Digital Insurance Group and dacadoo add lifestyle-based product for insurance customers
Amsterdam-based Digital Insurance Group (DIG) and Swiss InsurTech dacadoo entered into a partnership to further expand insurance solutions for banks, insurers and brokers with a new "Quote & Buy" product.
Austrade and FinTech Australia sign memorandum of understanding
The Australian Trade and Investment Commission(Austrade) has signed a memorandum of understanding with national FinTech association FinTech Australia.
MPs slam FCA and tech giants for cashing in on pension scams
MPs have called out technology giants in the likes of Google and said they must be held to account for advertising pension scam adverts.
Canadian regulators outline regulatory framework for crypto asset trading platforms
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) have published framework for compliance for crypto asset trading platforms...
Number of fileless malware attacks increased by nearly 900% in 2020
Fileless malware attacks increased by nearly 900% in 2020 and cryptominer attack rates grew by 25%, according to a report from WatchGuard Technologies.
Security startup Wiz enters unicorn club after $130m Series B round
Israel-based cloud infrastructure security company, Wiz raised $130m in Series B funding, bringing its valuation to $1.7bn.
Spending on RegTech expected to reach $130bn by 2025
Spending on RegTech is expected to exceed $130bn by 2025, growing by 290% from the $33bn spent in 2020, a new study from Juniper Research claims.
Qoala acquires FairDee to help it expand into Thailand
Indonesian InsurTech Qoala has reportedly acquired digital insurance broker FairDee to help it move into Thailand.
Kidbrooke highlights the three trends in wealth management
Rethinking customer wealth journeys, greater adoption of sustainable finance and more social media engagement among wealth managers were the three main trends in Q4 2020.
What Dataminr’s $475m round among the 33 investments in the FinTech sector last week...
Out of the 33 FinTech funding rounds we reported on last week, cybersecurity companies and cryptocurrency-based enterprises were the clear winners.