Digital Asset Research (DAR), a leading provider of crypto asset data and research, today announced the release of its January 2023 Crypto Exchange Vetting results. In an environment where cryptocurrencies trade across hundreds of lightly regulated or unregulated exchanges, DAR’s vetting processes apply institutional-level diligence to digital asset markets to meet an industry-wide need for reliable crypto data.

Okcoin, one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing cryptocurrency platforms, together with crypto investment firm Paradigm, today announced that the companies are partnering on a grant for Bitcoin

Forter, the Trust Platform for digital commerce, today announced the acquisition of Immue, a bot detection company based in Tel Aviv, Israel. Forter’s first acquisition will not only strengthen the company’s existing fraud management capabilities but add Immue’s domain-specific bot expertise.

Sentinels, a Fenergo company and Europe’s leading intelligent transaction monitoring and client risk management specialist, today announces the launch of its new platform solution for transaction monitoring. The SaaS platform is designed to help financial institutions detect and eliminate financial criminality with greater speed and accuracy than ever before.

Leeds Building Society is using Dynatrace to enhance the reliability and performance of its digital savings, mortgage, and investment services. Priding itself on putting homeownership within reach of more people; the building society recognises the importance of delivering seamless digital journeys to ensure that applying for a mortgage or investing in the future is as easy as possible.

Zafin, the world’s leading SaaS cloud-native product and pricing platform, today announces the launch of a new Transformation & Modernization group, created to provide end-to-end management for the company’s priority banking accounts.

21Shares AG ("21Shares"), the world's largest issuer of cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs) and a subsidiary of 21.co, today unveiled the 21Shares Staking Basket Index ETP (Ticker: STAKE) – the world’s first crypto staking index ETP offering diversified staking income.

Onfido, the global automated identity verification provider, announced it has achieved certification for high confidence profile H1A under the UK Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework.

PaymentComponents, a global leader in B2B solutions for the payments and open banking industry, has announced the launch of its SIC/euroSIC financial messaging solution for the Swiss market. This new addition to the company's FINaplo library series will allow banks in the region to easily transition to the new ISO20022 scheme. Recent FINaplo Library launches include P27 in the Nordics, FedNow in the US, and MEPS+ in Singapore.

Anyfin, a Swedish startup that offers to refinance consumer loans and credit card debt using a combination of artificial intelligence and a photo of the current statement and repayment terms, has bagged $30 million in a Series C round led by existing investor Northzone.