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Fintech Risk Represented One of the Highest Advancers in Risk Categories – DTCC Report

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the post-trade market infrastructure for the financial services industry, issued its Systemic Risk Barometer Survey results, identifying Geopolitical Risks, Cyber Risk, U.S. Political Uncertainty and U.S. Presidential Election Outcome, Inflation and U.S. Economic Slowdown as the “top five… Read More

Swiss Regulator FINMA Outlines Financial Risk Environment, Including Crypto

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA has posted its Risk Monitor for 2024. According to the regulator, there are nine top principal risks for the financial sector aggravated by heightened geopolitical challenges. These highlighted risks are as follows: Risks associated with real estate and… Read More

Cytora Partners with AI-powered Due Diligence Firm Xapien

Cytora has partnered with AI-powered due diligence company Xapien. The integration will enable commercial insurance underwriters “to instantly gain access to Xapien’s AI due diligence tool via Cytora’s risk processing platform.” By integrating directly into Cytora, underwriters will “no longer need to manually check scores of… Read More

Electronic Merchant Systems Names Dan Stanbridge Chief Risk and Compliance Officer

Fintech firm Electronic Merchant Systems has hired Dan Stanbridge as chief risk and compliance officer. Stanbridge has more than 15 years of experience in the financial services industry. He was chief risk officer at Flexfactor and SVP of merchant risk at Paysafe. He led efforts to mitigate risk and… Read More

AI Firm Prewave Raises $67 Million in Series B Funding

AI firm Prewave has raised $67 million in a Series B funding round. The funding was led by Hedosophia, with participation from existing investors Creandum, Ventech, Kompas, Speedinvest, and Working Capital Fund. The company said the money will be used to enable its next phase… Read More

Feedzai, a Financial Crime and Risk Management Solutions Provider, Reports Steady Business Growth

Feedzai, a provider of financial crime and risk management solutions, announced results for its 2024 fiscal year, delivering a strong combination of revenue growth acceleration and positive free cash flow margins. Business expansion was highlighted by “the expansion of Feedzai’s behavioral biometrics business, which grew… Read More

Risk Analytics Firm Derivitec Expands US Operations with New York Office

Derivitec, an independent software vendor with a mission to make quality risk analytics universal and affordable, has established an office in New York following a rapid rise in user numbers amongst its US clients. This significant milestone demonstrates Derivitec’s long-term commitment “to supporting some of… Read More

ZestyAI Introduces Solution for Property Risk Assessment

ZestyAI, the provider of climate and property risk analytics solutions powered by artificial intelligence (AI), unveiled its newest solution “to address the driver of insurance losses – roof claims.” ZestyAI’s Roof Age is a new solution “that pinpoints the age of a roof using data… Read More

Kroll Expands Digital Tech Offering with Fraud and Compliance Solutions

Kroll, the independent provider of global risk and financial advisory solutions, announced the launch of two new digital solutions designed to help organizations identify and manage compliance, fraud and legal risks. As organizations globally respond to shifting financial, regulatory and reputational risks, these solutions enable… Read More

Digital Assets: Executives Involved in Managing Stablecoins, Digital Securities Expect Risks to Increase – Survey

Executives involved in managing digital assets like digital currencies, digital securities, and stablecoins expect digital asset risks to increase and the regulatory environment to become more complex in 2024, according to a recent Deloitte poll. Related investments at most organizations are expected to remain flat,… Read More

Galileo Expands Access to Payment Risk Platform

SoFi-owned Galileo Financial Technologies now offers its Payment Risk Platform to the entire financial services ecosystem. This holistic fraud engine delivers real-time payment risk mitigation controls that allow any fintech or financial brand to reduce fraud losses and minimize payment risks proactively. The Galileo Payment… Read More

Uplinq Works with EY to Provide Loans for SMEs

Uplinq Financial Technologies is partnering with EY Canada to provide “fair and ethical credit” to SMEs via its credit decisioning platform. Mario Schlener, Partner and EY’s Lead Risk Consulting for Canada and Global FS Risk Technology, Alliance, Innovation, said the partnership with provide small business… Read More

UK’s Atom Bank and Kamma to Address Climate Change Risks

Atom Bank has announced a partnership with climate tech business Kamma. Atom will benefit from access to Kamma’s full climate suite, “offering an unparalleled view on both the physical and transition risks of its mortgage book.” Kamma will further “provide analytics on Atom’s financed emissions,… Read More

Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors, Fastpath Expand Partnership Ahead of UK Corporate Governance Reform Deadline

Fastpath, a global firm focused on application governance, risk, and compliance, is expanding its partnership with the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors (Chartered IIA), the internal audit firm focused on standards, certification, education, research, and technical guidance in the UK and Ireland. The alliance will… Read More

Worldcoin Crypto Initiative Suspended by Authorities in Kenya Due to Consumer Privacy-related Concerns

Kenya’s interior ministry revealed on Wednesday (August 2, 2023) that it would be suspending the local activities of the crypto-related initiative Worldcoin as the nation’s authorities assess various risks to the public’s general safety. The initiative established by OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman was… Read More

Unit21, the Compliance Infrastructure Firm Helping Clients Prevent Financial Crime, Announces $45M Series C

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

Seedrs Highlights their Due Diligence Prior to Listing a Securities Offering

Early-stage investing is not for the risk-averse or the impatient. Most startups will fail, and a few will bounce along, probably never generating an outsized return for investors. But like professional investors who take a diversified approach, a single investment out of many can drive… Read More

DTCC Survey Highlights Biggest Risks in 2023

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has published its annual Systemic Risk Barometer Survey. The results should come as no surprise. According to DTCC: 68% of survey respondents cited Geopolitical Risks & Trade Tensions as a top threat, up from 49% last year 61%… Read More

ACA Group Acquires Data Specialist Ethos ESG

ACA Group, the governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) advisor in financial services, announced that it has acquired Ethos ESG, a provider of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings data and software “for financial advisors, asset managers, institutions, and investors.” This acquisition “marks ACA’s first analytics… Read More

DTCC Looks to Protect Against “Risks of Digital Innovation”

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) is looking to advise financial services firms with a new white paper that highlights the “risks of digital innovation.” The document is entitled “The Power of Technology Resilience: A Framework for the Industry,” and reviews the heightened risk… Read More

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