PayPal announces investments to advance economic empowerment for women and girls
PayPal Holdings, Inc. has made a significant move in advancing women's economic empowerment by investing in Sweef Capital's Southeast Asia Women's Economic Empowerment Fund (SWEEF) and Quona Opportunity Fund.
Microsoft discloses potential weakness that exposed customer data
For the better part of December, a Microsoft database containing customers’ private information was exposed to the internet.
MAS refuses to rule out further regulatory restrictions on crypto
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has claimed it will not rule out adding further restrictions on retail crypto-traders as well as amending existing legislation.
Nucoro divests Exo Investing solution to wealth management firm abrdn
UK WealthTech firm abrdn has concluded a deal to acquire Exo Investing from FinTech firm Nucoro for an undisclosed fee.
Figopara partners with Provenir for international expansion and enhanced risk decisioning
Figopara, a Turkish invoice financing platform, is joining forces with Provenir, a global leader in AI-powered risk decisioning software, to fuel its international growth.
Bank of France governor calls for central banks to issue digital currency
Central banks should be in charge of issuing digital currencies as the use of cash declines, the Bank of France's governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau said.
Australians lost record $2bn to scams in 2021
Australians lost a record amount of over $2bn to scams in 2021, according to the annual report from the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC).
Breeze banks $10m to boost its disability and critical illness insurance offering
InsurTech Breeze closed a $10m Series A funding round led by Link Ventures with participation from Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures, Silicon Valley Bank, M25, Fiat Ventures and Invest Nebraska.
HoneyQuote partners with First Connect to give agents greater access to Florida insurance market
HoneyQuote, a digital insurance marketplace, has partnered with First Connect Insurance Services to grant thousands of independent agents nationwide the ability to seamlessly write policies in Florida
Mitratech acquires ClusterSeven so it can offer an end-to-end data privacy solution
The legal and compliance software builder Mitratech has acquired ClusterSeven so it can offer an end-to-end solution suite for easing data privacy and information governance efforts.