Demox Labs Raises $4.5M to Advance Zero-Knowledge Proof Infrastructure
- 2 years 9 months ago
- Fundraising News
Demox Labs, a pioneer in the creation of zero-knowledge technology, today announced it has raised a $4.5 million pre-seed funding round and debuted Leo Wallet, a first-of-its-kind privacy-focused cryptocurrency wallet for use with the Aleo blockchain. The funding round was led by HackVC with participation from DCVC, Amplify Partners, Coinbase Ventures, CRV, OpenSea, and CSquared.
Fintech & Fraud: Brits Think Financial Fraudsters Have an Easy Ride with the UK Justice System
- 2 years 9 months ago
- Fraud Detection
Brits think white-collar criminals have an easy ride in the UK, with fraudsters not being brought to justice. In fact, 59 per cent believe that if they were to report an incident of white-collar crime to the police or a relevant body, nothing would be done about it.
Payments: Merchants’ Key to Leveraging the next Wave of Chinese Commerce
- 2 years 9 months ago
- Payments
With many East Asian countries including China making travel restrictions a thing of the past in 2023, global tourism is expected to spike, and Europe is expecting an influx of visitors. Chinese travellers have historically been strong spenders when in Europe, as well as across the rest of the world. European retailers have so far benefitted from this spending, however many still lack the critical tools to properly cater for it – a familiar...
Montonio Enhances Fintech Services with an Extended Lithuanian Payment Institution License; Adds New Payment Methods in Poland
- 2 years 9 months ago
- Payments
Montonio, the Estonian fintech innovator, has received an extension to their existing Payment Institution License from the Bank of Lithuania, empowering the company to hold clients’ funds and provide additional payment services. This license extension paves the way for Montonio to innovate its platform further and bolster its offerings to merchants across Europe.
Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik and DFGE Collaborate to Help DACH Businesses
- 2 years 9 months ago
- Infrastructure
Wolters Kluwer CCH Tagetik, a leading global provider of information, software and services, and DFGE (Institute for Energy, Ecology and Economy GmbH), are collaborating to help DACH businesses drive the digital transformation of their ESG performance and reporting, in preparation for 2024
GFMI Announces 5th Annual Machine Learning in Quantitative Finance Conference in New York
- 2 years 9 months ago
- Machine Learning
Global Financial Markets Intelligence (GFMI) is pleased to announce the 5th Annual Machine Learning in Quantitative Finance Conference, scheduled to take place in New York from September 20 to September 22, 2023. The conference will bring together leading experts and professionals from the financial industry to explore the latest trends, strategies, and applications of machine learning in quantitative finance.
Teylor Secures €275M Funding from Barclays, M&G Investments, Becoming One of the Best-Funded SME Credit Platforms in Central Europe
- 2 years 9 months ago
- Fundraising News
Teylor, Barclays, M&G Investments and other investors have closed one of the largest fundraisings in the European private debt market for alternative lenders and the fintech industry so far in 2023. The €275m in fresh capital will enable Teylor to continue its rapid growth and allow the company to meet the financing needs of SMEs with a variety of debt products via the Teylor credit platform.
Thunes and Rawbank Partner to Power International Mobile Money Transfers with illicocash
- 2 years 9 months ago
- Money Transfers
Global cross-border payment infrastructure company Thunes and Rawbank, the leading bank in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), today announced a partnership to facilitate cr
Introducing Shape Technologies: the Payments-platform-as-a-service Provider
- 2 years 9 months ago
- Payments
Shape Technologies today launches its dynamic payments-platform-as-a-service (“PPaaS"), offering its fully customisable platform to payment service providers (“PSPs”) the world over.
Iliad Solutions Appoints Kevin Emery as Chief Commercial Officer
- 2 years 9 months ago
- People Moves
Iliad Solutions, a global leader in payments testing, has announced the appointment of Kevin Emery as Chief Commercial Officer. Kevin will oversee commercial activities globally, responsible for sales and marketing in existing markets, and new market development.
WealthForce.AI Powered by eMACH.ai Wins Big at WealthBriefingAsia Awards 2023
- 2 years 9 months ago
- Wealth Management
IntellectAI, the WealthTech and Insurtech of Intellect Design Arena driven by advanced AI-led solutions, has been chosen as the winner in the "Artificial Intelligence (AI) Application (Pan-Asia)" category at the 11th Annual WealthBriefingAsia Awards 2023. The annual WealthbriefingAsia Awards program recognises the outstanding organisations in Asia Pacific and India, which an elite panel of independent judges deemed to have ‘demonstrated...
Hazeltree Appoints Richard Winter as Chief Technology Officer to Accelerate Engineering and Innovation
- 2 years 9 months ago
- People Moves
Hazeltree, the leading provider of treasury and liquidity management solutions for the alternative asset management industry, announced today the appointment of Richard Winter as the company’s Chief Technology Officer. Richard brings over 20 years of expertise in FinTech and innovating and delivering leading-edge software solutions for financial institutions.
Brightflow AI Acquires CircleUp to Deepen Customer Insights and Help Small Businesses Grow
- 2 years 9 months ago
- Data
Brightflow AI, the financial data and intelligence platform that empowers small businesses to take control of their cash flow and make data-backed decisions, today announced the acquisition of leading fintech company CircleUp, allowing Brightflow AI to deepen customer insights and strengthen artificial intelligence using the Helio insights engine to
New Feature: Payment Links. Empowering Seamless Transactions
- 2 years 9 months ago
- Payments
Volume, the innovative UK-based FinTech, continues to reshape the payment landscape with the launch of Payment Links—an unparalleled solution empowering businesses to create a ubiquitous payment experience both online and offline.
Majority Acquisition of Pensions Fintech Cushon by NatWest Group Completes
- 2 years 9 months ago
- Personal Finance
NatWest Group has today completed its acquisition of a majority shareholding in workplace savings and pensions fintech, Cushon. In February 2023, NatWest Group agreed to acquire 85% of Cushon for £144m, with 15% retained by Cushon management. This acquisition was subsequently approved by the FCA in May.
