P2P lender Assetz Capital agrees £200m funding partnership with Aeon
Over the next three years, Aeon will pour the cash into SME loans arranged by Assetz Capital.
Know Your Customer/KYC
Does a recession lead to more financial fraud?
A recession brings new challenges to FIs within a changing fraud landscape.
UK challenger Monument partners Persistent to build digital banking platform
Persistent’s “building block” approach will allow the challenger to add new SaaS components as required.
SC Ventures launches digital onboarding platform Appro in UAE
Appro is designed to reduce application times for a range of banking products from several hours to three minutes.
India’s M2P Fintech snaps up digital identity platform Syntizen
This is M2P Fintech’s third acquisition in 2022 alone.
Europe fintech funding round-up: Quartr, ID-Pal, Oper and Fuell
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around Europe.
Recognise Bank taps TruNarrative for digital customer onboarding solution
The RiskNarrative platform will digitise a number of AML and KYC processes via a single API.
Banking Tech Awards USA 2022 Winner: Hamilton Reserve Bank – Best Use of Risk, Compliance & Fraud Protection Technology
Hamilton Reserve Bank and authID on the benefits of seamless and secure digital identity assurance.
Banking Tech Awards USA 2022 Winner: Symphony AyasdiAI – Tech of the Future
AI does not look for a needle in a haystack, but rather for a needle in a stack of needles.
Bain Capital taps Chekk for KYB and KYC solutions
Chekk says its SaaS solutions “remove the pain and costs” from interactions between companies and customers.
The future of crypto compliance
Exploitation by criminals has brought about a need for more regulation in the crypto world.
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.
GoCardless rolls out two open banking solutions in Germany
GoCardless says: “Open banking is growing rapidly, with 64 million active users projected in Europe by 2024.”
Money 20/20 Europe: A new era for a digital Sterling
Project New Era, set to launch in September, is a pilot evaluating the future digital currency ecosystem in the UK.
ComplyAdvantage appoints ex-WorldRemit head as CTO
Mark Watson brings over 26 years of tech experience into his new role as CTO.
Europe fintech funding round-up: Cryptio, Fung, Financielle and more
This weekly fintech round-up brings to you funding news from around Europe.
Money 20/20 Europe: How is the rise of fintech transforming the next generation of banking?
Kahina Van Dyke believes the biggest shift in legacy financial services is learning to unlock human potential.
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.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 13 May 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
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.
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.
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.
Colombian fintech Truora raises $15m Series A led by BBVA fund
Accel, Kaszek and Y Combinator also participated, as well as a number of angel investors.
Two years on from the FCA’s AML/CTF registration regime, how are firms managing?
Two years on from its introduction, how have cryptoasset firms been navigating the registration process?
LSEG acquires digital ID verification data provider Global Data Consortium
GDC is a global provider of identity verification data to support clients with know your customer (KYC) requirements.
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.”
Why is digital customer onboarding so important in banking?
To offer a competitive onboarding process, most banks will need to acquire a new level of technical flexibility.
Credit Libanais, Codebase Technologies and Visa team for financial inclusion in Lebanon
Credit Libanais launches an instant, fully e-KYC onboarding mobile application for a virtual prepaid card.
Regtech provider Encompass raises $33m to fuel global growth
There will be “extensive recruitment” at the company’s new offices in New York and Amsterdam.
UK fintech funding round-up: Delio, Detected, Kolleno, Nosso, Strabo, & Yimba
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of UK-based fintechs.
TSB partners ID verification firm Onfido to streamline onboarding process
TSB says customers can now open accounts and access mobile banking in 10 minutes.
GB Bank taps TruNarrative for fraud detection and customer onboarding
GB Bank says the partnership will reduce friction in customer journeys and enhance its risk mitigation.
Digital ID verification start-up OCR Labs expands to North America with $30m funding
OCR Labs has raised $46 million through its combined Series A and B.
Virgin Money revamps customer onboarding with HooYu
Virgin Money implements a new account opening journey for its customers.
