Saudi Payments teams with IBM, Mastercard to launch instant payment system
Saudi Arabia’s only financial payments company Saudi Payments (SP) has introduced ‘sarie’ – an instant payments system – in collaboration with IBM and Mastercard.
US eyes greater cyber influence with new Cyber Diplomacy Act bill
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that would create a cyber diplomacy office at the US State Department and boost US influence in global cyberspace.
FCA to introduce ‘regulatory nursery’ to boost FinTech oversight
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed it will launch a ‘regulatory nursery’ for new FinTech companies in autumn of this year.
Why SMEs need to worry about the threat of cyberattacks
As the world treads towards an increasingly digitised ecosystem, cyber threats and online fraud is not uncommon and no one is immune to them but SMEs may not be aware of the devastating consequences of a cyberattack, according to KYND.
FICO survey highlights evolving identity theft challenges in the online age
A survey by data analytics company FICO has found up to 4% of UK consumers believe their identity has been stolen online.
ESMA report underlines need to bolster EMIR data quality
A European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) report has found improvements are needed to improve European Markets Infrastructure Regulations (EMIR) data quality.
Ikano taps TruNarrative to support global fraud prevention strategy
Swedish bank Ikano has chosen UK RegTech platform TruNarrative to provide digital onboarding and fraud risk management services for its company.
SmartStream expands global reach with cloud-native AI service launch
Transaction lifestyle management provider SmartStream Technologies has boosted its global footprint with the launch of SmartStream Air version 3.
Thirdfort bags £1.5m to accelerate LegalTech platform development
LegalTech startup Thirdfort has snared £1.5m in fundraising as it seeks to ramp up product development.
Cybersecurity training startup Hack The Box reels in $10.6m
Cybersecurity training startup Hack The Box raked in $10.6m in a Series A round led by Paladin Capital Group.
