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Darktrace rival Immersive Labs inks $75m to help businesses beef up their cyberskills

Immersive Labs, a platform which teaches cybersecurity skills to corporate employees by using real, up-to-date threat intelligence in a gamified way closed a $75m Series C funding round.

ABN AMRO develops instant payment tool for gig economy workers

Dutch bank ABN AMRO has created an instant payments service for flexible workers in the gig economy market.

Timex teams with FinTechs to unveil range of contactless payment watches

Watchmaker Timex has partnered with Visa, Tappy and J.P Morgan subsidiary Chase to launch watch straps that can be used to conduct contactless payments.

Nets Group and Nordea Bank extend their long-term partnership in Denmark and Finland

Nordea and Nets entered into a new agreement, further prolonging their long-term partnership in Finland and Denmark enabling the latter to provide payment services to the financial institution.

Shopify and Affirm team up to offer buy now pay later service for US...

E-commerce platform Shopify has launched Shop Pay Installments, powered through a partnership with BNPL provider Affirm to offer flexible payments to US customers.

Airbase snares $60m in Menlo Ventures-backed Series B raise

US spend software startup Airbase has secured $60m from a Series B funding round led by Menlo Ventures.

What Nubank and Klarna’s colossal rounds from last week reveal about the FinTech industry

While Nubank’s massive Series G round and Klarna's $40bn valuation may have secured the most headlines last week, CyberTech and cryptocurrency ventures bagged the most capital injections.

Credit Sesame secures $51m to bolster financial platform, tackle credit inequality

Credit Sesame has raked in $51m of funding to launch new AI-driven services to help consumers secure easier access to credit and banking services.

Kafene said to raise $14m to offer flexible payments and protect customers from debt

BNPL firm Kafene raised $14m in Series A funding to empower flexible ownership for subprime customers.

SIMON unveils Nationwide as newest member of its InsurTech marketplace

SIMON Annuities and Insurance Services have added insurance and financial services business Nationwide as the newest carrier in its InsurTech Marketplace.

News Stories

Middle East retail investing: the WealthTech opportunity

Retail investment and preparing for retirement is gaining traction in the Middle East. For Fredrik Davéus, CEO and co-founder of Kidbrooke, this isn’t just...
Why good-weather pension numbers are misleading participants

Why good-weather pension numbers are misleading participants

As the Netherlands' pension sector navigates its Wet toekomst pensioenen (Wtp) transition, a growing body of regulatory guidance and independent research suggests that the...
Nordic banks turn to CaaS to fight rising fraud

Nordic banks turn to CaaS to fight rising fraud

The Nordic region is among the most cashless in the world, with cash accounting for fewer than 5% of all transactions in Norway and...
Global FinTech funding continued its strong surge over the past two weeks, with approximately $2.17bn raised across 23 deals, as cybersecurity firms saw major deals come to fruition.

Global FinTech funding tops $2bn as RegTech deals run rampant

Global FinTech funding continued its strong surge over the past two weeks, with approximately $2.17bn raised across 23 deals, as cybersecurity firms saw a...
How metadata supercharges AI document processing

How metadata supercharges AI document processing

Artificial intelligence is rapidly embedding itself into document-heavy organisations, promising to transform everything from contract analysis to compliance monitoring. Yet despite this momentum, many...

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