G7 calls on Russia to take firmer action on cybercrime attacks
The G7 has called on Russia to take stronger action on ransomware attacks and cybercrime that has occurred within their borders.
RSA spins out fraud and risk intelligence unit, Outseer
RSA Security is spinning out its fraud and risk intelligence business into a new standalone company dubbed Outseer which will be led by CEO...
RegTech Castlepoint looks toward global expansion following $3m Series A
Australian compliance software specialist Castlepoint Systems has completed a $3m Series A funding round led by Main Sequence.
RegTech firm ComplySci reels in $120m to boost compliance for financial services customers
ComplySci, regulatory technology and compliance solutions provider for the financial services sector, landed a growth capital investment of $120m from private equity firm K1 Investment Management.
How Quantifind helps to improve adverse media screening
Adverse media screening is a grey area. It is not particularly clear if it is a legal requirement, but some banks have been flagged for engaging with illicit people, which a simple adverse media search would have told the bank not to engage that person.
HKMA launches strategy for bolstering Hong Kong FinTech market
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has unveiled a new strategy for driving FinTech development in Hong Kong.
El Salvador becomes first country to make Bitcoin a legal currency
The government of El Salvador has passed a bill that will see Bitcoin join the US dollar as legal tender in the country.
JBS Foods pays multimillion ransom to end global ransomware cyberattack
Food processing company JBS Foods has confirmed it has paid an $11m million ransom payment to end a ransomware cyberattack on its global operations.
EBA finalises EEA bank supervisory reporting cost study
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has completed its study of the cost of compliance of European Economic Area (EEA) banks with the supervisory reporting requirements.
Zeidler Group names its new CFO and product owner
Zeidler Group, a technology-driven law firm, has named former Goldman Sachs managing director Thilo Zeidler as its new CFO and product owner of various data products.
