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Best Execution requirements officially introduced in Singapore

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has revealed that Best Execution practices must be provided by capital markets intermediaries to their customers.

Korea’s FSC alters rules to promote business expansion overseas of FIs

Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) has approved a set of regulatory revisions to help facilitate financial institutions’ overseas operation and investment activities.

Cider Security gulps down $38m in seed, Series A funding

Cider Security, an application security startup, has emerged from stealth with $6m in seed funding and $32m from a Series A raise.

Ghanaian PayTech Dash rakes in $32.8m

Payments app provider Dash has secured $32.8m in a seed funding round headed by Insight Venture Partners.

Binance launches Bifinity as its fiat-to-crypto payments provider

Binance has unveiled Bifinity as the cryptocurrency infrastructure provider’s official fiat-to-crypto payments provider.

The six main challenges for banks when adopting technology

When banks turn to new technologies, there are undoubtedly always going to be growing pains. Despite this, the adoption of technology is a top priority for this group.

NICE add Zoom video communication compliance tool

Financial communication recording and compliance platform NICE has added Zoom capture to its compliance suite. Its NICE NTR-X solution can now be used for compliance...

50% of retail investors to shift funds into ESG in 2022

Half of retail investors are planning to switch some of their investments, including pensions, into ESG investments this year, new research claims.

Verisk acquires AIS for automated motor liability

Verisk, a global data analytics provider, has acquired Automated Insurance Solutions (AIS), a UK-based InsurTech to add motor liability decision automation to its claims ecosystem.

Duck Creek joins forces with Glia for digital-first customer approach

Duck Creek Technologies, global technology solutions provider to the P&C insurance industry, has partnered with provider of digital customer services (DCS) Glia.

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Heimdal

Heimdal and emt Distribution forge alliance to elevate cybersecurity in MENA

Heimdal and emt Distribution have linked to combine Heimdal's cybersecurity solutions with emt Distribution’s deep market expertise.
FinTech funding declines by 63% in Q2 2024 as average deal size increases

FinTech deals drop by two-thirds during Q2 as investors back fewer but larger deals

Key global FinTech investment stats in Q2 2024: Global FinTech deal activity reduced by two-thirds in Q2 2024 YoY Average deal size increased to...
Australian FinTech funding rises 4x in Q2 2024 despite drop in deal size

Australian FinTech market on the bounce back as funding increases over 4x in Q2...

Key Australian FinTech investment stats in Q2 2024: Australian FinTech funding in the second quarter increased by 4x compared to the opening quarter of...
Ushur, a leader in AI-powered Customer Experience Automation (CXA), has announced the launch of its new end-to-end solution designed specifically for insurance carriers offering group and worksite benefits.

Ushur enhances customer experience with new end-to-end solution for insurance carriers

Ushur, a leader in AI-powered Customer Experience Automation (CXA), has announced the launch of its new end-to-end solution designed specifically for insurance carriers offering group and worksite benefits.
UK leads CyberTech deal volume in Europe as funding grows in 2024

UK claimed top spot for CyberTech deal volume in Europe for H1 as investors...

European CyberTech investment stats in H1 2024: European CyberTech funding increased by 28% YoY UK emerged as the most active country for CyberTech deals...

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