Funding Rounds

Legit Security inks $30m to deal with supply chain security issues

Legit Security, a company looking to tackle issues regarding software supply chain security, has bagged $30m from a Series A investment round.

Cyber InsurTech startup Cyber Sierra raises $4.3m

Cyber Sierra, a Singapore-based cyber insurance platform, has reportedly raised $4.3m in its seed funding round.

Intesa Sanpaolo invests digital banking dev Thought Machine

Italian bank Intesa Sanpaolo has invested ?40m into UK-headquartered Thought Machine, a developer of cloud-native core banking infrastructure.

Real-time payment app Banked scores Series A

Banked, a global real-time payments network, has closed its Series A funding round on $20m.

Will Ferrell invests into Danish neobank Lunar

Danish neobank Lunar has welcomed American actor Will Ferrell as its latest investor.

Swiss Re backs digital insurer Klimber

Reinsurance giant Swiss Re has led a pre–Series A funding round for Latin America-based digital insurer Klimber.

South Africa-based Stitch scores $21m

Stitch, a South African API FinTech developer, has reportedly raised $21m in Series A funding round.

How Lightyear is lighting the way in European retail investing

A recent podcast between Currencycloud and the CEO of WealthTech Lightyear has detailed how the latter company is dealing with challenges in the European investing space.

InsurTech startup b atomic scores $1m for seed round

US-based InsurTech company b atomic has reportedly collected $1m in its seed funding round. The investment was backed by private equity firm Oak Tree Equity...

African Development Fund inks $14.2m grant to drive financial digitalisation

The African Development Fund (ADF) and the Malawian government have signed a grant agreement to make Malawi digital payment system more efficient and transparent.

News Stories

Compliance

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Why fragmented AML defences are losing to networked crime

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Hawk bolsters leadership with new president and CRO

Hawk, an AI-powered anti-financial crime technology provider, has appointed Eli Chamoun as its new President & Chief Revenue Officer. The hire is intended to speed...

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