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Deutsche Bank pays $120m to settle SEC corruption charges

Deutsche Bank has agreed to pay $120m in order to settle charges of having violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

City watchdog warns against cryptoasset investments

Bitcoin's value may have skyrocketed in the past year, but the UK's top financial regulator warns that investment in the market is far from certain.

Revolut applies for UK banking licence

Challenger bank Revolut has submitted its application for a bank licence in the UK to the nation's financial regulators.

Why the 25 FinTech rounds from last week mean huge things for buy now...

Buy now pay later companies continued their winning streak last week as 25 FinTechs raised big rounds.

Starling Bank CEO criticises government for not including fraud in new bill to avoid...

Starling Bank's CEO and founder Anne Boden has criticised the UK government for failing to include financial fraud in the Online Harms Bill, arguing it will lead to more "heart-breaking stories".

More than half of UK firms believe Covid-19 would hurt their business – FCA...

Almost 4,000 regulated firms in the UK were at risk of failing in October and 59% of companies believe Covid-19 will have an adverse effect on their business, according to research from a City watchdog.

Ingram Micro EMEA and AppGuard team up to bolster SME cybersecurity

Ingram Micro EMEA and AppGuard have inked a partnership deal to better protect small businesses across Europe against cyber threats.

EU regulator pulls the plug on ten UK companies’ registrations post-Brexit

The European Union's securities and markets watchdog has withdrawn the registrations of ten British credit rating agencies and trade repositories in the Brexit aftermath.

FinTechs urge the FCA to pull the plug on big banks’ data dominance

The Coalition for a Digital Economy (Coadec) has urged the UK's top financial regulator to make open banking truly open in 2021 and to "break" banks' dominance.

FCA fines experienced trader for market abuse £100,000

An experienced trader at Fenician Capital Management has been slammed with a £100,000 fine and prohibited from working in any regulated activity after allegedly engaging in market abuse.

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Lumin Digital secures $115m as valuation hits $1.6bn

Lumin Digital secures $115m as valuation hits $1.6bn

Lumin Digital, the Compounding Growth Platform serving banks and credit unions, has raised more than $115m in fresh capital, lifting the company to a...
Cover Genius lands $100m to power AI embedded protection

Cover Genius lands $100m to power AI embedded protection

Cover Genius, the global infrastructure provider for embedded protection, has raised $100m in a new funding round, lifting its valuation to $1.9bn. The investment was...
Visa and Thredd move closer to the age of agentic commerce

Visa and Thredd move closer to the age of agentic commerce

Thredd has joined Visa’s Agentic Ready programme, allowing European issuers using its processing platform to prepare for AI agent-initiated payments without replacing existing payments...
Velocity raises $38m to push stablecoins into treasury

Velocity raises $38m to push stablecoins into treasury

Velocity, a stablecoin treasury and settlement platform targeting enterprise payments infrastructure, has raised $38m in Series A funding as businesses explore alternatives for cross-border...
Reg S-P

Marketing teams can’t leave Reg S-P to security anymore

Regulation S-P has long been filed away as a problem for privacy officers, cybersecurity teams and legal departments. That assumption is now a liability,...

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