Growfin, a SaaS FinTech startup, has scored $7.5m in a Series A funding round headed by Singapore’s SWC Global.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published new guidance on how competition law applies to environmental sustainability agreement between firms.  

The US House of Representatives has approved legislation aimed at blocking a new law allowing the consideration of climate and ESG factors by retirement plan fiduciaries.  

ERM, a pure-play sustainability consultancy, has acquired sustainable finance and ESG advisory consultancy NINT for an undisclosed fee.

Droit, a RegTech company providing companies with intelligent decision-making tools for compliance, has raised $23m in its Series B round.

UK FinTech investment stats in 2023, as of 2nd March: • UK companies have raised 35 FinTech seed deals so far in 2023 • Blockchain & Crypto was the most active FinTech subsector in 2023 with a 20% share of transactions • London was the most active city for FinTech companies raising funding with a 77% share of deals The UK has seen...

SteadyPay, a UK-based progressive lending platform, has scored $3m in a seed funding round backed by N1 FinTech fund. European venture funds such as Ascension, The Future Fund and others have already invested in this fintech prior to this seed raise. SteadyPay is a UK-based progressive lending platform for people who have unstable incomes. The AI-based solution analyzes open user data...

According to Allianz, strikes, riots and civil commotion around the world are expected to rise, but specialist insurance can help protect companies.

Fiserv, a global provider of payments and financial technology solutions, has introduced a new fraud mitigation offering.

InsurTech startup i3systems has teamed up with Microsoft Azure as part of an AI programme to redefine health and life insurance claims.