The 22 FinTech rounds from the last week you must know about
After the Easter long weekend, our weekly roundup of the big FinTech trends from the past seven days is all you need to keep yourself updated on what’s happening in the industry.
ThreatQuotient bags $22.5m funding to speed up expansion plans
Security operations firm ThreatQuotient has closed a $22.5m syndicate of new financing to speed innovation and expansion within the company.
Security startup Wiz enters unicorn club after $130m Series B round
Israel-based cloud infrastructure security company, Wiz raised $130m in Series B funding, bringing its valuation to $1.7bn.
What Dataminr’s $475m round among the 33 investments in the FinTech sector last week...
Out of the 33 FinTech funding rounds we reported on last week, cybersecurity companies and cryptocurrency-based enterprises were the clear winners.
Plaid’s accelerator FinRise reveals first five FinTech startups in its programme
FinTech firm Plaid unveiled the first cohort of startups in its new accelerator program, FinRise.
Why risk assessment is important for financial institutions in a digital era
With every opportunity digital technology has provided to banks, customers and counterparties, it has also altered existing risks and often introduced new ones. While digital transformation is creating major opportunities, understanding and navigating through those risk areas is critical.
Organised crime is biggest compliance-related threat facing firms, study claims
Organised crime is the biggest compliance-related fear facing firms, according to a new report from NorthRow.
Why SumUp and Stripe took centrestage among the 41 FinTech investment rounds last week
Of the 41 FinTech investment deals last week, companies in three sectors, in particular, proved to be exceptionally successful as the list of FinTech unicorns continues to grow.
Quantexa partners with Deloitte to help firms fight against financial crime
Data and analytics software company Quantexa, has partnered with Deloitte as part of its global illicit finance and economic crime initiative to help firms with more stringent monitoring of criminal activities and establish a robust framework against organised crime.
AI can help financial institutions improve their daily customer alerts
AI technology can help financial institutions reduce the amount of daily customer alerts they receive.