WideField deal reshapes how Cisco secures AI era
Cisco, the global networking and cybersecurity technology company, has announced its intention to acquire WideField Security Inc, a move designed to bolster the agentic...
Why AI models are defeating identity verification systems
A 1993 New Yorker cartoon showed one dog telling another, "On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog." The joke has held up rather...
RegTech consolidation: what’s driving the shake-up?
The RegTech market has entered a new era. What began as an experimental space populated by agile startups has matured into a mainstream industry,...
HSBC Australia faces $35m penalty for scam failures
HSBC Bank Australia Limited, one of the country's largest retail banking operations, is facing a $35m court-imposed penalty after admitting it left customers dangerously...
FinregE locks in ISO 27001:2022 to protect client data
FinregE, a London-based RegTech firm operating as an end-to-end regulatory operating system, has been awarded ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification, the internationally recognised benchmark for information...
Dream’s $3bn valuation signals AI arms race for nations
Dream, a sovereign AI and cyber defence company serving governments and critical infrastructure operators, has secured $260m in a funding round that values the...
Accenture’s $4bn deal to lock down critical infrastructure
Accenture, a global professional services and technology firm, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Dragos alongside full ownership of runZero and NetRise,...
SailPoint to buy Entro to strengthen AI identity security
SailPoint has announced plans to acquire Tel Aviv-based Entro, a specialist in non-human identity and credentials security, in a move set to significantly expand...
Why digital identity is the future of fraud prevention
Traditional document-based identity verification is rapidly losing the battle against AI-powered fraud. Solutions built on document capture and liveness checks, the backbone of most...
Why multi-jurisdiction AML compliance is broken
Picture the scene: a financial institution is onboarding a new corporate client with operations spanning the UAE, the UK, and the EU. Before any...
