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Are these the weirdest ways the European Banking Authority would allow customer authentication?

From vein recognition to the way people write, the European Banking Authority has revealed some odd ways customers can prove their identities under the new SCA rules.

UK FinTech founders fear Britain will lose its position as Europe’s industry leader after...

Crowdcube, iwoca and Lendinvest’s are among the 50 FinTech founders who have called for the British government to “not be complacent” about the country’s position ahead of Brexit.

2Checkout granted PSD2 payment institution licence as pressure to delay SCA rise

Dutch National Bank has granted the American monetization platform 2Checkout a Revised Payment Service Directive (PSD2) payment institution licence.

India eases up on KYC and foreign portfolio investor rules

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has eased up the rules surrounding foreign portfolio investors (FPIs).

Another 12 FinTech startups coming out of Y Combinator this year

From automated background checks to cryptocurrency banks, Y Combinator’s second demo day for its latest batch presented a dozen new enterprises to look out for.

Commerzbank and LBBW reach milestone blockchain transaction milestone

Two banks have just completed a multi-participant deal using blockchain technology, which they hail as an important expansion of the digital trade finance ecosystem.

VerifyMe Nigeria launches new know your customer tools

The verification platform VerifyMe Nigeria has launched a new identity verification and know your customer (KYC) product.

Bank Negara Malaysia has suggested new electronic KYC guidelines

Having issued a policy document earlier in 2019, Bank Negara Malaysia has now released a draft for how the rules around electronic know your customer (KYC) could look like in the future in the country.

Cyptorcurrency exchange Binance is being blackmailed by a person claiming to have its KYC...

A person is demanding over $3.6m worth of Bitcoin from Binance, the cryptocurrency exchange, or they will release 10,000 photo that are similar to the know-your-customer (KYC) data the company uses.

Elevator Ventures and UNIQA Ventures invest in kompany

RegTech scaleup kompany has closed a new venture deal supported by Elevator Ventures, Raiffeisen Bank International´s (RBI) venture capital arm, and UNIQA Ventures, the VC firm.

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OutSystems debuts Agentic Loan Applications for banks

OutSystems debuts Agentic Loan Applications for banks

OutSystems, a leading Agentic Systems Platform, has extended its Agentic Industry Solutions portfolio for banking with a new offering designed to help financial institutions...
AI is moving closer to the risk decision, but can firms trust it?

AI is moving closer to the risk decision, but can firms trust it?

Artificial intelligence is no longer limited to automating simple, repetitive compliance and risk tasks. Across financial services, firms are increasingly using AI to conduct...
Outdated W-8 and W-9 forms could cost firms compliance

Outdated W-8 and W-9 forms could cost firms compliance

IRS tax forms are under constant revision, and RegTech provider Comply Exchange warns that keeping pace with the changes is becoming a growing challenge...
Brookwood partners with Amplify for new WealthTech platform

Brookwood partners with Amplify for new WealthTech platform

Brookwood Investment Group, a Phoenix-based registered investment advisor, has partnered with Amplify Technology, LLC, an AI-native WealthTech platform built on a data lake architecture,...
FE fundinfo tackles fund data fragmentation with new tool

FE fundinfo tackles fund data fragmentation with new tool

FE fundinfo, a fund data and technology company, has launched Product Mastering Core, a pre-configured data layer that gives investment managers a single, governed...

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