Company News

Checkr, the company conducting background checks on gig economy workers, has just announced the closure of a $160m equity funding round.

From getting accurate data to responding to new regulatory challenges, there are plenty of opportunities and obstacles to overcome for RegTech innovators.

Google Pay is expanding in India with a new platform for merchants. The Spot Platform will empower businesses owners to create branded commercial experiences that bridge the offline and online worlds.

Deutsche Bank has bought a 4.9% stake in open banking startup Deposit Solutions for €50m ($55.2m), making it Germany’s second most valuable FinTech enterprise.

The backer and incubator of several FinTech companies Rocket Internet has had a smashing start of 2019.

MAP FinTech’s new product helps businesses deal with the EU’s complicated Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II). However, developing it was far from easy.

The new strong customer authentication (SCA) rules snapped into force this weekend. However, Barclaycard has so far not seen any an increase of abandoned transactions or declined payments.

Singapore-founded and Switzerland-headquartered Acronis’ CEO says the company is valued between $1bn and $2bn after the cybersecurity firm’s latest round.

The cybersecurity threat is constantly evolving and the day a firm believes they have achieved all there is to achieve, is the day they will fall foul to the next emerging risk; the Insider Threat, according to Tony Pepper, CEO at Egress.

Financial crime compliance solutions provider FICO has entered into a partnership with Arachnys, the client onboarding risk management RegTech firm.