Identification/Background checks

HYPR

HYPR unveils context-based identity verification

RegTech firm HYPR has introduced a new innovation called Context-Based Attestation, designed to strengthen identity verification beyond traditional checks. According to Crowdfund Insider, the new...
IDfy

Identity verification firm IDfy secures $53m

Indian online identity verification firm IDfy, a RegTech platform specialising in digital trust, compliance and fraud prevention, has secured fresh capital as it looks...
Duna

Business identity platform Duna bags €30m funding round

Duna, an identity FinTech founded by former Stripe executives, has raised fresh capital of €30m as it looks to tackle one of the most...
Fingerprint

Fingerprint launches authorized AI agent detection product

Fingerprint, a provider of device intelligence and fraud prevention technology, has announced the launch of Authorized AI Agent Detection, a new capability designed to...
One Identity

One Identity appoints Gihan Munasinghe as CTO

One Identity has announced the appointment of Gihan Munasinghe as its new chief technology officer, with responsibility for leading the company’s global engineering organisation...
Hopae

1Kosmos partners Hopae to scale portable digital identity

1Kosmos and Hopae, a digital identity infrastructure platform provider, have announced a global partnership aimed at expanding access to government-issued digital identities across borders. The...
Malaysia

Malaysia tests bank readiness for MyDigital ID rollout

Malaysia is stepping up preparations for a nationwide digital identity rollout across financial services, with regulators putting banks through a second phase of testing...
Saviynt lands $700m as new AI identity platform launches

Saviynt lands $700m as new AI identity platform launches

Saviynt, the identity security specialist, has raised $700m in a Series B growth equity round led by KKR, alongside Sixth Street Growth, TenEleven and...
Opti launches AI identity platform after $20m seed

Opti launches AI identity platform after $20m seed

Opti, an AI-native identity security platform founded in 2024, has raised $20m in seed funding. The round was led by YL Ventures, Mayfield Fund...
Self lands $9m seed to boost proof-of-humanity tech

Self lands $9m seed to boost proof-of-humanity tech

Self, a provider of zero-knowledge identity and proof-of-humanity infrastructure, has completed a $9m seed raise earlier this year as it steps up efforts to build a privacy-preserving identity layer for the internet.

News Stories

Over $2bn raised across this week’s 22 FinTech deals

Several major FinTech deals help to bring this week's total funding to over $2bn, as a total of 22 companies closed investment rounds.  A total...
Comply Exchange earns SOC 2 to bolster client trust

Comply Exchange earns SOC 2 to bolster client trust

Tax compliance technology firm Comply Exchange has achieved SOC 2 compliance, marking a significant step in its effort to provide clients with independently validated...
AI governance in commercial insurance: why now matters

AI governance in commercial insurance: why now matters

Commercial insurers are rethinking how they scale artificial intelligence, and according to IntellectAI, the question driving boardrooms in 2026 is no longer how fast...

US-China trade war: the decoupling illusion

Research from Italian economic consultancy Prometeia reveals that despite escalating tariff measures between the United States and China, the two economies remain far more...

Realizing value from a modern payments and financial architecture

Founded in 2017, UK-based Finastra is a global leader in financial services software, trusted by 7,000+ customers including 40 of the top 50 banks....

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