Company News

HSBC picks MuleSoft’s open-banking solutions as banks worldwide rush to modernize themselves

Big lender HSBC has taken another step towards re-imagining its offering for the 21st century by leveraging MuleSoft’s application-building platform.

Cybersecurity company NINJIO taps CSI: NY writer for new web series about the digital...

NINJIO, the cybersecurity awareness training company, has launched an animated series of videos where each episode teaches the viewer about a cyber threat.

Credit and debit card details exposed in potential Church’s Chicken hack attack

A hack attack may have exposed payment information about fast-food franchise Church’s Chicken’s customers.

Groundbreaker secures $2m to accelerate its InsurTech investment innovation ambitions

InsurTech company Groundbreaker has raised a $2m funding round led by Andrew Bluhm, son of real estate tycoon Neil Bluhm who owns Rivers Casino, Walton Street Capital and marquee Chicago properties.

Theta Lake unveils new video explaining its partnership with Webex Teams

RegTech startup Theta Lake has created a video explaining how its collaboration with Webex Teams, the teamwork solution provider, works.

Refinitiv to deploy its anti-money laundering solutions for STC Pay

RegTech company Refinitiv has been tapped by STC Pay, the financial arm of the Saudi Telecom Company, to help it comply with know your customer and anti-money laundering regulations.

Ireland shake up lending laws for credit unions

Lending rules will change for credit unions in Ireland next year, which will see maturity limits replaced with new concentration caps.

Three federal regulatory agencies update trading rules for derivatives

An important rule around how large banks measure counter-party credit risk for derivatives contracts has changed.

Neon has raised $94m in a round led by Banco Votorantim and General Atlantic

Brazil’s FinTech scene is booming and challenger bank Neon is leading the charge with its latest funding round.

TruNarrative partners with French AI firm Bleckwen to expand its financial crime solution

Leeds-headquartered TruNarrative’s financial crime platform has added Bleckwen, the French fraud detection and prevention specialist, to the fold.

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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