Startup-focused challenger bank Mercury raises $20m in Series A funding round
Having only launched in April 2019, challenger bank Mercury has already raised a $20m Series A round to fuel its growth as it aims to support tech startups.
UK banks stopped £820m worth of fraud in the first six months of 2019
The banking industry experienced a 14% jump in attempted fraud in the first half of the year, compared to 2018.
Dynamic pricing PropTech startup Beyond Pricing nets $42.5m in Series A investment round
With $42m extra in the bank, Beyond Pricing is set to scale its automated pricing offering for Airbnb and other vacation rental sites.
Altoona First Savings Bank picks CSI for its cybersecurity and IT risk compliance initiatives
Pennsylvania-headquartered Altoona First Savings Bank has chosen FinTech and RegTech developer Computer Services, Inc. (CSI), to increase its operational efficiencies and strengthen its regulatory compliance initiatives related to cybersecurity and IT risk management.
InsurTech startup omni:us secures €1.6m from the EU
Germany-based omni:us has been given €1.6m ($1.7m) by the European Commission to keep developing its machine-learning powered insurance claim platform.
UK-founded Transferwise expands into the US with Novo and Stanford Credit Union partnerships
The British FinTech unicorn Transferwise is going across the pond to offer its international payments technology to American customers.
HSBC introduces Quantexa’s contextual data approach to weed out fraud and detect financial crime
HSBC has beefed up its financial crime detection system by deploying Quantexa’s contextual big data solutions.
Revolut picks BearingPoint RegTech to help it comply with regulations post-Brexit
Payments unicorn Revolut has taken another step to prepare for Brexit by picking BearingPoint RegTech’s Abacus360 Banking solution.
WealthTech scaleup Moneyfarm raises £36m Series C funding round and teams up with Poste...
Moneyfarm has just announced the closure of a £36m Series C funding round as the WealthTech scaleup signs a partnership with Poste Italiane, the Italian postal and financial services firm.
Project A has raised a $200m fund to keep backing FinTech startups
Berlin-based venture capital firm Project A has raised a new $200m fund to keep backing n seed and Series A stage enterprises.