J.P. Morgan is launching a pilot of biometrics-based payments with select retailers in the US.

This week saw 25 deals take place across the FinTech sector. Two high-value raises of $270m and $250m lead the charge this week, accounting for over half of the amount raised by the top 10 deals all together. 

 SteelEye, which claims to be the first and only integrated surveillance solution, has integrated ChatGPT into its compliance platform.

Regulatory compliance tech vendor eflow Global is working with Portfolio Bi, a developer of investment management software and services, to help managers meet regulator and investor requirements.

Kredivo, a buy now pay later service for consumers in Indonesia and Vietnam, has reportedly raised $270m in an oversubscribed Series D funding round.

NorthEdge, a lower-market private equity firm, has made a primary MBO (management buyout) in human capital management provider Cezanne HR.

AdvantageGo, commercial insurance and reinsurance software provider, has entered into an alliance with InsurTech Zywave.

Auto insurance company Indiana Farmers has selected CCC Intelligent Solutions, a cloud platform providing solutions for the P&C insurance economy, for its AI-powered solutions.

Munich Re has partnered with InsurTech Paperless Solutions Group (PSG) to launch a risk assessment and e-application solutions to transform life insurance underwriting.

Contango Digital Assets, a leading blockchain venture capital firm, has recently closed its seed round on $1.2m.