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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added single-factor authentication (SFA) to its list of bad cybersecurity practices that it advises against.

UT-based FinTech company providing payment solutions in the commercial equipment space Clicklease raised $63m in Series A funding led by Sandlot Partners.

A payments system review by the Australian government has detailed key regulatory issues in the country’s payment ecosystem.

Global retail giant Amazon has partnered with buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Affirm to provide its US customers with a BNPL option at the checkout.

A South Korean parliamentary committee voted to amend a law toward banning Google and Apple from forcibly charging software developers commissions on in-app purchases, the first such curb by a major economy.

Research by accountancy and advisory business BDO has found lending by challenger banks in 2020 reached a record high of £143bn – a hike of 11% on 2019.

UK-based DeFi lending protocol organisation Euler raised $8m in Series A funding led by Paradigm.

Israeli cybersecurity firm Check Point Software Technologies has entered an agreement to buy cloud email security company Avanan for an undisclosed fee.

Payment giant Square is expected to launch Invoices Plus, a paid subscription service that will include extra features such as those previously available with the free service.

Mexico City-based Kocomo has secured $56m in debt and equity funding from a round led by Vine Ventures and AIIVP.