Identification/Background checks

Hopae

IDENTT taps Hopae to unlock cross-border eID access

Hopae, a global digital identity infrastructure platform, has formed a strategic partnership with IDENTT, a prominent player in Poland's identity verification market, to bring...
Experian

Experian adds Akamai to AI agent trust ecosystem

Experian has announced that cybersecurity and edge computing firm Akamai Technologies has joined its Agent Trust partner ecosystem. The partnership centres on Experian's Agent Trust...
Calendar-based Know Your Customer (KYC) reviews are increasingly exposing banks to financial crime, compliance failings and operational inefficiencies, as regulators intensify scrutiny on outdated client monitoring processes, according to nCino.

Banks face rising risk as perpetual KYC becomes standard

Calendar-based Know Your Customer (KYC) reviews are increasingly exposing banks to financial crime, compliance failings and operational inefficiencies, as regulators intensify scrutiny on outdated...
Daon

Daon unveils identity tool for remote workforce trust

Daon, the digital identity trust company, has launched a new workforce identity fraud prevention solution aimed at helping organisations build stronger trust across the...
eIDAS

The eIDAS 2.0 deadline every FinTech product team is missing

The most challenging aspect of preparing for eIDAS 2.0 is not the technical complexity itself — it is recognising that the decision is not...
identity

Is identity now becoming the new perimeter of financial regulation?

Financial regulation has always been shaped by the boundaries it seeks to defend. Once, those boundaries were physical—bank branches, vaults, national borders. Then they...
Hopae

Hopae micro tool readies FSIs for eIDAS 2.0 deadline

Hopae, the digital identity infrastructure provider, has unveiled a free assessment tool designed to support financial institutions in gauging their preparedness for upcoming European...
Experian

Experian UK&I adds Konfir to boost digital verification

Experian, the global data and technology company, has announced the acquisition of digital verification firm Konfir, strengthening its verification offering across the UK market. The...
RegTech

Nine-figure raises dominate in powerful Q1 for RegTech deals

The first quarter of 2026 has proven to be a very strong period for RegTech funding raises, with close to $3bn raised across the...
Palm secures Amex Ventures investment for business identity

Palm secures Amex Ventures investment for business identity

Palm, a portable business identity infrastructure platform serving the 35 million businesses across the United States, has received a strategic investment from Amex Ventures,...

News Stories

Just $336m was raised across this week's 11 FinTech deals

Just $389m was raised across this week’s 12 FinTech deals

The summer months continue to prove a slow period for FinTech deals, with just $389m raised across 12 deals.  It was a similar picture to...
Leeds United announce multi-year etoro partnership

Leeds United announce multi-year etoro partnership

Leeds United, the English football club competing in the Premier League, has entered into a new multi-year partnership with etoro, the trading and investing...
Interactive Brokers adds Bucharest Exchange access

Interactive Brokers adds Bucharest Exchange access

Interactive Brokers, an automated global broker, has added the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) to its trading platform. The addition gives eligible IBKR clients the ability...
BitGo acquires NYDIG's institutional trading arm

BitGo acquires NYDIG’s institutional trading arm

BitGo, the digital asset infrastructure company offering custody, trading, staking, financing and settlement services from regulated cold storage, has entered into a definitive agreement...
Why data centre location won't save wealth managers' sovereignty

Why data centre location won’t save wealth managers’ sovereignty

Digital sovereignty in wealth management is not decided by where a data centre sits, but by who retains control over data, technology and advisory...

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