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The Fed’s real-time payments system; Sen. Wyden wants answers from Amazon

The US Federal Reserve voted four-to-one in favour of building a real-time payments system.

Insurwave teams with Xceptor to automate marine insurance

Insurwave, a joint venture between EY and Guardtime, has partnered with Xceptor to support the digitalisation and automation of insurance.

Monzo discovers security flaw, asks some customers to change card numbers

Monzo, a UK-based challenger bank, has requested half a million of its customers change their card PIN, after identifying a security flaw.

Habito is keeping silent about its £5m investment from Augmentum Fintech

The UK online mortgage broker Habito has received a £5m money injection from Augmentum Fintech, the FinTech-focused venture capital firm.

IBM and other companies launch new blockchain network for supply management

International Business Machines (IBM) has revealed a new blockchain-based network to improve manual supply chain managment.

Starling Bank on track to reach £1b in deposits by year end

Challenger bank Starling is set to reach one million accounts and £1bn in deposits by the end of the year.

ComplyAdvantage expands its anti-money laundering and compliance offerings by opening New York office

RegTech company ComplyAdvantage has announced it is opening new offices in London and New York and is opening another one in Asia-Pacific later this year.

CompareAsiaGroup closes $20m Series B investment round led by Experian

Personal finance management platform CompareAsiaGroup has filled its coffers with a $20m capital injection courtesy of Experian, a credit reporting bureau.

InsurTech company Avantia updates its pricing model to use Bayesian optimization

Avantia, the technology-enabled insurer, is changing how it prices stuff. Instead of using the traditional so-called bucket tests, it will now swap it for Bayesian optimization.

Challenger bank bunq introduces new API marketplace

Dutch independent bank bunq has introduced an API marketplace for developers to demonstrate their apps by using the FinTech company’s open API.

News Stories

US takes the gold for FinTech deals this week - Here are this week's 36 deals

US takes the gold for FinTech deals this week – Here are this week’s...

It was a strong week for US-based FinTech companies, with 17 securing fresh capital this week.  Aside from the US dominating the week for deals,...
Deutsche Bank and BASF initiate pioneering ESG finance programme in Asia

Deutsche Bank and BASF initiate pioneering ESG finance programme in Asia

Deutsche Bank has unveiled BASF’s inaugural sustainability-linked payables finance programme in Asia, concentrating on its operations in China.
PureFacts secures major investment from GrowthCurve

PureFacts secures major investment from GrowthCurve

PureFacts Financial Solutions, a renowned provider of revenue management solutions tailored for the investment sector, recently announced a significant development.
Tuum and ComplyAdvantage join forces to enhance compliance and operational efficiency

Tuum and ComplyAdvantage join forces to enhance compliance and operational efficiency

Tuum is a next-generation core banking platform, has partnered with ComplyAdvantage, a financial crime intelligence platform that offers AI-driven risk data and fraud detection technology to a global client base.
Wisedocs bags $4.5m from CIBC to streamline insurance claim reviews with AI

Wisedocs bags $4.5m from CIBC to streamline insurance claim reviews with AI

Wisedocs, an innovative leader in the InsurTech sector, recently received a significant financial boost. CIBC Innovation Banking has extended $4.5m CAD in growth capital financing.

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