Latin America and teen-focused FinTech services are coming of age as the industry closes...
Last week’s 32 FinTech rounds highlight how Latin America is exploding with new activity, how open banking has nudged closer to being fully adopted across Europe and the rising popularity of teen-focused ventures.
Austreme secures patent for card testing fraud detection technology
Hong Kong-based forensic RegTech company Austreme has received approval for a patent for its e-commerce card testing fraud detection system.
AppZen collects $13m for back office automation solution
AppZen, which provides an AI solution for back office automation, has raised $13m in its Series A financing round.
Bank of England governor calls for cryptocurrency regulations
Andrew Bailey, governor at the Bank of England, has called on financial regulators to stop playing catch up in how they supervise digital payments methods such as stablecoin and cryptocurrencies.
EPA calls for greater digital identity push in light of growing financial crime
A whitepaper by the Emerging Payments Association (EPA) has detailed that a stronger focus on digital identity could help combat soaring cases of financial crime.
HKMA sets out four-step initiative to drive bolstered RegTech adoption
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has outlined four actions to promote the use of RegTech in the Hong Kong banking sector.
Bhutan to pilot central bank digital currency through Ripple partnership
The Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) of Bhutan has teamed with cross-border crypto payment firm Ripple to pilot a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the region.
Vista Equity backs compliance software business ComplySCI
Vista Equity Partners has backed New York City-based ComplySCI, a provider of personal trading compliance software.
The FCA tells banks to stay open
The UK went on lockdown on Monday March 23. Still, the UK's top financial watchdog is advising that banks remain open.
Cybersecurity, InsurTech and neobank ventures led the 29 FinTech rounds raised last week
Out of the 29 FinTech funding rounds we reported on last week, cybersecurity companies, InsurTechs and challenger banks were among the clear winners.