Data platform SAS acquires financial risk management firm Kamakura
Together, SAS’ and Kamakura’s solutions “will prove far greater than the sum of its parts”.
Financial Crime & Fraud
Video: How Payoneer prevents financial crime with ThetaRay’s tech
Payoneer explains why it chose ThetaRay to monitor payments on its global platform for financial crime.
Is standardisation the secret weapon against trade finance fraud?
How lenders can leverage technology to mitigate duplicate trade fraud.
Account freezing orders: the FCA flexes its regulatory muscle
What are account freezing orders and what should fintechs take away from recent action by the FCA?
Virgin Money partners SurePay to implement Confirmation of Payee
Virgin Money says it chose SurePay due to its “extensive experience” in providing Confirmation of Payee solutions.
ComplyAdvantage appoints ex-WorldRemit head as CTO
Mark Watson brings over 26 years of tech experience into his new role as CTO.
Swiss cantonal bank BLKB turns to NetGuardians to fight payment fraud
NetGuardians’ software is now used by more than 40% of all cantonal banks in Switzerland.
Sentinels tapped by Dutch neobank Brand New Day to scale its AML controls
Brand New Day has partnered with Sentinels to build a “future-proof” compliance infrastructure.
How AI and data fusion are turning the tide in the battle against modern slavery
The application of modern AI and data techniques is a key development in the fight against modern slavery.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Tranch, Quantifeed, Chekk & Crowd Data Systems
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
White paper: Intelligence capabilities for AML and CFT regulatory compliance
Enhancing KYC, AML, CFT and due diligence investigations for finance, banking and compliance sectors with digital intelligence.
How data-driven suptech can change the game in fighting financial crime
Suptechs are gaining prominence in financial services with pioneers like the EBA and MAS breaking new ground.
Congratulations to the Banking Tech Awards USA 2022 winners!
Take a look at the 2022 Banking Tech Awards winners
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 20 May 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: CertifID, Bridgecard & Forward
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Blockchain data platform Chainalysis raises $170m Series F
The Series F pegs Chainalysis’ valuation at $8.6 billion.
Appian awarded $2bn in damages in trade secrets lawsuit
Appian believes the $2 billion judgement is the largest award in Virginia state court history.
EMEA funding round-up: Cashew, Stanhope, Elucidate, Spades, Sun Zu Lab & sqft.capital
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across EMEA.
Checkout.com snaps up French ID verification firm ubble
The deal is set to close later this year.
LexisNexis acquires anti-fraud behavioural biometrics firm BehavioSec
BehavioSec tracks mobile touchscreen signals to continuously authenticate identity and prevent fraud.
FinTech Futures Industry Survey & Report 2022
A deep-dive into the trends defining 2022 and beyond, based on a comprehensive survey of the industry.
Report: Digital transformation and trends in financial services
The future of the financial industry, including a shift back to office, fraud prevention, and regulatory compliance.
NetGuardians tapped by Swiss bank LUKB to boost fraud prevention
LUKB will deploy NetGuardians’ AI-powered software as it looks to shore up its defences against payment fraud.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 29 April 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
CFPB invokes “largely unused” Dodd-Frank law to scrutinise fintechs
“This authority gives us critical agility to move as quickly as the market,” CFPB director Rohit Chopra says.
Norway’s Signicat buys UK anti-fraud firm Sphonic
The company aims to be the go-to provider for digital identity and anti-financial crime services across Europe.
Irish fintech Fenergo acquires AML transaction monitoring start-up Sentinels
The acquisition, for an undisclosed sum, is set to strengthen the firm’s client lifecycle management platform.
Kiwi regtech start-up First AML lands £15.6m Series B, makes UK debut
The company’s co-founder Bion Behdin is relocating to its new London office.
How can neobanks meet the challenges presented by cybercrime?
Advances in AI and ML could help neobanks better protect themselves against cybercrime.
Tighten financial crime controls, FCA tells challengers
The FCA review found some UK challenger banks have “weaknesses” with regards to financial crime controls.
Anti-fraud platform SEON raises $94m Series B to fuel global expansion
The start-up will use the fresh capital to expand throughout North America, LatAm and APAC.
What the FinTech? | S.3 Episode 5 | AI in financial services
In this episode of the What the Fintech? podcast, we’re joined by Kevin Levitt of Nvidia.
Video: NatWest at Finovate Europe 2022 – tackling payment-related fraud
FinTech Futures chats with NatWest’s Jane Barber about how to combat payments fraud.
How new technology is changing the face of fraud detection in neobanks
AI and ML are key to not just recovering from, but actually preventing fraud before it begins.
NatWest taps Bottomline to tackle authorised push payment fraud
NatWest will look to utilise Bottomline’s confirmation of payee (CoP) solution.
Norway’s Signicat boosts management team with several new appointments
Signicat CEO says: “We now look forward to the next phase of our international expansion.”
White paper: Inter-bank privacy enhanced information sharing – fraud detection and prevention
The use of privacy-enhancing technologies that enable banks to share customer account and device information.
Apollo Fintech taps ThetaRay for Sonar AML monitoring tech
Apollo Fintech will deploy Sonar on its new bank-to-bank payments service Knox Wire.
Shortlist announced for Banking Tech Awards USA 2022
Congratulations to all of this year’s finalists.
The evolving cyber threat landscape in 2022 and how fintechs can mitigate risk
Companies that operate in the financial services/fintech arena are, of course, top targets for cybercriminals.
