Technology Updates

Data and analytics software company Quantexa has published a white paper on how to monetize data through decision intelligence (DI) aimed at insurance executives.

Our weekly roundup of the big FinTech trends from the past seven days is all you need to keep yourself updated on what’s happening in the industry.

Mobile app to save and earn high yield with DeFi Donut closed a $2m funding round, bringing Donut’s total funding to date to $3.8m.

Earlier this month, El Salvador became the first ever country to make bitcoin legal tender, alongside the US dollar. While this may spell good news for those who trade in the cryptocurrency, is El Salvador the first of many countries to legalise bitcoin or will it be a one-off?

Securitize has closed its oversubscribed Series B on $48m, as it looks to release its marketplace for digital asset security trading.

UK open banking platform TrueLayer has launched a new Verification API to make the onboarding process for its customers easier.

The World Bank has declined to help El Salvador with the integration of Bitcoin into its currency system highlighting concerns around the environment and transparency.

The Bank of England (BofE) FinTech chief has said the introduction of a central bank digital currencies (CBDC) doesn’t require a trade-off between privacy and tackling financial crime.

Global stockbrokers, neobankers and financial institutions are all slowly onboarding crypto into their asset portfolio and it's probably a matter of time before WealthTechs do the same, according to analysts.

Cryptocurrency trading firm Amber Group has entered unicorn status with $100m Series B round led by China Renaissance.