Company News

Where to next for marketplace lending FinTechs?

Open banking and new technologies have made the marketplace lending FinTech market explode. But where will it go from here?

N26 now boasts having 250,000 US customers

The German challenger bank N26 launched in the US in August, but already has 250,000 customers in the country.

Styra has bagged $14m in funding from Accel

Cybersecurity startup Styra has secured $14m in its Series A round led by Accel, the venture capital firm.
video

A standardized API would help ease PSD2 compliance burdens

As the deadline for PSD2 looms and financial services frantically try to get systems ready, application programming interface (API) standardisation would ease challenges, according to a panel at the Global RegTech Summit 2019.

AI-powered software developer Squirro deploys new GDPR tools

Augmented intelligence application developer Squirro has developed a new GDPR compliance solution.This new service leverages computing power to identify any GDPR requests and gather...
fintech insurtech wealthtech regtech ai cybertech esg news

FCA announces the fourth cohort of its regulatory sandbox

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced the 29 companies that make up the fourth cohort for its regulatory sandbox program.

Eurogiro partners with cross-border payments company Inpay

Cross-border payments company Eurogiro has partnered with Denmark-based payments technology platform Inpay.

Velix.ID launches Blockchain platform for identity verification

Newly launched RegTech startup Velix.ID, which is using blockchain to enable frictionless identity verification, is planning a token sale.Current methods of identity verification take...
fintech-news

CloudPay partners with Ramco for multinational payrolls

CloudPay is partnering with Indian enterprise software maker Ramco Systems to bring cloud-based payroll systems to more multinational organisations.

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.

120,000+ FinTech leaders get exclusive industry stories delivered every week

Download the free AIFinTech100 report

FREE

Download the AIFinTech100 report for 2024 with details on each solution