Sector Updates

TrueEX swipes $9.21m for global IRS trading

New York-based TrueEX, an electronic execution platform for the global interest rate swaps (IRS) market, has sealed $9.21m in venture financing to support its future growth.

Docupace lands $16.5m from Palisades, TVC Capital

Docupace Technologies, a digital compliance and cyber security company, has raised $16.5m from Palisades Growth Capital and TVC Capital.

Featurespace picks up $9m for machine-learning fraud detection

Machine learning-driven fraud detection startup Featurespace has raised $9m in a new round of venture funding led by TTV Capital.Investment for the Cambridge-based company...
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Dreamwallets nabs seed funding from seven investors

Indian crowdfunding platform Dreamwallets has raised its first round of seed funding from seven investors.
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Lendio see 86% growth in loans, passes $250m milestone

Online loans marketplace Lendio reported strong growth for Q2 2016, with the value of loans facilitated through the platform increasing by 86% year on year.
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Hogan Lovells launches Regulatory Accelerator for FinTech startups

Legal firm Hogan Lovells is launching a Regulatory Accelerator to help UK FinTech startups to understand and navigate the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) regulatory regime.
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Barclays rolls out voice-recognition security

Barclays is rolling out voice-recognition security to all its personal banking customers, eliminating the need for passwords and improving protection against fraud.
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AI will drive FinTech revenues up 960% by 2021

Increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) will lead to a surge in FinTech revenues over the next five years, according to a new report from Junipur.
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Azimo integrates with Facebook Messenger

International money transfer startup Azimo in integrating its service into Facebook Messenger to allow senders and receivers to connect through the social network of 1.65bn users.
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Digital Reasoning lands $40m to advanced audio and image analysis

Digital Reasoning, which enables clients to use data to detect potential threats, has closed a $40m Series D round.

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SFC

SFC warns brokers over mainland investor due diligence

Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), the city's financial markets regulator, has issued a formal circular to licensed securities brokers after a review...
ADGM

ADGM FSRA tightens AML framework after industry review

The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the UAE's international financial centre, has concluded a review and update of...
KYC

How to fix KYC records before regulators demand it

Regulated financial institutions face mounting pressure to keep customer records not merely compliant at the point of onboarding, but continuously accurate, auditable and inspection-ready....
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BOI reporting in 2026: what compliance teams must know

The rules governing beneficial ownership information reporting have undergone a dramatic transformation since the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) came into force — and compliance...
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How AI is fixing RegTech’s operationalisation problem

Knowing a regulation has changed and being equipped to act on it are two fundamentally different problems — and for most compliance functions, the...

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