Crowdfunding

The EBA hopes to bring transparency to crowdfunding

The European Banking Authority (EBA) finalises new standards draft, that would require crowdfunding campaigns to become more transparent.

Shariah-compliant crowdfunding platform Ethis Global bags pre-Series A

Shariah-compliant crowdfunding platform Ethis Global has raised RM 6.8m ($1.6m) in its pre-Series A round.

Seedrs surpasses £1bn in total investments on the platform

Crowdfunding platform Seedrs has surpassed £1bn in total investments recorded on the platform.

Clim8 smashes its crowdfunding target to avert climate change and boost sustainable investment

Clim8 Invest, UK-based sustainable investing app, closed its latest crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, hitting £2.85m from over 1,800 investors.

Classy scores $118m Series D to continue product development of fundraising technology

Classy, which provides fundraising software for non-profits, has closed a $118m Series D round, which was led by Norwest Venture Partners.

Monva gears up for investment round by doubling fundraising target

UK-based FinTech Monva has secured £451,905 in fundraising on crowdfunder Crowdcube – more than double its original target.

Loan crowdfunding platform Honeycomb Credit hits $1.75m close for its seed round

Honeycomb Credit, which claims to be the first of its kind loan crowdfunding platform, has scored $1.75m in its seed round.

Canadian FinTech Hardbacon secures $1.1m to scale up its personal finance software

Montreal-based AI and FinTech startup Hardbacon raised $1.1m in funding through equity crowdfunding platform FrontFundr.

Lendahand invests €5m into Funding Societies to provide funds to SMEs in Asia

Dutch-based crowdfunding platform Lendahand has deployed €5m into Singapore-based Funding Societies to invest in underserved SMEs.

InsurTech Hiro kicks off crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs

UK-based InsurTech startup Hiro is looking to top up its coffers by launching a crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs.
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Diverse week for FinTech as $1.1bn raised across 17 deals

Diverse week for FinTech as $1.1bn raised across 17 deals

It was a diverse week for FinTech funding, with deals closing across nine different countries.  There were a total of 17 FinTech funding rounds covered...
Sift enhances fraud insights with new metrics in industry benchmark tool

Sift enhances fraud insights with new metrics in industry benchmark tool

Sift, a leading AI-powered fraud prevention platform, has introduced significant updates to its Fraud Industry Benchmarking Resource (FIBR), a free online tool designed to provide key fraud metrics across various industries, geographies, and timeframes.
Bitsight acquires Cybersixgill in $115m deal to enhance cyber threat intelligence

Bitsight acquires Cybersixgill in $115m deal to enhance cyber threat intelligence

Bitsight, a global leader in cyber risk management, has announced its $115m acquisition of Cybersixgill, a prominent cyber threat intelligence (CTI) provider. This strategic move...
FinCEN issues alert on deepfake fraud schemes targeting financial institutions

FinCEN issues alert on deepfake fraud schemes targeting financial institutions

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued a critical alert to assist financial institutions in identifying and addressing fraud schemes involving deepfake media created with generative AI (GenAI) tools.
change communication methods during a verification check.Some identity verification solutions may also flag possible attempts to circumvent verification checks, such as the use of third-party webcam plugins, which can let a customer display previously generated video rather than live video. Use of Deepfake Media in Phishing Attacks and Scams Criminals may also target financial institution customers and employees through sophisticated, GenAI-enabled social engineering attempts in support of other scams and fraud typologies, such as business email compromise (BEC) schemes, spear phishing attacks, elder financial exploitation, romance scams, and virtual currency investment scams.24For example, in family emergency schemes, scammers may use deepfake voices or videos to impersonate a victim’s family member, friend, or other trusted individual.25Similarly, criminals have reportedly used GenAI tools to target companies by impersonating an executive or other trusted employee and then instructing victims to transfer large sums or make payments to accounts ultimately under the scammer’s control.26 Financial Red Flag Indicators of Deepfake Media Abuse FinCEN identified the following red flag indicators to help financial institutions detect, prevent, and report potential suspicious activity related to the use of GenAI tools for illicit purposes.As no single red flag is necessarily indicative of illicit or suspicious activity, financial institutions should consider the surrounding facts and circumstances before determining whether a specific transaction is suspicious or associated with illicit use of GenAI tools. A customer’s photo is internally inconsistent (e.g., shows visual tells of being altered) or is inconsistent with their other identifying information (e.g., a customer’s date of birth indicates that they are much older or younger than the photo would suggest). A customer presents multiple identity documents that are inconsistent with each other.

Folks Finance secures $3.2m in Series A to advance crosschain DeFi solutions

Folks Finance, a DeFi platform specialising in lending, borrowing, and managing digital assets across multiple blockchains, has announced it raised $3.2m in an oversubscribed Series A funding round.
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