Identification/Background checks

IDnow joins forces with Trustfull to fight fraud

IDnow joins forces with Trustfull to fight fraud

IDnow, Europe's leading identity verification platform, and Trustfull, a specialist in frictionless fraud prevention technology, have formed a strategic partnership to deliver a more...
Approvely embeds Sumsub KYC into payments stack

Approvely embeds Sumsub KYC into payments stack

Sumsub, a global identity verification and anti-fraud specialist, has formed a strategic partnership with Approvely, a FinTech infrastructure platform catering to regulated and high-risk...
fraud

Synthetic identity fraud: the growing threat in 2026

Synthetic identity fraud is fast becoming one of the most complex threats facing financial institutions and regulated businesses today. According to SmartSearch, unlike conventional fraud,...
IDV

Why IDV platforms are losing enterprise deals in 2027

The identity verification landscape is undergoing a fundamental transformation. Document-based verification has demonstrated significant vulnerability to AI-driven fraud and is gradually being phased out...
Saviynt

Saviynt closes AI identity gap with new platform

Saviynt has announced the release of its Saviynt Identity Security for AI solution, establishing enterprise-grade capabilities to fully manage AI agents alongside all other...
identity

How AI and deepfakes are reshaping identity fraud in 2026

Identity fraud is no longer a peripheral compliance concern — it is one of the most pressing financial threats facing businesses in 2026. According to...
Seedcamp backs Topograph in €2m seed funding round

Seedcamp backs Topograph in €2m seed funding round

Topograph, a B2B data infrastructure company that connects compliance teams to official business registers worldwide, has closed a €2m seed funding round to accelerate...
DOSH

allpay’s DOSH uses Vouchsafe ID tech for the unbanked

allpay has partnered with Vouchsafe, an identity verification technology company, to launch DOSH, a new prepaid Mastercard account designed to bring more people into...
eIDAS

How can financial institutions leverage eIDAS 2.0 for strong growth?

For decades, financial institutions have wrestled with a fundamental paradox: the more rigorous the identity verification process, the greater the friction imposed on the...
Hopae

Hopae anchors global digital identity strategy in Luxembourg

Hopae has chosen Luxembourg as its global headquarters, a move designed to strengthen the company’s governance framework and align its operations with emerging regulatory...

News Stories

Middle East retail investing: the WealthTech opportunity

Retail investment and preparing for retirement is gaining traction in the Middle East. For Fredrik Davéus, CEO and co-founder of Kidbrooke, this isn’t just...
Why good-weather pension numbers are misleading participants

Why good-weather pension numbers are misleading participants

As the Netherlands' pension sector navigates its Wet toekomst pensioenen (Wtp) transition, a growing body of regulatory guidance and independent research suggests that the...
Nordic banks turn to CaaS to fight rising fraud

Nordic banks turn to CaaS to fight rising fraud

The Nordic region is among the most cashless in the world, with cash accounting for fewer than 5% of all transactions in Norway and...
Global FinTech funding continued its strong surge over the past two weeks, with approximately $2.17bn raised across 23 deals, as cybersecurity firms saw major deals come to fruition.

Global FinTech funding tops $2bn as RegTech deals run rampant

Global FinTech funding continued its strong surge over the past two weeks, with approximately $2.17bn raised across 23 deals, as cybersecurity firms saw a...
How metadata supercharges AI document processing

How metadata supercharges AI document processing

Artificial intelligence is rapidly embedding itself into document-heavy organisations, promising to transform everything from contract analysis to compliance monitoring. Yet despite this momentum, many...

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