The 4th annual RegTech100 list reveals the world’s most innovative RegTech companies that every financial institution should know about in 2021. As the need to address the mission-critical challenges of meeting regulatory demands becomes even more pressing, RegTech companies are innovating at rapid pace to provide new and more effective solutions. The prestigious RegTech100 list awards much-deserved recognition to the companies that are developing new solutions that address key problems across…

Investments levels in CyberTech companies held up despite — or maybe even because of — the pandemic According to our research at RegTech Analyst and FinTech Global, investors continued to commit to CyberTech companies despite the restrictions on business activities caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Indeed the ever-escalating levels of cyber threats, which have been further compounded by the dramatic increase in home working and the surge…

Investments in WealthTech companies have rebounded to the highest level for a year. Whilst economists and politicians hope for a V-shaped recovery in the overall economy after COVID-19, the WealthTech industry already appears to be bouncing back as wealth management firms and private and retail banks look to get back on track with their digital transformation imperatives.

Technology is changing the insurance industry. In many cases, women are leading the charge. InsurTech is on the rise. The sector has raised over $2.7bn in investment in Europe alone since 2014. In many places, women are leading the industry’s transformation. Here are 17 of the most influential women that…

According to Cybercrime Magazine, the proportion of women in the cyber security industry has risen in recent years and is approaching 20%. Whilst this figure is far short of the 50% target it needs to reach, it’s encouraging that the number is increasing and it’s significantly better than the figures…

FinTechs in Germany raised nearly as much capital in Q1 2019 as they did in the whole of last year, according to research from FinTech Global Germany’s FinTech sector is attracting ever more investment capital as the country takes another step forward in its ambition to build a world-leading FinTech ecosystem. Investments in German FinTech companies reached $793m in the first three months of 2019, equivalent to 96% of last year’s total.

Exits in the cybersecurity space, including acquisitions and IPOs, increased by an astonishing 15x from 2014 to 2018, according to research from FinTech Global. The research covered companies that offer cybersecurity solutions which can be used by financial institutions. The surge of activity in this sector shouldn’t be too surprising given the staggering growth of financial crime and the rapidly developing consensus that cyber threats constitute the biggest challenge facing the global financial services…

Investors have committed $6bn to Challenger Banks since the beginning of 2014, according to research from FinTech Global Helping customers manage their wealth has become a major target area for FinTech disrupters. For decades, complacency and neglect have been the main elements of the modus operandi for many banking providers. This, along with the antiquated approaches of many wealth and asset managers, has invited innovators to create better…

We reviewed the roles of 240 senior insurance industry executives to find out who is taking charge The leader of every insurance company knows their organization needs to re-invent itself in order to thrive — or even just survive — in a new era of digital innovation, but it’s not immediately obvious who should drive the necessary transformation. Given that the need to address the impact of…