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FCA warns firms to be ready for Brexit being completed on New Year’s Day

A City watchdog has warned firms that the Brexit transition period will be over in less than a month's time as the government is still working on a last-minute deal with the EU.

ICO orders Experian to improve how it handles customer data

Credit reference agency Experian has been ordered by the UK's top privacy watchdog to improve how it handles people's personal data.

DataFleets bags $4.5m in seed capital

DataFleets has picked up $4.5m in new funding to further its efforts to enable databases to be accessed without companies running the risk of their data being compromised.

How different RegTechs tackled the Covid-19 crisis

More than nine months into the coronavirus pandemic, different segments of the RegTech industry has been responding to the crisis in various ways.

Five things financial institutions must know before using AI and machine learning to comply...

Machine learning and artificial intelligence is often hailed as the next big thing in RegTech, but what can you do to avoid them becoming empty buzz words.

19 FinTech funding rounds from the last week that you better not have missed

From cybersecurity unicorn Snyk's $200m funding round to payment service provider startup Mollie's €90m new cash injection, the last week was full of FinTechs completing funding rounds.

Hungarian startup PeasyPay vying Spanish and British expansion

PeasyPay, a bieometric-based payment company, is looking to expand its reach from its native Hungry to Spain, Slovenia and the UK.

ICO reopens its regulatory sandbox

The UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has reopened its regulatory sandbox to help companies develop new products by using personal data in a safe way.

23 FinTech rounds raised in the last week

Last week proved a huge win for challenger banks and the Latin American FinTech sector. Check out these funding rounds to find out why.

Experian exposed the consumer data of 24 million South Africans in a hack

Credit scoring and comparison company Experian may have exposed the private data of 24 million South African customers and 800,000 companies in a cybersecurity breach.

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Middle East retail investing: the WealthTech opportunity

Retail investment and preparing for retirement is gaining traction in the Middle East. For Fredrik Davéus, CEO and co-founder of Kidbrooke, this isn’t just...
Why good-weather pension numbers are misleading participants

Why good-weather pension numbers are misleading participants

As the Netherlands' pension sector navigates its Wet toekomst pensioenen (Wtp) transition, a growing body of regulatory guidance and independent research suggests that the...
Nordic banks turn to CaaS to fight rising fraud

Nordic banks turn to CaaS to fight rising fraud

The Nordic region is among the most cashless in the world, with cash accounting for fewer than 5% of all transactions in Norway and...
Global FinTech funding continued its strong surge over the past two weeks, with approximately $2.17bn raised across 23 deals, as cybersecurity firms saw major deals come to fruition.

Global FinTech funding tops $2bn as RegTech deals run rampant

Global FinTech funding continued its strong surge over the past two weeks, with approximately $2.17bn raised across 23 deals, as cybersecurity firms saw a...
How metadata supercharges AI document processing

How metadata supercharges AI document processing

Artificial intelligence is rapidly embedding itself into document-heavy organisations, promising to transform everything from contract analysis to compliance monitoring. Yet despite this momentum, many...

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