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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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Hamachi.ai patents AI system to protect client data

Hamachi.ai patents AI system to protect client data

Hamachi.ai, a California-based WealthTech company focused on AI for regulated financial services, has secured a US patent for technology designed to protect sensitive client...
Parafin expands embedded finance with Tekion partnership

Parafin expands embedded finance with Tekion partnership

Parafin, an embedded finance company, has partnered with Tekion to bring flexible B2B financing directly into the automotive technology provider's dealer platform. The partnership will...

Ripple Treasury closes the gap on ungoverned AI agents

Ripple, the blockchain-based payments and digital asset infrastructure provider, has expanded GSmart, the treasury-native artificial intelligence engine embedded within Ripple Treasury, adding a wider...

Saldo Bank teams up with finperks on cashback push

finperks, the Berlin-based API infrastructure provider for the global prepaid market, and Saldo Bank, a Finnish retail bank, have entered into a partnership that...
Acrisure bets on Palantir to reshape insurance workflows

More than $4.5bn raised across 18 FinTech deals

FinTech companies and technology firms raised more than $4.5bn across 18 funding deals this week, led by Mistral's record €3bn raise and a series...

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