Swedbank, ACI Worldwide alliance aids 55% drop in card fraud
A partnership between Swedish bank Swedbank and payments solutions provider ACI Worldwide has contributed to a 55% drop in card fraud.
G7 finance group endorses policy principals for retail CBDCs
Finance officials from the G7 have endorsed 13 public policy principles for retail central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).
South Korea seeks lighter touch on FinTech investment regulations
The chief of South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) has revealed he is seeking to ease restrictions on financial firms’ investment in FinTechs.
Check out these 32 RegTech funding rounds from July
In the midst of the Covid-19 crisis, these 32 RegTech companies have successfully secured funding over the last month.
UK bank 3S Money raises £3m to boost hiring, business expansion
UK banking platform 3S Money has raised £3m from a Series B funding round and has hit a £40m valuation.
Clair partners with MetaBank, Galileo to expand user accessibility
US FinTech Clair has partnered with sponsor bank MetaBank and payments processor Galileo to bolster user accessibility on its platform.
Bank of England initiates climate stress tests to explore risks
The Bank of England (BofE) has kicked off its Climate Biennial Exploratory Scenario (CBES) to scrutinise the risks that could be incurred from climate change.
RBI publishes consultation on overseas investment liberalisation
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has introduced two consultation papers with an aim of liberalising the county’s overseas investment regulatory stance.
New lending law comes into force in New Zealand to protect borrowers
A new responsible lending law has come into effect in New Zealand to protect borrowers and provide them with key lending protections.
MAS proposes extended regulatory clout over financial services in new bill
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) may gather more regulatory powers over Singapore’s financial services sector with the introduction of a new Bill this week.