FinTech News

Cybersecurity firm PlainID has raised $75m from a Series C funding haul headed by US VC and private equity company Insight Partners.

There were 151 FinTech companies among the 457 new unicorns across all industries this year

Financial crime prevention firm Acuminor has updated its ThreatView platform to bolster its financial crime support offering.

Digital payments platform Juspay has secured $60m from a Series C funding round headed by SoftBank Vision Fund 2.

Payments unicorn EBANX has purchased remittances company Remessa Online in a deal valued at $229m.

A blogpost by Kidbrooke has detailed how financial organisations can ensure regulatory compliance and transparency when it comes to their digital financial products.

South Korea’s Financial Services Commission and the Korea Exchange have launched an integrated ESG information platform.

Ampla Technologies, a startup which provides financing to small-to-medium sized consumer-facing businesses, has raised $40m in Series A funding co-led by VMG Partners and Forerunner Ventures, a report by Coverager has revealed.

Miconex, which leverages payment solutions to help drive local spending, is rolling out digital gift card technology across the UK.

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) will develop a green sustainable finance module for banking practitioners following recommendations from Hong Kong’s Green and Sustainable Finance Cross-Agency Steering Group.