Regtech & Legaltech

January 16, 2025 @ 7:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fenergo, the provider of digital solutions for client lifecycle management (CLM), know your customer (KYC) and transaction monitoring, announced  the findings of its report on financial institution enforcement actions. Global regulatory fines in 2024 saw a decline in value from “$6.57 billion in 2023 to… Read More

January 11, 2025 @ 6:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lemonway, a European payment institution, announces the launch of Online Onboarding, a solution designed to streamline the merchant onboarding process for marketplaces. As explained in the update, online onboarding eliminates the need for marketplaces to manage new customer onboarding, allowing them “to focus on business… Read More

January 11, 2025 @ 6:15 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, Deep Vector, an AI platform for analyzing underwriting documents, closed its seed round of $1.5M, co-led by Aperture Venture Capital and InsurTech NY. Deep Vector helps insurers and brokers translate the influx of analog documents used for underwriting risk—claims loss runs, Acord forms, motor… Read More

January 6, 2025 @ 9:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Amsterdam headquartered Ver.iD has reportedly finalized a $2 million angel round for its digital identity verification SaaS platform. Amsterdam‘s VeriD, a digital identity verification SaaS platform that has been founded in 2022 by Robert Van Altena, confirmed that it raised €2 million in funding to… Read More

January 2, 2025 @ 8:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Identity verification APIs play a vital role in integrating applications in a way that establishes security, improves compliance, and streamlines user onboarding. This, according to an update from Prove. Prove explained that these tools are necessary for creating trustworthy digital ecosystems, as they address everything… Read More

January 2, 2025 @ 4:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SlowMist has reportedly passed the audit conducted by the international  certification body, DNV Management Services Group, and obtained the ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Information Security Management System Certificate (with recognition from CNAS and UKAS). This signifies that SlowMist’s information security management system meets international standards, “elevating its… Read More

December 27, 2024 @ 3:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As the year 2024 comes to a close, it’s wise for financial institutions and Regtech (regulatory technology) providers to pause and assess the evolving sanctions landscape, particularly with the U.S. preparing to transition to a new administration in 2025. This, according to an update from… Read More

December 27, 2024 @ 3:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

authID (Nasdaq: AUID), a provider of biometric identity verification and authentication solutions, announced it has become a member of the Accountable Digital Identity Association (ADIA), an open industry association created to drive the development of a standardized, interoperable framework for decentralized identity services to “ensure… Read More

December 26, 2024 @ 8:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mesh is pleased to announce their latest partnership with Revolut, the global enabler of digital finance. As part of this partnership, Revolut is integrating Mesh Verify in order to enhance wallet ownership verification, not only ensuring a “seamless and secure user experience for their millions… Read More

December 23, 2024 @ 4:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LexisNexis Risk Solutions, part of RELX, has entered into an agreement to acquire IDVerse, a provider of AI-powered automated document authentication and fraud detection solutions. IDVerse will become part of LexisNexis Risk Solutions Business Services. Founded in Australia and launched commercially in 2018, IDVerse uses… Read More

December 21, 2024 @ 10:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Brightflag, the AI-powered e-billing and matter management platform for corporate legal departments, announced that 2024 will be its “best-ever” year of growth. Ian Nolan, founder and CEO of Brightflag said: “This year Brightflag has added more customers than ever before. I am very proud that… Read More

December 20, 2024 @ 7:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Trulioo, an identity platform with global coverage for person and business verification, announced a 34% increase in marketplace transactions and 21% in payments in the past year as digital commerce adoption increases. The surge in transaction volume reflects how payments and marketplace platforms are responding… Read More

December 18, 2024 @ 12:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sumsub is announcing its partnership with Darkex, a blockchain platform renowned for its commitment to trust and security. This collab sets a benchmark for user experiences and compliance in the blockchain space. Sumsub will equip Darkex with verification and anti-money laundering (AML) capabilities, ensuring fast onboarding;… Read More

December 17, 2024 @ 5:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FinCrime Dynamics reports that it secured seed funding to improve financial crime prevention processes with AI and synthetic data. More than 3 million cases of fraud are reported in the UK every year, shockingly it accounts for “nearly 40% of all reported crime.” To tackle… Read More

December 17, 2024 @ 1:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital identity verification is a term that is evolving and often given different definitions, according to an update from Juniper Research. Juniper Research considers digital identity to be defined more formally as follows: ‘A digital representation of an entity; this can be one or more… Read More

December 15, 2024 @ 1:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fenergo, a provider of AI-powered solutions for Know Your Customer (KYC), Anti-money laundering (AML) transaction monitoring, and Client Lifecycle Management (CLM), reports a profit before tax of “€12.6 million and a 20% increase in software license growth” in its financial results for the year ending… Read More

December 11, 2024 @ 11:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Socure, the provider of artificial intelligence for digital identity verification, sanction screening, and fraud prevention announced milestone achievements for its First-Party Fraud Consortium. The consortium seeks to unify firms in order to tackle the multi-industry issue of First-Party Fraud by “pooling data and insights which… Read More

December 7, 2024 @ 2:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Keyblock Solutions has announced a partnership with SlowMist’s AML product, MistTrack. By integrating MistTrack’s Know Your Transaction (KYT) solution, Keyblock aims to enhance its clients’ digital asset fund compliance governance, providing them with more “efficient and reliable compliance support.” This collaboration marks a step forward… Read More

December 7, 2024 @ 2:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Entrust, a global enabler of trusted payments, identities, and data security, announces a partnership with PetProov, an online platform that verifies pet buyers, breeders, and adopters. The collab will equip the PetProov platform with the Entrust Onfido identity verification (IDV) to bring “transparency, accountability, and… Read More

December 4, 2024 @ 11:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

cheqd, a “decentralized” payment and trust infrastructure provider, has announced a partnership with ID Crypt Global, a digital identity and security company, to integrate identity and security solutions into Apex Digital Exchange (ADEX), a key player in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space. This collab is… Read More