authentication will be used to secure over $2.5 trillion worth of mobile payment transactions by 2024, according to an investigation from Juniper Research.
Portag3 Ventures closes $320m new fund to support FinTech startups
Canadian FinTech startups are getting spoilt for choice as another venture capital fund just closed.
Mobile POS transaction volumes to reach $1.9 trillion by 2024
Mobile points of sales (mPOS) transaction values are set to more than double by 2024, according to the latest study from Juniper Research.
Goldman Sachs lends $125m to Mercado Credito as Latin American FinTech investments are booming
E-commerce giant MercadoLibre's credit unit Mercado Credito has strengthened its financial muscles thanks to a $125m loan from investment bank Goldman Sachs.
Colombian investor buys stake in struggling Metro Bank as the challenger bank’s biggest backer...
While a Colombian banker has bought 7.4 million shares in Metro Bank, the British lender’s biggest backer has cut his stake in the beleaguered bank.
Chinese companies are shaping global facial recognition standards
From customer authentication to cybersecurity, RegTech companies can leverage facial recognition tech in numerous ways.
UK FinTech Uncapped officially launched to give European startups more funding alternatives
Uncapped has raised £10m to support its ambition to help European businesses grow by giving them an alternative to traditional investors or taking on debt.
hawk:AI partners with PwC to help financial institutions investigate fraud
hawk:AI, a RegTech 100 company, has formed a partnership with auditing and consulting firm PwC to better help financial institutions identify and investigate money laundering.
Ethereum cryptocurrency expert arrested after giving blockchain talk in North Korea
A cryptocurrency community rivalling bitcoin is in uproar after an Ethereum Foundation worker was arrested after giving a blockchain talk in North Korea.
Piggy banks getting the chop in favour of digital banking
Children in the UK are moving away from their piggy banks and towards online bank accounts, according to new research from Halifax.