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UK government invests £18.9m in Northern Ireland’s cyber industry

The UK government has announced an £18.9m investment in Northern Ireland’s cybersecurity industry.

The European Commission refers Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands to Court of Justice for...

The European Commission has referred Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failing to wholly implement the fourth anti-money laundering directive (AMLD4) into national law.

FCC chair calls for new policies around telecom data breach reporting

The chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Jessica Rosenworcel has called for new policies around telecom providers’ reporting of data breaches.

American Express, Amazon partner to launch SMB credit card

American Express has formed an agreement with Amazon to launch a new co-brand card to support SMBs in the US.
VulnCheck

Exploit intelligence firm VulnCheck announces $7.95m seed investment

VulnCheck, the exploit intelligence company, has successfully completed its seed funding round, securing a total of $7.95m.
Fiserv

Fiserv unveils new omnichannel fraud mitigation solution

Fiserv, a global provider of payments and financial technology solutions, has introduced a new fraud mitigation offering.

Monzo is trialling an open banking feature despite the founder’s previous scepticism of open...

Challenger bank Monzo is testing out a new feature enabling customers to easily move money from other banks' accounts, despite founder Tom Blomfield's previous scepticism of open banking.

Mastercard and Coinbase team to extend NFT purchasing capabilities

Mastercard is partnering with Coinbase to allow people to purchase non fungible tokens (NFTs) with their debit and credit cards.

DriveWealth, Bambu partner to offer wealth management robo-advisor

DriveWealth, a financial services API developer, has teamed with robo-advisor developer Bambu to provide an end-to-end robo-advisory platform to the wealth management industry.
ZestyAI, a leading provider of climate and property risk analytics solutions, has announced a partnership with Florida Peninsula Insurance Company to improve risk outcomes for insurers and property owners across the state. 

ZestyAI partners with Florida Peninsula to revolutionise property risk assessment

ZestyAI, a leading provider of climate and property risk analytics solutions, has announced a partnership with Florida Peninsula Insurance Company to improve risk outcomes for insurers and property owners across the state. 

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...
India

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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