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Pockit bags £15m in Series B round partially raised on Crowdcube

UK-based FinTech startup Pockit has netted £15m in a new Series B round, partially via a Crowdcube raise.

Cybersecurity, InsurTech and neobank ventures led the 29 FinTech rounds raised last week

Out of the 29 FinTech funding rounds we reported on last week, cybersecurity companies, InsurTechs and challenger banks were among the clear winners.

Paysme secures £268,520 in oversubscribed crowdfunding round

The SME-focused FinTech startup Paysme has already banged through its original target by securing £268,520 on its Seedrs campaign, and it's not over yet.

Parpera raises $800,000 in crowdfunding campaign

Australian FinTech Parpera has raised $800,000 in crowdfunding campaign held on the platform Equitise.

How the 34 FinTech rounds raised last week show where the InsurTech and cybersecurity...

Last week proved to be good week in terms of FinTech investment, with the rounds revealing the state of CyberTech and InsurTech.

FinTech sector welcomes Crowdcube and Seedrs merger

Despite some concerns about what it could mean for competition, the FinTech sector is seemingly happy about the announced merger between Crowdcube and Seedrs.

What does the 27 FinTech funding rounds from last week tell you about the...

Over the past seven days we have reported on 27 big FinTech deals. So why not take a closer look at what they mean for the industry.

Breaking: Crowdcube and Seedrs to merge

Leading crowdfunding platforms Crowdcube and Seedrs are going to merge in a new deal, creating one of the world’s arguably largest private equity marketplaces.

Chip bags £10.7m as part of its Series A round

Automatic savings app Chip has collected £10.7m via Crowdcube and the government-backed Future Fund.

Chip aims to raise £10m on Crowdcube

Chip aims to raise £10m on Crowdcube
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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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