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Square’s bank arm launches as fintech aims ‘to operate more nimbly’

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Known for its innovations in the payments sector, Square is now officially a bank. Nearly one year after receiving conditional approval , Square said Monday afternoon that its industrial bank, Square Financial Services, has begun operations. Lewis Goodwin had been tapped to serve as the bank’s CEO, and Brandon Soto its CFO.

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For startups, trustworthy security means going above and beyond compliance standards

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When it comes to meeting compliance standards, many startups are dominating the alphabet. From GDPR and CCPA to SOC 2, ISO27001, PCI DSS and HIPAA, companies have been charging toward meeting the compliance standards required to operate their businesses. In reality, compliance means that a company meets a minimum set of controls.

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Railsbank, the Banking-as-a-Service, raises $37M in growth funding

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Railsbank , the London-headquartered Banking-as-a-Service platform, has raised $37 million in new growth funding. Visa), regulation, and compliance,” he told me at the time. Railsbank raises $10M Series A for its open banking and compliance platform. Visa backs open banking and compliance platform Railsbank.

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Are enterprises ready to adopt AI at scale?

CIO

As data is moved between environments, fed into ML models, or leveraged in advanced analytics, considerations around things like security and compliance are top of mind for many. In fact, among surveyed leaders, 74% identified security and compliance risks surrounding AI as one of the biggest barriers to adoption.

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Andreessen Horowitz backs ModernFi’s deposit marketplace for banks

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Banks aren’t letting fintechs have all the fun when it comes to using technology, providing an opening for startups to show them what they got. In the same vein as companies like Flourish Fi , Treasury Prime , Savana and Amount offering software for banks, ModernFi is providing a marketplace for banks to exchange deposits on demand.

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Sila banks $13M to offer single API for developing financial products, services

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Sila announced Monday it raised $13 million in Series A funding for its banking and payment platform that gives software teams tools to build the next generation of financial products and services. CEO Karkal has a long history in the fintech space, co-founding Simple, an app unifying various accounts into one accessible bank card, in 2009.

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Operational resilience delivered: BMC Helix helps financial institutions meet compliance

CIO

Financial regulations exist to ensure stability and trust in global banking systems. However, even in a heavily regulated industry, banks and financial institutions worldwide routinely fail audits, often paying steep penalties amounting to billions of dollars.