Regtech & Legaltech

July 3, 2023 @ 11:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Unit21, the risk and compliance infrastructure company, is pleased to share its $45 million Series C funding led by Tiger Global and South Park Commons in 2022. The funding has “supported the growth of the Fintech Fraud DAO consortium, which is experiencing a surge in… Read More

July 2, 2023 @ 2:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Chris Ansara, CEO of UK-based Regtech startup docStribute and Chair, Phil Shelley, have shared their career insights on the necessity of digital transformation in order to meet FCA regulations as well as decarbonize global business. As many sectors struggle to meet regulatory demands, particularly financial… Read More

July 1, 2023 @ 6:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Socure, the provider of digital identity verification solutions, has acquired Berbix, a San Francisco-based startup that developed a high-accuracy document verification solution with a patent-pending forensics engine “able to detect spoofed IDs – including AI-generated fakes – that are visually indistinguishable to the human eye.”… Read More

July 1, 2023 @ 4:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Trulioo, a global identity verification platform, announced it has experienced 586% growth adoption of its Know Your Business (KYB) verification services since 2020 in the United States. Financial services companies and ecommerce marketplaces “have driven the adoption increase as they adjust to new and evolving… Read More

June 30, 2023 @ 7:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Treasury Prime, an embedded banking software company, announced its strategic partnership with Sardine, an all-in-one fraud detection, compliance, and risk management platform. This collaboration will empower companies and financial institutions within Treasury Prime’s multi-bank network “to leverage Sardine’s Sponsor Bank Operating System, offering turnkey fraud… Read More

June 29, 2023 @ 2:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Astrix Security, the enterprise’s trusted solution for securing non-human identities, has secured $25 million in Series A funding led by CRV with participation from existing investors Bessemer Venture Partners and F2 Venture Capital. This new investment brings Astrix’s total funding “to almost $40 million.” Fueled… Read More

June 29, 2023 @ 12:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FiVerity, the provider of Anti-Fraud Collaboration solutions, today announced new platform features designed to help the financial industry fight back against fraud. FiVerity also announced it is “opening the network to an initial 200 small and medium-sized financial institutions, providing approved businesses with free access… Read More

June 28, 2023 @ 12:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

Deloitte Switzerland has partnered with Polimec to provide reusable KYC or know your customer. These credentials will be using Polkadot, and the “banking grade” KYC credentials will be issued by Deloitte. The company explains that this information will be utilized to empower the global fundraising… Read More

June 23, 2023 @ 8:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Uppsala Security, a global cybersecurity pioneer headquartered in Singapore, announced the relaunch of ChainKeeper, their security platform, which now includes a brand new SaaS model. With this update, the company further “cements its commitment to providing robust, comprehensive, and user-friendly cybersecurity tools for the ever-evolving… Read More

June 16, 2023 @ 5:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

OneSpan (NASDAQ: OSPN), the digital agreements security company, today announced expanded features for OneSpan Notary, a “next-generation,” all-in-one, cloud-connected solution that enables organizations to transform the way notaries and customers complete agreements and notarize documents in a secure and trusted environment. These new capabilities will… Read More

June 14, 2023 @ 10:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Vouched, an AI-driven identity verification platform, announced it will provide identity verification services in support of the launch of FreedomID, a platform designed “to support refugees in their safe passage and settlement anywhere in the world, formed by UK tech company Zenoo.” Vouched expects to… Read More

June 12, 2023 @ 10:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Onfido, the automated identity verification provider, announced it has achieved ETSI TS 119 461 certification, the latest European technical standards for identity proofing and trust services by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). This allows Onfido to “act as an Identity Proofing Service Provider (IPSP)… Read More

June 12, 2023 @ 8:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

AMLYZE, a RegTech company specializing in anti-financial crime solutions for FinTechs, neo-banks and crypto businesses, is pleased “to announce its strategic collaboration with Salt Edge, a leading open banking platform.” This commercial partnership “aims to enhance AMLYZE and Salt Edge’s client offering by leveraging both… Read More

June 11, 2023 @ 6:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Plaid is introducing an all-new identity verification experience that allows consumers to fast track verifications across Plaid-powered apps and services. Just as commerce providers have delivered on the promise of “one-click” checkout, Plaid claims it is “creating the standard for a ‘verify once, verify everywhere’… Read More

June 11, 2023 @ 7:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SmartMetric, Inc. reveals that it is getting ready to release its advanced fingerprint biometric activated credit card and that the company’s engineers are now working “on adding embedded AI into the card’s electronics.” Since SmartMetric designed its biometric credit card with a dual processor, it… Read More

June 10, 2023 @ 1:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Veridas, a global provider of AI-driven identity verification solutions, is pleased to announce the expansion of its Age Verification product. Designed to help businesses meet stringent age verification regulations, this solution combines biometric verification and artificial intelligence “to deliver accurate and efficient age verification services.”… Read More

June 9, 2023 @ 2:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Clausematch is pleased to announce it has signed an agreement with Compliance Consultant, experts in FCA compliance and authorisation. The partnership is “aimed at strengthening current compliance strategies and best practices with advanced policy management and compliance automation solutions.” Compliance Consultant “provides regulatory compliance guidance… Read More

June 8, 2023 @ 11:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Veriff, a global identity verification provider, announced at Money 20/20 Europe its partnership with Inverid, the first Near Field Communication (NFC)-based mobile identity verification technology, in order “to bolster the company’s existing identity verification offerings.” Inverid’s ReadID’s identity verification solution “verifies identities through government-issued identity… Read More

June 8, 2023 @ 11:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sift, a firm focused on Digital Trust & Safety, announced a significant expansion of its worldwide partner program. The Sift Partner Program “extends Sift’s fraud prevention platform to a network of businesses worldwide, and across key industry verticals.” The expanded program “supports business models and… Read More

June 8, 2023 @ 10:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lucinity, a “pioneering” AI SaaS company specializing in financial crime prevention, introduced Luci. This product is “a copilot powered by advanced generative AI, designed to significantly enhance the productivity of teams working to prevent financial crimes.” By rendering complex data into understandable insights in real-time,… Read More