France whacks Google and Facebook with $210m in fines
France’s data privacy and protection body has slapped Facebook with a €60m fine and Google with a €150m penalty following misdemeanours around internet cookies.
Laika closes its equity financing round on $10m
Information security and compliance-as-a-service platform Laika has closed an equity financing round on $10m.
GOP senators pressure banking agencies for more reg relief
A group of Republicans have pushed banking regulators to adjust several regulatory relief proposals and make them more lenient.
eflow updates eComms surveillance solution to reduce manual oversight
UK-based regulatory compliance tech developer eflow Global has revealed a major update to its eComms surveillance solution, leveraging a new sophisticated form of decision automation.
Clear seeks international expansion with its Series C capital
India-based Clear, a provider of tax and financial services software, has scored $75m in its Series C funding round.
UK-headquartered H4 closes $27m funding round
H4 which creates and analyses documents, has closed a $27m funding round from J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Barclays and Linklaters.
B2B payments network Finexio closes $4m Series A
B2B payments network Finexio has secured a $4m Series A round led by Parkway CEO and president James R. Heistand.
ESG iGIST gets strategic funding from FNZ
GIST, which offers impact data and analytics, has received a strategic investment from global wealth management firm FNZ.
Quantifind forms a contract with the US’ Department of Defense
Quantifind, a SaaS platform designed to automate financial crimes investigations and screening, has formed a deal with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) within the U.S. Department of Defense.
Group of central banks investigating whether the time is right to launch digital currencies...
With everyone from Facebook to singer Akon launching cryptocurrencies, it is hardly surprising that central banks are also looking into leveraging the technology.