Monarx, a security solution for web hosting, has bagged $6.1m in a recent funding round headed by Signal Peak Ventures.

Digital banking and payments firm Ibanera has raised $18.5m in a funding round to enable itself to keep support its BitLine business line.

Rapid7, a cloud risk and threat detection firm, has acquired CyberTech firm Minerva Labs for an undisclosed fee.

Key Latin American FinTech investment stats in 2022 • Latin American FinTech investment reaches $5.4bn in 2022, a 58% drop from 2021 • FinTech deal activity reaches 341 deals in 2022, a 15% reduction from 2021 • Brazil was the most active country in Latin America with 134 deals announced, a 39% share of total FinTech deals in the region Latin America’s FinTech...

VR Payment, a payment specialist that is part of the DZ Bank Group, has teamed with German RegTech Hawk AI.

ESG is making an increasingly bigger influence in the financial markets. With this, the regulatory landscape is getting more complex, and firms are having to navigate a variety of legislative requirements.

The White House has published its $6.9tn budget proposal for fiscal 2024 and has the aim to increase cyber spending.

Zemen Bank has partnered with Netcetera to offer simple online payments to its customers while maintaining payment security.

ValueMomentum, a provider of IT services and solutions for insurers, has partnered with Pekin Insurance to roll-out a commercial lines offering in a new state.

Mercury Insurance, provider of property and casualty insurance, has appointed Wilson Pang as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to lead its technological transformation efforts.