MiddleGame Ventures makes the first close of its €150m fund to support early-stage FinTech and RegTech startups
From: RegTech Analyst European and North American and European startups innovating to support financial services has a new fund to seek investments from. MiddleGame Ventures (MGV)... Read More
Did the Financial Action Task Force halt its AML reviews to spare the Australian government another black mark?
From: RegTech Analyst The international Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has suspended its evaluation of Australia’s anti-money laundering (ALM) laws, which some suspect was motivated with... Read More
German regulators may force Apple to open up its tech to rival payment providers
Apple is not happy. The Cupertino-based tech titan may soon find itself being forced to allow rival payment providers to get access to its technology... Read More
Corsa Security aims to scale on the back of new $11m investment
Cybersecurity company Corsa Security has just picked up $11m in a new funding round led by Roadmap Capital, the venture capital firm. On the back... Read More
Singapore regulator slams UBS with $11.2m fine for “unacceptable” deceptive behaviour
UBS has landed it legal hot waters in Singapore after its employees overcharged and failed to be transparent to clients. The Monetary Authority of Singapore... Read More
Standard Chartered and Quantexa join forces to tackle financial crime with contextual decision intelligence
Having partnered up with HSBC in September, Quantexa is now going to provide its contextual intelligence software to help international banking group Standard Chartered prevent financial... Read More
Cybersecurity training platform Immersive Labs scores $40m Series B
Immersive Labs, a cybersecurity education platform for employees, has scored $40m in a Series B round. The investment was supplied by Summit Partners and existing... Read More
US regulator SEC extends MiFID II relief period for three years
Assist market participants in the US can breathe a little easier after the top securities regulator extended the period they have to comply with the... Read More
UK MPs call for sanctions and payment delays to combat fraud
UK MPs call for sanctions on banks failing to meet deadline for new account check rule and to implement 24-hour delay on payments to help... Read More
The EBA urges the European Commission to do more to enable FinTech services to operate across borders
European FinTech is thriving. However, The European Banking Authority (EBA) believes the European Commission should do more to make it flourish across the EU. In... Read More