Growth platform Tech Nation has launched the Fintech Pledge to accelerate the growth of the UK’s FinTech sector by enabling enhanced collaboration between banks and leading FinTech firms.

Another German FinTech giant bites the dust with Monedo filing for bankruptcy after the pressures of Covid-19 became too much for the once celebrated company backed by investors like Peter Thiel and Naspers.

Pico, which builds technology services for financial markets around the world, has scored $135m in its Series C round.

PeasyPay, a bieometric-based payment company, is looking to expand its reach from its native Hungry to Spain, Slovenia and the UK.

Thai InsurTech startup Sunday has raised $9m in a pre-Series B round led by SCB 10X, the venture capital arm of the Siam Commercial Bank.

The UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has reopened its regulatory sandbox to help companies develop new products by using personal data in a safe way.

Snoop, a mobile app designed to help users monitor their spending, has bagged £10m in a crowdfunding campaign on the Seedrs platform.

Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ) has picked CCH Tagetik, part of Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting, to enhance corporate performance management and better inform management decisions.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its annual report, adding that it will learn from the lessons of dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.

A Columbian drug lord's brother and the biggest privately-owned FinTech in Europe could be heading towards a legal battle threatening to delay Klarna's public listing.