US Department of Justice recovers most of Colonial Pipeline ransom payment
The US Department of Justice (D.O.J) has revealed it has recovered the majority of the $4.4m ransom payment paid by Colonial Pipeline to the DarkSide ransomware variant.
PayPal to deposit $135m to tackle economic inequality in underserved communities
PayPal will deposit $135m into financial institutions and management funds to help underserved communities of colour fight economic inequality.
Bank identity checks could push close to a quarter to competitors, survey finds
A survey by FICO has found almost a quarter of UK-based respondents would move to a competitor if asked to visit branches or post documents when applying for an account.
Austreme secures patent for card testing fraud detection technology
Hong Kong-based forensic RegTech company Austreme has received approval for a patent for its e-commerce card testing fraud detection system.
Starling secures lender accreditation for UK Recovery Loan Scheme
Starling Bank has received accreditation by the British Business Bank to be a lender under the UK government-backed Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS).
Fintech Working Group taps Boston for new financial innovation hub
The Massachusetts Fintech Working Group is set to launch a new FinTech innovation centre aimed at making the most of the states’ tech-heavy economy.
Standard Chartered unveils plans to launch cryptocurrency trading venture
Standard Chartered is planning to establish a UK-based cryptocurrency brokerage and exchange for clients in the UK and Europe.
Arex secures €8.8m Series A to speed up UK, Spain rollout
Spanish invoice finance firm Arex Markets has bagged $8.8m in a Series A funding round that has enabled it to accelerate its launch in the UK and Spain.
Enfuce teams with Visa to accelerate FinTech payment card issuing
Finnish FinTech Enfuce has entered a collaboration with Visa aimed at supporting European FinTechs in launching their own payment card within eight weeks.
Tred, Nium partner to launch sustainable debit card
UK FinTech Tred has teamed with B2B payments firm Nium to be the card-issuer for its new sustainable green debit card.