Privacera bags $50m in Series B round to help companies automate compliance and security
California-based cloud data governance and security company, Privacera secured $50m in Series B funding round led by Insight Partners.
The FCA releases annual transparency calculations
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has released the annual transparency calculations for UK equity and equity-like financial instruments, which will take effect on April 1 2021.
The European Banking Authority recovers from cyberattack
The European Banking Authority has revealed it was subjected to a cyberattack against its Microsoft Exchange Servers.
The coronavirus has had a positive impact on women working in cybersecurity – a...
The coronavirus pandemic has helped companies grow cybersecurity teams and has positively impacted the careers of women, a new report from Tessian claims.
Central Bank of Ireland fines J&E Davy €4.1m for MiFID breaches
The Central Bank of Ireland has fined wealth management firm J&E Davy €4.1m after finding four breaches to MiFID regulations between July 2014 and May 2016.
Will the EU bring spot FX contracts into the scope of the Market Abuse...
Foreign exchange (FX) trading is one of the largest markets in the world, but there are still gaps in regulation.
ESMA calls for changes to Transparency Directive following the Wirecard scandal
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has written to the European Commission with a proposal to improve the Transparency Directive (TD), following the Wirecard scandal.
How Rishi Sunak’s budget will impact SMEs in the FinTech sector
Delivering his second budget as the chancellor of the exchequer, Rishi Sunak promised to do “whatever it takes” to protect the UK economy from the aftereffects of Covid-19.
The UK increases the contactless payments cap to £100
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has again upped the limit of contactless payments, with the cap on single transactions rising from £45 to £100.
NALA Money partners with identity verification platform Veriff
Tanzania-based NALA Money has partnered with global identity verification provider Veriff to improve secure access to financial services.
