Infrastructure & Enterprise Software

UK Cyber Security Council launched to govern the cybersecurity sector

The UK government has set up a new independent body to boost professional standards in the country's cybersecurity companies.

Symend extends its Series B round with a fresh $43m investment

Symend, which leverages behavioural science to encourage customers to resolve past due bills, has netted an additional $43m in Series B funding.

SentinelOne acquires Scalyr in $155m deal

Cybersecurity scaleup SentinelOne has acquired logging startup Scalyr in a deal worth $155m in stock and cash.

Mesh Payments said to raise $13m in funding round

Mesh Payments, which claims to be transforming corporate payments, has reportedly scored $13m in funding.

Can banks beat neobanks at their own game?

Challenger banks have spent the better part of the last decade turning the banking world on its head, but is there a way for incumbents to bridge the technology divide?

United Fintech acquires 25% stake in TTMzero

United Fintech has acquired a 25% stake in RegTech company TTMzero, with the intention of increasing it to 80% over the next three years.

Why Robinhood and the InsurTech industry stand out from the 39 funding rounds raised...

From GameStop chaos to how InsurTechs have benefited from the Covid-19 crisis, this is what you can learn from the 39 FinTech funding rounds of last week.

Rapyd to acquire payments firm Valitor for $100m

US payments network Rapyd is set to purchase Icelandic company Valitor from Arion Bank in a $100m deal.

What’s next for Sweden’s FinTech ecosystem?

After years of record growth and it briefly being home to Europe's most valuable FinTech, how will Sweden's emerging FinTech ecosystem come out of the Covid-19 pandemic?

HelpSystems has acquired Digital Defense

HelpSystems has acquired cybersecurity firm Digital Defense to boost its cyber portfolio.

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reporting

What are the leading regulatory reporting solutions for financial institutions?

Regulatory reporting has become one of the most complex compliance obligations facing financial institutions. As reporting requirements continue to expand across jurisdictions and regulatory...
IReF

From IReF roadmap to reality: the clock is ticking

The European Central Bank's publication of its official IReF implementation timeline marks a turning point for the European banking sector. Strategic planning must now...
Flagright

Flagright’s Series A bets on AI-led compliance shift

Flagright, an AI-powered financial crime compliance platform, has closed a $12.5m Series A funding round as it moves to establish itself as the infrastructure...
risk

How hidden risk correlations undermine financial crime controls

Financial crime does not respect boundaries. Customer risk, product risk, channel risk, jurisdictional exposure, behavioural signals, data quality and control effectiveness are not discrete...
APRA

APRA sets new governance standards for financial sector

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), the prudential regulator overseeing banking, superannuation and insurance in Australia, has launched the final stage of its governance...

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