Banking Tech Awards 2022 – call for judges
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Financial Crime & Fraud
Banking Tech Awards USA 2022 Winner: Hamilton Reserve Bank – Best Use of Risk, Compliance & Fraud Protection Technology
Hamilton Reserve Bank and authID on the benefits of seamless and secure digital identity assurance.
AML software firm Lucinity raises $17m Series B funding
Lucinity says the funding will help expand its customer base, partner network and product offering.
Congratulations to the PayTech Awards 2022 winners!
The winners and highly commended were announced in a ceremony at the Merchant Taylors’ Hall in London.
WTH are ZKPs? Making blockchain transactions private
In order to gain or have mainstream adoption of blockchain tech, it needs to be private.
How banks can protect customers from impersonation fraud
Figures from UK Finance reveal impersonation fraud cases have surged by 300% in the last year.
Video: Kraken at Money 20/20 Europe – Keeping up with cybercriminals
We chat with Curtis Ting of Kraken to discuss how financial crime is evolving in the digital asset space.
Data platform SAS acquires financial risk management firm Kamakura
Together, SAS’ and Kamakura’s solutions “will prove far greater than the sum of its parts”.
Is standardisation the secret weapon against trade finance fraud?
How lenders can leverage technology to mitigate duplicate trade fraud.
Account freezing orders: the FCA flexes its regulatory muscle
What are account freezing orders and what should fintechs take away from recent action by the FCA?
ComplyAdvantage appoints ex-WorldRemit head as CTO
Mark Watson brings over 26 years of tech experience into his new role as CTO.
How AI and data fusion are turning the tide in the battle against modern slavery
The application of modern AI and data techniques is a key development in the fight against modern slavery.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Tranch, Quantifeed, Chekk & Crowd Data Systems
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
White paper: Intelligence capabilities for AML and CFT regulatory compliance
Enhancing KYC, AML, CFT and due diligence investigations for finance, banking and compliance sectors with digital intelligence.
How data-driven suptech can change the game in fighting financial crime
Suptechs are gaining prominence in financial services with pioneers like the EBA and MAS breaking new ground.
Congratulations to the Banking Tech Awards USA 2022 winners!
Take a look at the 2022 Banking Tech Awards winners
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 20 May 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: CertifID, Bridgecard & Forward
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Blockchain data platform Chainalysis raises $170m Series F
The Series F pegs Chainalysis’ valuation at $8.6 billion.
Appian awarded $2bn in damages in trade secrets lawsuit
Appian believes the $2 billion judgement is the largest award in Virginia state court history.
LexisNexis acquires anti-fraud behavioural biometrics firm BehavioSec
BehavioSec tracks mobile touchscreen signals to continuously authenticate identity and prevent fraud.
FinTech Futures Industry Survey & Report 2022
A deep-dive into the trends defining 2022 and beyond, based on a comprehensive survey of the industry.
Report: Digital transformation and trends in financial services
The future of the financial industry, including a shift back to office, fraud prevention, and regulatory compliance.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 29 April 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
CFPB invokes “largely unused” Dodd-Frank law to scrutinise fintechs
“This authority gives us critical agility to move as quickly as the market,” CFPB director Rohit Chopra says.
How can neobanks meet the challenges presented by cybercrime?
Advances in AI and ML could help neobanks better protect themselves against cybercrime.
Anti-fraud platform SEON raises $94m Series B to fuel global expansion
The start-up will use the fresh capital to expand throughout North America, LatAm and APAC.
What the FinTech? | S.3 Episode 5 | AI in financial services
In this episode of the What the Fintech? podcast, we’re joined by Kevin Levitt of Nvidia.
Video: NatWest at Finovate Europe 2022 – tackling payment-related fraud
FinTech Futures chats with NatWest’s Jane Barber about how to combat payments fraud.
How new technology is changing the face of fraud detection in neobanks
AI and ML are key to not just recovering from, but actually preventing fraud before it begins.
Norway’s Signicat boosts management team with several new appointments
Signicat CEO says: “We now look forward to the next phase of our international expansion.”
White paper: Inter-bank privacy enhanced information sharing – fraud detection and prevention
The use of privacy-enhancing technologies that enable banks to share customer account and device information.
Apollo Fintech taps ThetaRay for Sonar AML monitoring tech
Apollo Fintech will deploy Sonar on its new bank-to-bank payments service Knox Wire.
Shortlist announced for Banking Tech Awards USA 2022
Congratulations to all of this year’s finalists.
The evolving cyber threat landscape in 2022 and how fintechs can mitigate risk
Companies that operate in the financial services/fintech arena are, of course, top targets for cybercriminals.
Cybersecurity firm Axonius valued at $2.6bn following $200m Series E
Founded in 2017, Axonius has now raised a total of $395 million to date.
Payoneer taps cybersecurity firm ThetaRay for AI-powered transaction monitoring
Payoneer will deploy ThetaRay’s Sonar solution from Q2 2022.
Banking Tech Awards 2022 now open for nominations
The awards are open to banks, financial institutions, technology and service providers, teams and individuals.
Why instant loans are catching fire with fraudsters
Fraudsters are now increasingly finding clever ways to exploit this innovative form of financing.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Three really exciting jobs to apply for this week
Exciting open vacancies at Monzo, HSG and Tendable. Apply today!
