OneID®, the UK-based identity tech company that makes it easier for people to prove who they are online, has today announced it has partnered with DocuSign to provide government-certified identity verification to the company’s leading electronic signature solution, eSignature.

TrustQuay, the leading technology provider to the corporate services, trust and alternative fund administration markets, has today announced that Lawrence Nash has joined the company as Programme Director. 

Since March 2020, consumer spending habits have changed significantly, and that includes the way we use our credit cards online. Almost immediately, fraudsters tapped into this and found new ways of taking advantage of this with devious scams and cons that caused a drastic rise in fraud cases. 

The Protection of Public Information Act (PoPIA) came into force in July last year. The Information Regulator, who oversees all PoPIA compliance in South Africa, gave organisations a 12-month grace period to get everything in order and implement the measures required to comply with the act. Yet nearly a year later, many have yet to get started on their compliance journey and feel overwhelmed at the prospect.

Netherlands-based white-label payment orchestration platform Akurateco is announcing a launch of the free fintech meetings season.

The company aims to help business owners to get acquainted with the leading payment technologies that can boost their e-commerce.

Fintech meetings are scheduled as follows: 

Companies are trying to expand their operations. However, it is impossible to achieve ambitious goals without money. Hopefully, Layer-1 blockchain developer Aptos Labs was able to find investors.

It has closed a $150 million funding round to further its ambitions in the Web3 space, further highlighting venture capital’s appetite for budding crypto-focused startups.

Cardless, a financial technology firm, today announced a new agreement with American Express. The agreement empowers some of the country’s most celebrated brands – including travel providers and retailers – to seamlessly launch digital-first cards leveraging the Cardless platform, backed by the benefits, offers, and security of the American Express network.

Crassula, a Cloud Banking SaaS software platform, joins hands with Salt Edge, a leader in offering open banking solutions, to help banks, EMIs, and fintechs launch advanced PSD2 and open banking solutions in the UK and EU.

Balance, the leader in B2B marketplace and eCommerce payments, today announced a $56 million Series B fundraise, bringing the company’s total funding to $87M. The round was led by Forerunner Ventures with support from Salesforce Ventures, Hubspot Ventures, Lyra Ventures, and Gramercy Ventures.

Atato, a digital asset company, has raised $6m from a Series A funding round headed by AlphaLab Capital and FEBE Ventures.

Also taking part in the round were Babel Finance, NFT1, Wing Vasiksiri, January Capital, NGC Metaverse Ventures, Huashan Capital, Tom Trowbridge and SOSV. Angel investors such as Dan Bertoli also took part.