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AXA unveils digital-only motor insurance platform

AXA has launched Moja, a digital-only insurance brand for motor insurance customers which aims to “shake up the insurance market.”
ABAX enters motor insurance market

ABAX enters motor insurance market

Telematics company ABAX has picked Greater Than as its partner to enter the motor insurance market.

Dutch central bank reportedly fines Binance ?3m

The Dutch central bank has reportedly fined crypto exchange Binance ?3m for offering services without proper registration.

Finance provider Bloom secures ?300m Series A investment

Bloom, a company that specialises in providing capital to growth firms that operate predominantly online, has raised ?300m in Series A funding.

Is the metaverse the next frontier for banks?

Ever since Meta, formerly Facebook, gave that presentation on its move to the metaverse, the virtual world has become more of a reality.

Cost of fraud for US, Canadian banks increases up to 10%

The cost of fraud in the US has increased by between 6.7% and 9.9% compared with before the pandemic, LexisNexis Risk Solutions report claims.

Meta consolidates financial services under Novi brand

As part of Facebook’s rebrand to Meta, it has also changed the name of its FinTech services from Facebook Financial to Novi.

Currencycloud appoints CTO and COO to continue rapid growth

Cross-border payments company Currencycloud has bolstered its senior team with the appointment of a new chief operations officer and chief technology officer.

HKMA underlines next steps in Open API Framework introduction

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has revealed its implementation plan for the third and fourth phases of its Open API Framework.

Stripe and Max Levchin back Balance’s $5.5m seed raise

B2B payments FinTech Balance has secured $5.5m in seed capital from Stripe, Tal Morgenstern of Lightspeed, and Max Levchin through his SciFi VC.

News Stories

Strong week in the FinTech sector with $1.7bn raised

FinTech Global this week reported on 21 recorded deals in the FinTech sector, with a strong showing in the reinsurance space bringing the total value recorded over $1bn.

EU regulator suggests revamp in sustainable investment rules

The ESMA has recently recommended a significant overhaul of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) within the EU.
MNT-Halan, Egypt’s largest non-bank financial institution and FinTech, has acquired Tam Finans, a prominent commercial finance company in Turkey.

MNT-Halan expands into Turkey with acquisition of Tam Finans

MNT-Halan, Egypt’s largest non-bank financial institution and FinTech, has acquired Tam Finans, a prominent commercial finance company in Turkey.

EU banks and insurers lag in green compliance, PwC study finds

A recent PwC study has uncovered a striking deficiency in the alignment of financial institutions’ activities with the EU's taxonomy for sustainable activities. According...
India

India’s new climate finance taxonomy to propel green transition

India is poised to implement a climate finance taxonomy, as announced by the Minister of Finance, Nirmala Sitharaman, during the annual budget.

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