Australian credit and payments firm Shift raises AUD$27m
Shift, a provider of credit and payment platforms for Australian firms, has closed an AUD$27m Series C funding round.
Advantage Futures leverages Eventus’ Validus for trade surveillance
Advantage Futures has recently deployed Eventus' Validus platform to fulfil its trade surveillance requirements.
BlockClaim raises £500,000 in Seed round
Artificial intelligence and blockchain-supported InsurTech BlockClaim has raised £500,000 in its seed funding round. Amadeus Capital Partners and Pragmatica, alongside insurance business angels Toby Clarke,...
How financial institutions can remain compliant in the face of Russian sanctions
As the fighting between Russia and Ukraine forces continue, national governments globally are increasingly imposing severe sanctions on Russia and its financial sector.
Japanese Financial Services Agency steps up plans to establish new ESG framework
The Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) has revealed it is planning to develop a new framework for the certification of ESG-related products.
Most website cookies in UK don’t meet GDPR compliance
Most cookies used in the UK do not consent to European data privacy and GDPR requirements, according to a new study from Aarhus University, MIT and UCL.
Just one in ten managers understand the extent of the Federal Family and Medical...
Worryingly, only 11% of manager understand the extent of the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), potentially leaving businesses open for law violations.
The FCA to boost confidence in consumers around investing, with new regulation likely
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a new strategy that is designed to improve the confidence consumers have to invest, with more regulations likely.
Weavr bags £7m funding to speed up internalisation, product development
Banking and payments software startup Weavr has secured £7m in a seed funding round led by VC firm Headline.
iwoca announces its buy now pay later service will be free during the UK’s...
Small business lender iwoca has will offer its invoice payments product iwocaPay for free throughout the UK’s second national lockdown to support small businesses impacted by coronavirus.