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Peter Thiel-backed Cloaked scores $25m in Series A

Cloaked, a company looking to support data privacy on platforms, has secured $25m in early-stage funding.

FinTech unicorn Pine Labs raises more capital

FinTech unicorn Pine Labs has received a $50m investment from London-headquartered investment firm Vitruvian Partners.

Cybersecurity to get a $10.9bn war chest in US budget for 2023

The White House has put forward a $10.9bn budget for cybersecurity for the fiscal year of 2023 in its budget for the upcoming year.

Moonfare collects $35m for its private equity investment platform

Moonfare, which offers a digital investment platform for private equity investing, has received $35m in funding from German private equity firm Vitruvian Partners.

Liberty Strategic Capital to acquire Zimperium in $525m deal

Private equity firm Liberty Strategic Capital will snap up mobile security firm Zimperium in a deal being valued at roughly $525m.

Why payment service providers must adapt to changing ecommerce market

Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, there has been a huge increase in the amount of cross-border payment and ecommerce sales taking place.

Know Your Customer links with Tricor to simplify onboarding in Asia

RegTech firm Know Your Customer has partnered with business expansion specialist Tricor to simplify and digitise Tricor’s onboarding and AML processes across Asia.

Ping Payments taps Sentinels to strengthen AML controls

Payments services provider Ping Payments has chosen transaction monitoring and client risk management platform Sentinels to reinforce its AML controls.

Spend management app Yokoy scores Series B ahead of Europe growth

Spend management platform Yokoy has closed its Series B on $80m, with Sequoia Capital serving as the lead backer.

Papaya to acquire Azimo to boost its payroll capabilities

Papaya Global, the global people management platform for the remote working era, has agreed to acquire Azimo, global digital cross-border payments service.

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Napier AI: detection, not efficiency, is AML's real test

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Artificial intelligence is taking on a growing role in tax due diligence, but according to a recent report from TAINA Technology, the next challenge...

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