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Jumio, Microsoft enter alliance to support decentralised digital identity service

Identity verification firm Jumio has collaborated with Microsoft to integrate the latter’s Azure Active Directory (AD) verifiable credentials to Jumio’s platform.

European Banking Authority updates benchmarking exercise

The European Banking Authority (EBA) updates its Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) with new internal approaches to benchmarking.

Majesco opens its Distribution Management platform to everyone

Cloud insurance platform Majesco has opened access to its Distribution Management platform to everyone.

The UK increases the contactless payments cap to £100

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has again upped the limit of contactless payments, with the cap on single transactions rising from £45 to £100.

Former Microsoft CFO John Connors joins Tractable’s board of directors

Tractable, which leverages AI to improve recovery from accidents and natural disasters, has named former Microsoft CFO John Connors as its latest board of directors member.

BukuWarung has raised another funding round

Indonesian FinTech BukuWarung has raised an undisclosed funding round said to bring the total invested into the Indonesian FInTech to $20m.

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.

The UK could up contactless payment limit to £100 post Brexit

The UK could be increasing the contactless payments limit from £45 to £100, as one of its first moves away from the European Union.

Cashplus to acquire icount’s portfolio

Banking and credit service provider Cashplus has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the current account portfolio of icount.

Bofin partners with ComplyAdvantage to mitigate fraud and money laundering risks

UK-based technology marketplace for financial services firms Bofin partnered ComplyAdvantage to lower its risk of financial crimes and money laundering.

News Stories

Uniqkey secures €5.35m to fortify SME cybersecurity across Europe

Uniqkey, the Denmark-based cybersecurity firm, has successfully secured €5.35m in funding to expand its robust cybersecurity solutions across Europe.

FCA urges banks to boost accessibility of basic bank accounts

The FCA is urging banks, building societies, and payment firms to enhance their efforts in making basic bank accounts more accessible.

Betashares’ $198m deals the only bright spot as Australian FinTech investment more than halves

Key Australian FinTech investment stats in Q2 2024: Australian FinTech funding in the second quarter dropped by 73% YoY Average deal size dropped from...
Irish InsurTech Blink Parametric and MAWDY, a global insurance, reinsurance and services company, have teamed up to expand their real-time travel assistance service across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Blink Parametric partners with MAWDY to expand real-time travel assistance across Sub-Saharan Africa

Irish InsurTech Blink Parametric and MAWDY, a global insurance, reinsurance and services company, have teamed up to expand their real-time travel assistance service across Sub-Saharan Africa.

From threat to prevention: Addressing the surge in global sextortion scams

Sextortion is rapidly becoming a significant online threat, especially to teenagers, predominantly teenage boys.

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