The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today outlined enhanced resilience measures that financial firms should consider adopting to ensure the continued safety of the financial markets amid an increasingly complex technology landscape.

Mastercard has partnered with Mercado Libre to strengthen the security and transparency of its recently launched crypto program in Brazil. Mastercard's CipherTrace technology will allow Mercado Libre to monitor, identify and understand risks, and help the retailer manage its regulatory and compliance obligations.

LiquidX, the leading global fintech platform for digitization, monetization, and risk mitigation for working capital, trade finance, and insurance assets today announced a strategic investment from Citi, one of the largest trade finance banks in the world. The funding round was led by Broadridge, LiquidX’s largest strategic investor.

Shield, the world’s leading workplace intelligence platform for compliance teams, today announced a new version of its award-winning, end-to-end communication compliance platform, including an industry-defining eDiscovery tool that offers firms a fast response to regulatory inquiries while increasing team efficiency and enabling collaborative case m

Embedded finance is one of the hottest trends in fintech, but despite the buzz about this transaction revolution across the industry, 49% of consumers have never heard of the term ‘embedded payments’ and a further 23% have, but they do not understand what it means.

Sage commissioned the study, which was launched at a House of Commons event today, of 5,000 SMBs across the country to understand the level of digitalisation and how it is boosting UK economic growth. SMBs are an integral part of the UK’s economy, representing 61% of UK jobs and 52% of UK turnover.

Kushki, the payment technology company that connects LatAm through payments, today announced a $100 million extension of its Series B fundraising at a valuation north of a billion dollars. The latest round includes participation from new and existing investors including Kaszek Ventures, Clocktower Ventures, SoftBank Latin America Fund and DILA Capital among others, and brings the total amount raised in the combined Series B to $186 million.

LoopingOne, the most flexible KYC and Payments platform for Marketplaces and Platforms has closed its first seed round from Ebury, one of the world's largest fintech companies offering financial solutions to simplify international trade.

The commercial world is experiencing rapid digitisation and the payments industry is no exception. Consumers see payments as a commodity, expecting a variety of payment methods to be available at the checkout, and for those methods to work in a convenient and secure nature every time. 

Cryptio, an enterprise-grade back-office platform, has secured $10 million in a Series A round led by Point Nine, early investors in Chainalysis, Zendesk, and Revolut. 

Other participants include BlueYard, Alven, Coinshares, Avantgarde Finance, Protocol Labs, and Draper Associates. Senior executives from Twitter, GoCardless, Fireblocks, and Ledger also participated in the round as angel investors.