KYC

Startup accelerator Plug and Play reveals the date of its second Abu Dhabi Demo...

From FinTech and RegTech to InsurTech and cybersecurity startups, Plug and Play’s Demo Days are always an interesting event for market stakeholders wondering what is next on the horizon.

Credit and debit card details exposed in potential Church’s Chicken hack attack

A hack attack may have exposed payment information about fast-food franchise Church’s Chicken’s customers.

Refinitiv to deploy its anti-money laundering solutions for STC Pay

RegTech company Refinitiv has been tapped by STC Pay, the financial arm of the Saudi Telecom Company, to help it comply with know your customer and anti-money laundering regulations.

Barclays strengthens security against fraud with new biometric finger vein scanner

Having unveiled the original finger vein scanner in 2014, Barclays has now updated the technology to boost security even more.

Why are KYC solutions becoming so important?

Knowing who you are dealing with is increasingly becoming a major focus for financial firms. Investment in the RegTech space has grown tremendously since 2014....

India’s anti-money laundering act has been amended to allow for more KYC options

The Indian Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) has been changed to allow more flexibility for people to prove that they are who they say they are.

Standard Chartered and Quantexa join forces to tackle financial crime with contextual decision intelligence

Having partnered up with HSBC in September, Quantexa is now going to provide its contextual intelligence software to help international banking group Standard Chartered prevent financial crimes.

TruNarrative expands its financial crime and compliance management offering to North America

European RegTech company TruNarrative is setting up a new US headquarters in Atlanta to cement its presence in the North American market.

Project Imagine unveils cloud-based banking services platform Pi1

E-money institution and investment firm Project Imagine has launched Pi1, a cloud-based digital banking services platform, to support banks and FinTechs around the world.

Meeco closes $6.45m pre-Series A round and buys SVX Group

RegTech startup Meeco has secured access to new money and acquired Australian FinTech SVX Group, the secure business data storage and sharing platform.

News Stories

Almost $1bn raised across all FinTech funding rounds this week

Up to $998m was raised across all the funding rounds reported on by FinTech Global this week, slightly missing out on hitting $1bn. The biggest...
How Theta Lake is revolutionising compliance search with unified search, discovery, and replay

How Theta Lake is revolutionising compliance search with unified search, discovery, and replay

Responding to governance events such as audits, investigations, and e-discovery has become increasingly complex with the adoption of unified communications and collaboration (UCC) technologies.
Pouch Insurance unleashes multilingual AI tool

Pouch Insurance unleashes multilingual AI tool

Pouch Insurance, leveraging the capabilities of the INSTANDA no-code insurance platform, has introduced a pioneering AI assistant named 'Goodie'.
Athena Secures AU$25m Series B to transform home ownership in Australia

Athena Secures AU$25m Series B to transform home ownership in Australia

Athena, a fintech company, has successfully secured AU$25m in a Series B funding round.
Lendistry secures $5m from City National Bank to empower underserved California entrepreneurs

Lendistry secures $5m from City National Bank to empower underserved California entrepreneurs

City National Bank, a major financial institution, has announced a strategic $5m impact investment in Lendistry, a minority-led fintech firm.

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