Identification/Background checks

UK FinTech Curve selects Onfido to provide streamlined onboarding for its customers

Banking platform Curve has partnered with Onfido, the global identity verification and authentication company, to speed up its client onboarding compliance processes.

Alior Bank to verify digital identities through Onfido

Polish universal bank Alior Bank is leveraging Onfido’s technology to streamline its digital identity verification, through a new deal.

Miss these 27 funding rounds at your own peril

From stocktrading to teenage finances, last week's funding rounds provide plenty of things to consider for the future of the industry.

Auth0 bolsters its unicorn status with close of new round

Auth0 extends its valuation to $1.92bn after closing its Series F round on $120m, as the company looks to continue its growth rate and expand globally.

Trulioo launches new document verification and facial recognition features to protect small businesses against...

RegTech company Trulioo has unveiled a new suite of facial recognition and document verification tools developed to enable small and medium-sized businesses to tap in to additional protection.

Many have been unable to access financial services because of Covid-19

Two in five European customer have been unable to access financial services because of Covid-19 and a lack of access to digital options, according to new research from digital identity company Signicat.

These 36 FinTech deals from the last week show that the sector is not...

While the downfall of Wirecard may the big story in the FinTech industry, it would be a mistake to not take a closer look at the investment rounds announced in the sector over the past seven days.

How facial recognition software can be used in ATMs

Using biometrics to provide strong customer authentications is becoming more popular and is beginning to be used in ATMs to help customers identify themselves.

Veriff closes $15.5m funding round as it prepares for a larger Series B round

Veriff closed its new funding round on $15.5m as it prepares to increase its growth and sales to enterprise customers before it raises a larger Series B round in the future.

Challenger bank Knab taps facial biometrics company iProov for its customer authentication services

Dutch online bank Knab prides itself on supplying a human service backed by the latest technology. To that end, it has just teamed up with biometrics company iProov.

News Stories

UK

UK government backs fintech with new payments package

The UK government has announced a broad package of measures aimed at future-proofing the country's payments sector, unveiled during FinTech Week in London. The package...
Finova

Finova bets on UK talent with new Manchester office

Finova, a leading UK provider of cloud-based mortgage, savings and lending software, has opened a new Manchester office, creating more than 50 roles as...
Detroit-based insurer CoverTree set out to solve a problem that has long slowed insurance distribution: the time and complexity involved in appointing producers.

How Producerflow powers a faster producer onboarding model for insurers

Detroit-based insurer CoverTree set out to solve a problem that has long slowed insurance distribution: the time and complexity involved in appointing producers. In...
K1x

K1x secures $175m to digitise private market tax data

K1x, an AI-native platform for private markets tax data, has closed a $175m growth investment led by Sumeru Equity Partners, with participation from existing...
Labaid InsureTech Company Limited, a Bangladesh-based InsurTech firm, has launched a digital insurance platform aimed at expanding access to insurance services across the country.

Labaid launches multi-line digital insurance platform

Labaid InsureTech Company Limited, a Bangladesh-based InsurTech firm, has launched a digital insurance platform aimed at expanding access to insurance services across the country. The...

120,000+ FinTech leaders get exclusive industry stories delivered every week