Company News

Cyble closes Series A with $10m funding haul

Cybersecurity intelligence company Cyble has secured $10m from a Series A financing raise led by Blackbird.
CyberTech

CyberTechs perform strongly in this week’s 20 funding deals

As we roll into what is already the third month of 2024, the FinTech sector continues to go from strength to strength with the...

InsurTech 100 company League announce partnership with the Vector Institute

The Vector Institute, the artificial intelligence centre, has teamed up with League, the InsurTech company focusing on employee health and wellness.
corporate

Regulation and activism reshape corporate governance: The 2023 forecast for European businesses

With more attention on ESG oversight and maximising shareholder value, corporate firms in Europe are finding themselves in the spotlight.  

Visa’s acquisition of Plaid has officially been called off

After a year marred by an antitrust suit, Visa's acquisition of Plaid has officially been called off as the CEO says regulatory reviews threatened consumers' interests.

BIS unveils green bond fund to finance sustainable projects in APAC

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has launched a green bond fund that is dedicated to aid the financing of green projects in Asia Pacific.
Last week, UK Finance, the banking trade association, issued a cautionary advisory to financial institutions regarding approximately 800 suspicious filings concerning 190 companies submitted to Companies House. These filings purportedly revolve around the erroneous discharge of registered charges.

The importance of KYB amid the rogue Companies House filings

Last week, UK Finance, the banking trade association, issued a cautionary advisory to financial institutions regarding approximately 800 suspicious filings concerning 190 companies submitted to Companies House. These filings purportedly revolve around the erroneous discharge of registered charges.

Swedish e-commerce cryptocurrency company QuickBit’s profits jump by 60 per cent

QuickBit, a FinTech enabling e-commerce retailer get paid with cryptocurrencies, has got improved its quarterly profit by 60 per cent to £2.42m.
CUR8

Google Ventures leads £5.3m pre-seed funding round for climate-tech CUR8

CUR8, a pioneer in the burgeoning carbon removals industry, has announced a successful pre-seed funding round totalling £5.3m.

Refinitiv teams up with The Sentry to combat criminals in Africa abusing the financial...

Market data and infrastructure provider Refinitiv has teamed up with investigative and policy team The Sentry to help prevent African war criminals and their business networks from abusing the international financial system.

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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