Startup Hub Security rakes in $5m Series A round and helps cement Israel’s reputation...
Israel has a well-deserved reputation for churning out advanced cybersecurity startups and Hub Security, which just raised a $5m Series A round, is no exception.
UK authorities launch Regulatory Initiatives Grid to help firms struggling because of COVID-19
UK financial market stakeholders have joined forces in a new effort to help financial services firms prepare for upcoming regulatory work.
Tractable to help Tokio Marine improve auto claims through new deal
Tractable will deploy its AI solution to help Japan’s property and casualty insurance firm Tokio Marine improve auto claims, through a new partnership.
Judo Bank has become a unicorn after raising $230m in a new funding round
Australian challenger bank Judo Bank has pushed past the $1bn valuation mark and officially become a FinTech unicorn on the back of its latest raise.
Nearly half of consumers see fraud as a cost of the digital economy
Worryingly, 42% of consumers in the UK consumers see fraud as a cost of living in an increasingly digital economy, according to a survey from card issuing platform Marqeta.
Global blockchain market to be worth $39.7bn in 2025
In the next five years the global blockchain market’s value is expected to jump from $3bn to $39.7bn at a compound annual growth rate of 67.3%, according to new research.
Swiss digital bank Alpian raises $12.5m in Series A round
Alpian, the Swiss challenger bank startup, has bagged $12.5m as it is looking to launch as a fully licensed digital affluent bank in 2021.
Is the appeal of data analytics wearing off?
Despite the hype around big data and data analytics, questions are placed on if it has it even come close to living up to the potential placed upon it.
Contactless payments are picking up speed in the Nordics because of COVID-19
The Nordics are already at the forefront of cashless payment solutions. Now social distancing rules have fuelled the growth of contactless payment by 12 percentage points in the region in the first four months of 2020, according to payments company Nets.
How Revolut is planning to leverage the coronavirus to its advantage
Launching a bank in Lithuania was only the beginning, now Revolut has revealed part of its game plan to come out on top after COVID-19.