FinTech unicorn Chainalysis doubles its valuation in just a few months
Chainalysis, a blockchain data platform, has closed its Series E round on $100m to bring its valuation to $4.2bn, just months after it was valued at $2bn in its Series D.
Is Swedish RegTech finally coming into its own?
Sweden’s RegTech scene has been slow to emerge. While its starting to wake up, it still has many challenges to overcome.
Crypto unicorn CoinDCX teams with Solidus Labs
India first crypto unicorn CoinDCX formed a strategic compliance partnership with crypto-native risk monitoring platform Solidus Labs.
German regulator boss sacked over Wirecard transactions
Head of German audit regulator Apas has been dismissed with immediate effect after disclosing that he'd been trading with Wirecard stocks when the company was being audited earlier in 2020.
India is reviewing WhatsApp before it introduces its payments services in the country
Facebook-owned WhatsApp plans to introduce a digital payment service in India. As part of the process, the country is reviewing an audit report from the company.
Quantifind’s new COO warns firms of the three rising elements of financial crime
Quantifind has had a busy year forming new partnerships and launching new tools. Its latest deal has seen it team up with Polaris to...
31 investment rounds that show the state of the FinTech industry
From Monzo's seeing its valuation plummet to Checkout.com becoming one of Europe's most valuable FinTechs, the last week has been full of funding rounds that could cause big waves in the sector.
blanco raises ?2m in funding from Volta, KBC
blanco, a technology developer for asset managers, has raised ?2m in its latest equity round.
UK implements protections for physical cash
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has new powers over the UK largest banks and building societies to ensure cash withdrawal and deposit facilities are available to communities across the country.
Just 52% of staff in European financial institutions believe there is a strong anti-financial...
Just over half of employees in European financial institutions believe there is a strong attitude towards anti-financial crime (AFC) from the top, new research claims.