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Bengaluru-based FinBox, which provides B2B digital lending infrastructure, risk intelligence, and orchestration tools, raised a $40M Series B led by WestBridge (The Economic Times)
https://economictimes.indiati…

Digital credit infra startup FinBox raises $40 million from WestBridge Capital, others
FinBox, a digital credit infrastructure platform, secured $40 million in a funding round led by WestBridge Capital, with participation from A91 Partners and Aditya Birla Ventures. The company intends to utilise the funds to develop AI-driven solutions and expand its product offerings. Founded in 2017, FinBox enables enterprises and financial institutions to integrate financial services into their ecosystems.

On lesson: "It's incredibly expensive to try to replace the services that the Earth's ecosystems provide for free to humanity."
https://bbc.com/future/article/20250703-how-the-biosphere-2-experiment-changed-our-u…

"Blockchain-Enabled Zero Trust Framework for Securing FinTech Ecosystems Against Insider Threats and Cyber Attacks"
Avinash Singh, Vikas Pareek, Asish Sharma
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.19976 …

"Blockchain-Enabled Zero Trust Framework for Securing FinTech Ecosystems Against Insider Threats and Cyber Attacks"
Fintech provides technological services to increase operational efficiency in financial institutions, but traditional perimeter-based defense mechanisms are insufficient against evolving cyber threats like insider attacks, malware intrusions, and Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs). These vulnerabilities expose Fintech organizations to significant risks, including financial losses and data breaches. To address these challenges, this paper proposes a blockchain-integrated Zero Trust framework, ad…