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Socure Secures Santander Investment

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Santander InnoVentures , a FinTech venture capital fund, announced on Wednesday (June 22) that it is making a strategic investment in identity verification platform Socure. But it can also be utilized in applications across fraud prevention and compliance to help businesses adhere to anti-money laundering (AML) regulations.

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PayPal Invests In Emerging Markets Lending App Company Tala

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22) a strategic investment from PayPal. In a press release , Tala said the undisclosed investment from PayPal will help the company bring visibility and access to underserved regions in emerging markets across the world. Tala, the consumer lending app in emerging markets, announced Monday (Oct.

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Plaid Gets Strategic Investment From Visa And Mastercard

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16) that it has received strategic investments from Mastercard and Visa. The investments were part of a previously disclosed $250 million Series C funding round that took place last year. We are excited to be working with these two foundational networks to push a digitized financial system forward.”.

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Emergent Technology Invests In Trust Stamp To Verify Identities

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25) that it has made a strategic investment in T Stamp Inc. “Across our business, we strive to facilitate greater financial inclusion in emerging markets, and identity is a central component,” said EmTech’s Chief Commercial Officer Mitch Davis. “Over one billion people worldwide cannot officially prove their identity.

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The evolution of accounting

Future CFO

Modern accounting software integrates seamlessly with diverse financial systems, automating tasks such as data entry, bank reconciliation, and invoice processing. Real-time Data Insights The advent of cloud-based accounting solutions has turned real-time financial data availability into a reality for businesses of all sizes.

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SVB Collapse Puts Additional Pressure on CFOs

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Since SVB catered mostly to tech companies, business was booming in the past few years thanks to the influx of investments in the tech industry. As most banks do, they invested their extra cash, but instead of diversifying their funds, they invested heavily in long-dated US government bonds, including those backed by mortgages.

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Latin America Tries To Tackle Its Digital Security Problem

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Latin American seems to be making new progress toward more digital payments , and major payments firms — TSYS , just this week, and Visa in late May— are making notable moves and investments toward that future. The lack of security cooperation between bankers and regulators also comes up for blame. Fraud is a Top Worry.