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Mastercard and Coinbase team to extend NFT purchasing capabilities

Mastercard is partnering with Coinbase to allow people to purchase non fungible tokens (NFTs) with their debit and credit cards.

2021 Christmas spending fuels ever-growing BNPL debt bubble for consumers

After it was revealed UK consumers racked up £3.3bn in buy now, pay later (BNPL) debts over Christmas 2021, a study by Credit Karna has found a growing debt bubble amongst customers.

InsurTech Zego embarks on European expansion

Commercial motor insurer Zego is launching in the Netherlands and ramping up its operations in France.

The FinTech trends to watch out for in 2022

A recent blogpost by cross-border payments firm Currencycloud has outlined its predictions for the FinTech trends to look out for in 2022.

5 trends WealthTechs should follow in 2022 and 4 challenges to be aware of

As hopes are 2022 will be the end of the pandemic and a return to normality, Dreamquark has offered the five big trends WealthTechs should be following this year and the four challenges to watch out for.

Accellion ends data breach lawsuit with $8.1m FTA settlement

Content firewall provider Accellion has come to a settlement of $8.1m to bring to an end a lawsuit over a data breach that involved FTA, its legacy file sharing service.

Permiso Security nails down $10m seed to scale team and footprint

Cloud identity detection and response firm Permiso.io has secured $10m from a seed funding round led by Point72 Ventures.

The missing link to data management

It is critical for organisations to foster a data-centric culture that drives business value. The key to this, Quantexa argues, is a contextual approach to master data management (MDM).

Synchrony and Pawlicy partner for accessible pet insurance

Synchrony, premier consumer financial services company, and pet insurance marketplace Pawlicy Advisor are joining forces to help consumers better plan for expenses regarding their pet.

Zeidler makes organisational revamp with new appointments

Zeidler Group has updated its leadership and organisational infrastructure to help further connect the company’s wide-ranging capabilities to advance future growth.

News Stories

ACI and EPI target Europe’s payments fragmentation

ACI Worldwide, a global payments technology firm listed on NASDAQ, has become a principal member of the European Payments Initiative (EPI) and will integrate...
MRLO

The hidden culture problem behind weak MLRO engagement

There is a pattern that most money laundering reporting officers (MLROs) will recognise immediately. A request goes out for inputs to the financial crime...
Canada

Canada’s FCA bill puts FinTech compliance on notice

Canada's fragmented approach to tackling financial crime has drawn sustained criticism for years. Responsibility for investigating money laundering, fraud, and sanctions offences has historically...
MiFIR

How regulatory reform is exposing MiFIR governance cracks

Transaction reporting has always been the backbone of market abuse surveillance, but the rules of the game are shifting. As regulators deepen their reliance...
synthetic

Synthetic identity fraud now a systemic threat in 2026

Mitek Systems has released new research developed in partnership with Datos Insights, a financial services research and advisory firm, warning that synthetic identity fraud...

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