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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.

Venture capital firms continued to actively back RegTech companies in 2020 as financial institutions left the space.

Last week week saw 28 FinTechs close investment deals. Three sectors in particular proved especially successful.

London wrestled the top spot for RegTech deal activity from San Francisco in the third quarter, now leading the 2020 investment league.

As an experienced compliance professional, Darren Cade knows how rigid structures and processes can help prevent financial crime and keep organisations compliant.

FinTech Computer Services has partnered with financial crime-fighting company Featurespace to launch a holistic anti-money laundering solution WatchDOG AML.

Out of the 29 FinTech funding rounds we reported on last week, cybersecurity companies, InsurTechs and challenger banks were among the clear winners.

In response to the FinCEN Files revealing that more must be done to fight money laundering, regulators around the world has snapped into action, which is welcomed by Sigma Ratings.

Swedish FinTech Trustly is experiencing a growth spurt, having recently picked up a cash injection from BlackRock and expanding to Australia and Canada. It has now tapped Napier to ensure it can maintain the growth in a compliant way.

German regulators didn't do enough when they supervised the collapsed FinTech giant Wirecard, the EU’s securities markets regulator reports.