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Veriff Acquires Vespia: Bringing KYB to the Next Level

Veriff Acquires Vespia: Bringing KYB to the Next Level

Veriff, a global leader in identity verification, has announced the acquisition of Vespia, a KYB (Know Your Business) startup focused on fast, scalable business...

Nastya ZelenovskaFebruary 5, 2026

London’s FALKIN raises €1.7M to fight scams before they happen As AI-driven scams surge across Europe, London-based digital safety startup FALKIN has raised €1.7 million ($2 million) in pre-seed funding to stop fraud before it starts. The round was led by TriplePoint Ventures, with backing from Notion Capital, BackFuture Ventures, Aviva/Founders Factory, Haatch, Found Capital, and Founders Capital. Individual investors include fintech veterans Pierre Decote, Group Chief Risk Officer at Revolut, and Ben Enckevort, CTO and co-founder of Metomic. Shifting protection from payments to persuasion “The new battlefield isn’t payments – it’s persuasion,” said Boaz Valkin, co-founder of FALKIN. “Protection has to move earlier, to the moment before someone clicks, replies, or transfers. We’re turning AI from a weapon of deception into a tool for defense.” Founded in 2024, FALKIN builds embedded AI tools that detect manipulation and deception before a transaction ever takes place. Instead of monitoring fraud after money moves, the company integrates real-time behavioral analysis directly into banking and customer-service apps, helping financial institutions prevent scams at the source. According to co-founder and COO Joel Frisch, “Modern scams are sophisticated, and no single red flag tells the whole story. The key is to analyze all the signals that reveal deception to build a complete picture. When we embed that intelligence inside the banking apps people already trust, protection becomes effortless.” A growing European battle against AI-enabled fraud FALKIN’s funding comes amid a broader wave of investment in anti-fraud innovation. Across Europe, startups like Hawk (Germany), Resistant AI (Czechia), and Acoru (Spain) have collectively raised over €80 million this year to tackle rising financial crime driven by AI. A recent EU-Startups report found that AI-related fraud losses in Europe have surpassed €1.3 billion, as deepfakes, voice cloning, and synthetic identity attacks become mainstream tools for scammers. “AI has blurred the line between what’s real and what’s fake, and traditional systems aren’t built for that reality,” said Sam Stone of TriplePoint Ventures. “FALKIN’s vision to make proactive safety universal has the potential to redefine digital trust.” The invisible enemy Scams now represent one of the fastest-growing financial threats worldwide. Deloitte projects that U.S. losses from authorized push payment fraud could hit €12.9 billion ($15 billion) by 2028, while the U.K. saw over seven million victims last year—most of whom never reported the crime. Despite heavy investment in fraud detection, most tools still activate after funds have left an account. FALKIN’s approach moves protection upstream, targeting the psychological manipulation that precedes scams. Early trials with bank innovation teams and tens of thousands of users across the U.S. and U.K. have shown promising results: 78% of users reported feeling safer online, and over half said prevention was more valuable than reimbursement. Next steps: embedding safety everywhere The fresh capital will accelerate hiring, product development, and financial-institution integrations, as well as support the launch of Safety Labs — a program helping community banks and credit unions deploy scam-prevention tools with minimal technical effort. FALKIN is also expanding its integration ecosystem, allowing financial institutions to embed digital safety layers across customer journeys and communication systems. “Scammers are using AI to scale deception,” Valkin said. “We’re using it to scale trust.”

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London’s FALKIN raises €1.7M to fight scams before they happen

London-based digital safety startup FALKIN has raised €1.7 million ($2 million) in pre-seed funding to stop scams before they start, as banks and consumers...

Gerald MillerNovember 11, 2025

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Stockholm’s Grasp raises €6M to automate the manual grind in finance and consulting

Stockholm-based AI startup Grasp has secured €6 million in Series A funding to accelerate development of its multi-agent platform that automates the analytical and...

Gerald MillerOctober 28, 2025

Notion Capital expands focus on AI-driven software and FinTech

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Notion Capital Closes €114M Growth Fund to Double Down on AI and FinTech Scaleups

London-based VC firm Notion Capital has closed a new €114 million fund as it sharpens its focus on AI-driven software and FinTech startups across...

Gerald MillerSeptember 30, 2025

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The use of images on the internet – beware of copyright infringement

When presenting products, creating blogs, as a preview of a video or as a post on social media – the use of images on...

Gerald MillerDecember 28, 2021

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Cyberattacks and how companies can protect themselves against them

Companies often only find out about a cyber attack when it is already too late. Good defence programmes and regular backups can reduce the...

Gerald MillerDecember 28, 2021

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Liquidity planning for start-ups

Start-up killer number 1: lack of liquidity Start-ups have an endless list of challenges to overcome: recruiting skilled staff, building up distribution networks and...

Gerald MillerDecember 28, 2021

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Almi Invest now invests in the booking platform boka.se

Almi Invest is investing SEK 3.5 million in Boka Global, which operates the internet-based booking platform Boka.se. Private investors are also participating in the...

Gerald MillerDecember 28, 2021

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ShowDevote platform grants seed capital

DalaCapital AB, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dalarna Science Park, invests in early-stage companies through so-called seed capital. The investments are made with the...

Gerald MillerDecember 28, 2021

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The founders of a new social media app

The new Swedish social media app Kiliaro was founded by four programmers with extensive experience in building companies. The Kiliaro founders are no rookies...

Gerald MillerDecember 28, 2021

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B2B fintech Pleo plans massive expansion in Europe

B2B fintech Pleo plans massive expansion in Europe, tripling valuation to USD$4.7bn with $200 Series C raise Fintech company Pleo, which simplifies business purchasing...

Gerald MillerDecember 28, 2021

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Hidden Dreams is now growing with six new companies

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Gerald MillerDecember 28, 2021

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Single.Earth winner in Mastercard Lighthouse FINITIVE

Tallinn-based Single.Earth has been named the winner of this autumn’s Mastercard Lighthouse FINITIV 2021. FINITIV is an open innovation programme that gives start-ups the...

Gerald MillerDecember 28, 2021

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EASI named Sweden’s most promising fintech startup

15 companies from the Nordic and Baltic countries participated in the autumn edition of Mastercard Lighthouse FINITIV 2021. Swedish EASI has now been named...

Gerald MillerDecember 28, 2021

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StartupMafia – News from startup industry

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Veriff Acquires Vespia: Bringing KYB to the Next Level

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London’s FALKIN raises €1.7M to fight scams before they happen

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Stockholm’s Grasp raises €6M to automate the manual grind in finance and consulting

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Notion Capital Closes €114M Growth Fund to Double Down on AI and FinTech Scaleups

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The use of images on the internet – beware of copyright infringement

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Almi Invest now invests in the booking platform boka.se

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