Threat detection platform RiskIQ finds $30.5m
Digital risk management company RiskIQ has landed $30.5m in a Series C round. Georgian Partners led the investment. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
Kasisto nabs $9.2m for financially-trained chat bots
Conversational artificial intelligence startup aimed at financial services Kasisto has raised $9.2m in a Series A round led by Propel Venture Partners. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
FEXCO to bring mobile cash withdrawals to the Philippines
FEXCO is partnering with Manila-based Electronic Network Cash Tellers (ENCASH) to bring mobile cash withdrawals to the Philippines.
2017 banking transformation trends
The demands from customers, FinTech and regulation (PSD2, Brexit, deregulation in the USA) will put pressures on traditional banks to transform. Read more: www.finextra.com
HDFC Bank launches digital banking services for SME clients
The digital facility will do away with the need to call on a relationship manager or visit a branch, to transact or to get clearances. Read more: forbesindia.com
Businesses sign up for Revolut’s services
Thousands of businesses signed up for Revolut's beta product for businesses in under 24 hours, with an estimated transaction volume of €2.4 bn. Read more: www.finextra.com
Australia plants seeds for FinTech cybersecurity industry
Australia wants to nurture a homegrown cybersecurity speciality in FinTech, as the government moves to be less dependent on technologies from overseas. Read more: www.bankinfosecurity.com
Fintech banking innovator Cross River receives $28m growth equity funding
Fintech banking innovator Cross River Bank has bagged a $28m growth investment from investment firms Battery Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz and Ribbit Capital.
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Japan’s FinTech market booming but people still happy with banks
Natalie Fleming from Payoneer and the Fintech Association of Japan outlined the state of play for fintech in the land of the rising sun. Read more: www.techinasia.com