Industry News

Bank al Etihad enlists Swiss FinTech NetGuardians to combat fraud risks

NetGuardians, an award-winning Swiss FinTech company, and Bank al Etihad, a premier Jordan-based banking institution, have announced a strategic partnership to combat financial fraud.
adverse media screening

Ripjar exposes a shift to AI for adverse media screening

Ripjar, a prominent entity in identifying and combating malevolent and illicit activity, unveiled its 2023 State of Adverse Media Screening report which focuses on the utilisation of adverse media screening amongst compliance professionals.
fraud

Fraud detection in FinTech: The battle against synthetic identity theft

Flagright recently shone a light on the topic of fraud detection in FinTech, with a battle against synthetic identity theft ongoing.
Eventus

Advantage Futures leverages Eventus’ Validus for trade surveillance

Advantage Futures has recently deployed Eventus' Validus platform to fulfil its trade surveillance requirements.
GBST

WealthTech firm GBST expands reach with Advice Intelligence acquisition

GBST has acquired Advice Intelligence, an award-winning provider of an end-to-end financial planning software solution.
privacy

UK and US execs challenged by complex data privacy laws, survey finds

A survey has found approximately half of executives feel very prepared to meet the privacy regulatory requirements in the UK, US and EU.
Allianz

Allianz reshapes commercial insurance landscape through AGCS, P&C integration

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty has joined forces with Allianz Property & Casualty a local insurer providing commercial insurance.
SageSure

SageSure and Anchor Re spearhead innovation with $50m cat bond closure

SageSure and Anchor Re have jointly announced the triumphant finalisation of Anchor Re's inaugural $50m catastrophe bond.
eFlow

eflow Global rides RegTech wave with £7m Series A financing

eflow Global, a UK-based RegTech scaleup, has successfully secured a hefty £7m in a Series A funding round.
OneTrust

Data governance provider OneTrust secures $150m in new funding

At the heart of the ever-evolving world of data governance is OneTrust, a company known for data privacy and transparency.

News Stories

Strong week in the FinTech sector with $1.7bn raised

FinTech Global this week reported on 21 recorded deals in the FinTech sector, with a strong showing in the reinsurance space bringing the total value recorded over $1bn.

EU regulator suggests revamp in sustainable investment rules

The ESMA has recently recommended a significant overhaul of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) within the EU.
MNT-Halan, Egypt’s largest non-bank financial institution and FinTech, has acquired Tam Finans, a prominent commercial finance company in Turkey.

MNT-Halan expands into Turkey with acquisition of Tam Finans

MNT-Halan, Egypt’s largest non-bank financial institution and FinTech, has acquired Tam Finans, a prominent commercial finance company in Turkey.

EU banks and insurers lag in green compliance, PwC study finds

A recent PwC study has uncovered a striking deficiency in the alignment of financial institutions’ activities with the EU's taxonomy for sustainable activities. According...
India

India’s new climate finance taxonomy to propel green transition

India is poised to implement a climate finance taxonomy, as announced by the Minister of Finance, Nirmala Sitharaman, during the annual budget.

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