financial regulation
Pressured by fossil fuel interests, Vanguard decides maybe climate change isn’t a problem after all
Vanguard leaves net-zero group, lending support to the argument that the industry can’t police itself.
Want to survive the crypto winter? Start by inspiring regulatory confidence
Today’s weather may be harsh, but the next phase of cyrpto is coming. Those who can inspire regulatory confidence will be better positioned to be on its leading edge.
Identity verification company Youverify extends seed funding to $2.5M as it expands across Africa
This past month has seen several African fintechs such as Flutterwave and Union54 make headlines for compliance checks issues and fraud allegations. Both unlinked events re-emphasize the importance of know…
Kompliant secures $14M to help companies tackle financial compliance challenges
Kompliant, a startup delivering an “AI-driven” business onboarding and risk scoring platform, today announced that it raised $14 million in a seed round led by Level One Fund with contributions…
How can authorities enforce regulations that don’t rely on the presence of intermediaries? And how will regulations protect users and the market?
Rational regulation is key to US competitiveness in the fintech race
With all the focus on the technology race between the U.S. and China, little attention has been paid to who will lead the innovation and control the technology behind international…
London-based PassFort, a SaaS provider that helps business meet compliance requirements such as KYC (Know Your Customer) and AML (Anti-Money Laundering) reporting, has closed a $16.2 million Series A led…
With the finance world now leveraging tech to conduct business, financial services regulators are also developing new tech to monitor markets, supervise institutions and for administration.
Tiger Global leads $34M investment into Unit21, a no-code fraud prevention platform
Unit21, a startup that helps businesses monitor fraudulent activities with its no-code software, announced today it has raised $34 million in a Series B round of funding led by Tiger…
Salv, the anti-money laundering startup founded by ex-TransferWise employees, picks up $2M seed
Salv, an anti-money laundering (AML) startup founded by former TransferWise and Skype employees, has raised $2 million in seed funding. The round is led by Fly Ventures, alongside Passion Capital…
The startups creating the future of RegTech and financial services
Technology has been used to manage regulatory risk since the advent of the ledger book (or the Bloomberg terminal, depending on your reference point). However, the cost-consciousness internalized…
European Union financial regulator, the ESMA, has become the latest regulatory body to issue a warning about the risks of buying into — and running — ICOs.
