Latin American success stories and celebrities among the 29 FinTech rounds raised last week
Latin American ventures, Iron Man-backed enterprises and buy now pay later startups among the big winners of the 29 FinTech funding rounds reported on last week.
Adyen’s CEO was surprised at how effective AI was to prevent fraud
Global payments unicorn Adyen is looking into how artificial intelligence can boost its payments offering, highlighting how the tech can boost the industry as a whole.
The State Bank of Pakistan permits NayaPay to launch pilot
NayaPay has picked up a licence to begin operations in Pakistan from the country's central bank.
Two years on: how the pandemic has changed the RegTech sector
When Covid-19 swept the world at the start of 2020, no one had any idea how much the pandemic would change the way we live and work. As in-person restrictions continue to fester two years on, how has the opportunities provided the pandemic impacted the RegTech industry?
Money laundering fugitive Richard Baldwin ordered to return £1.6m or face eight more years...
The Financial Conduct Authority has secured an order against money laundering fugitive Richard Baldwin that would force him to either pay £1.6m or face another eight years in prison.
Florida men who spent over $1m of clients money orderd to pay $2.2m fine...
Two men from Florida have been found guilty of foreign exchange fraud and are ordered to pay massive fines after spending over $1m of their clients' money on things like cars, travel and restaurants
Swedbank’s leadership ignored money laundering risks as suspicious transactions worth €37bn flowed through the...
Beleaguered lender Swedbank has responded to a damaging report revealing that more than €37bn worth of suspicious transactions flowed through the bank between 2014 and 2019.
Refine Intelligence launches with $13m, introducing innovative AML solution
Refine Intelligence, a FinTech company specialising in Financial Crime Greenflagging, announced its launch, marking a significant advancement in anti-money laundering (AML) practices.
How can financial institutions transform their adverse media screening?
A recent whitepaper by Celent has provided financial institutions (FIs) with tips on how to bolster their adverse media screening coverage to combat financial crime.
GIACT launched new identity monitoring solution gIDENTIFY
Identity verification RegTech GIACT has launched, gIDENTIFY Persistent Monitoring, a new identity monitoring solution that automates the monitoring of specific personally identifiable information (PII).