China to secure digital future, Mastercard CEO says
Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga shared how the proliferation of connected devices has opened the door for China to upgrade its cybersecurity. Read more: www.pymnts.com
Avalara picks up $96m to make compliance less taxing
Cloud-based tax compliance company Avalara has raised $96m in a new round that takes its total funding to more than $300m. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
ECommPay becomes first to implement MasterCard dashboard
The MasterCard Dashboard is engineered to aggregate insights from across the MasterCard global network to provide a detailed overview of transactions. Read more: www.finextra.com
EverCompliant reels in $9.5m to tackle transaction laundering
Transaction laundering detection and prevention company EverCompliant has raised $9.5m in a Series A round. Abor Ventures led the funding with existing backers. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
The ePayments way to compliance
Any organization, small or large, private or public, must handle the pressures of compliance. Read more: www.pymnts.com
Contego snaps up Right-to-Work solution Working Status
UK RegTech platform Contego has acquired compliance software maker Working Status. The financial terms of the deal are undisclosed. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
Automating regulation for financial institutions
Regulatory compliance is timeconsuming and expensive for both financial institutions and regulators. Read more: www.jdsupra.com
Chinese banks want to use blockchain to combat fraud
Chinese banks are hiring blockchain experts as the government pushes use of the technology behind bitcoin to increase transparency and combat fraud. Read more: fortune.com
ComplyAdvantage grabs $8.2m for AI-driven compliance
Artificial intelligence-based compliance startup ComplyAdvantage has raised $8.2m in a Series A round. The investment in the London-based regtech firm was led by Balerton Capital. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
‘Sandbox’ to monitor FinTech in Thailand
THAILAND is following in the footsteps of the United Kingdom, Singapore and Australia in adopting the “regulatory sandbox. Read more: www.nationmultimedia.com