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Hawk AI scoops $17 million in Series B financing

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Hawk AI scoops $17 million in Series B financing

German RegTech Hawk AI has raised $17 million in Series B financing to fund further product development and global expansion.

Regtech Salv raises €4m

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Regtech Salv raises €4m

Salv, a regtech startup startup founded by a gaggle of former Wise and Skype staffers, has raised €4 million in a seed round extension led by ffVC and joined by G+D Ventures.

Sandbar raises $4.8m for transaction monitoring software

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Sandbar raises $4.8m for transaction monitoring software

New York City-based fintech startup Sandbar has launched its anti-money laundering, fraud and counter-terrorism risk detection software off the back of a $4.8 million seed round.

Sanctions screening fintech GSS raises $45 million

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Sanctions screening fintech GSS raises $45 million

Sanctions screening startup GSS has raised $45 million in its initial funding round.

Thousands of PayPal users victim of data breach

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Thousands of PayPal users victim of data breach

The accounts of 34,942 PayPal users were hacked between the 2nd and 6th of December 2022 by unauthorised parties through a credential stuffing attack. Hackers potentially gained access to customers’ personal data, including their name, address, date of birth, tax ID number, and social security number.

Coinbase insider trader gets 10-month prison sentence

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Coinbase insider trader gets 10-month prison sentence

The brother of a former Coinbase product manager has been handed a ten month prison sentence in what's been called the first ever insider trading case involving cryptocurrency markets.

JPMorgan must face Ray-Ban lawsuit over cyber theft

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JPMorgan must face Ray-Ban lawsuit over cyber theft

A New York judge has ruled that JPMorgan Chase must face a lawsuit from the French manufacturer of Ray-Ban glasses, which argues that the bank failed to stop suspicious transactions after cybercriminals looted $272 million from its account.

Finextra's year in review

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Finextra's year in review

With 2022 drawing to a close, we take a look back at our most popular news items, videos and community engagement activities over the course of the past year.

Godfather Android Trojan targets hundreds of banking and crypto apps

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Godfather Android Trojan targets hundreds of banking and crypto apps

Security researchers are warning about the Godfather, an Android banking Trojan that has targeted the users of more than 400 apps.

Santander UK fined £107.7m for repeated AML failures

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Santander UK fined £107.7m for repeated AML failures

The FCA has fined Santander UK Plc £107,793,300 after it found gaps in its anti-money laundering controls, affecting its business banking customers.

Featurespace scores funding to develop money laundering AI prototype

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Featurespace scores funding to develop money laundering AI prototype

Featurespace has secured funding from UK and US governments to develop a prototype privacy-enhancing artificial intelligence system to help banks and payments service providers (PSPs) detect financial crime.

Binance chief downplays CBDC threat to crypto

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Binance chief downplays CBDC threat to crypto

Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) do not pose a threat to cryptocurrencies and would actually help build trust among sceptics by validating the underlying blockchain technology.

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