FCA slaps Lloyds Bank’s insurance division with £90m fine for misleading customers
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) fined the insurance division of Lloyds Bank £90.7m for sending misleading renewal quotes to nine million customers.
The regulator stated...
Cloud security platform Netskope’s valuation more than doubles to $7.5bn after latest funding round
Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) company Netskope raised $300m in funding led by existing investor ICONIQ Growth.
The round also saw participation from existing investors Lightspeed Venture...
ESMA slaps €408,000 penalty on derivatives firm due to EMIR data breaches
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has fined DTCC Derivatives Repository for seven breaches of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR).
Report finds suspected Chinese state-backed group targeting Asian telecoms
A cybersecurity report has found an alleged Chinese state-sponsored faction is attempting to hack telecommunications organisations in Taiwan, Nepal and the Philippines.
What are the money laundering and fraud concerns around electronic funds transfers?
As more and more people rely on cashless systems to move money around, there is a pressing need to understand how electronic funds transfers (EFTs) – specifically – wire transfers and automated clearing house (ACH) transfers – could be at risk from financial crime.
US court gives fraudster 7-year jail sentence following attempted $2m scam
A US federal judge has sentenced a Houston-based man to a 7-year jail sentence for his role in trying to steal over $2m from victims through romance scams and spoofed emails.
NanoLock Security eyes expanded footprint following $11m Series B
Israeli device protection and management firm NanoLock Security has raised $11m from a Series B funding round.
EU plans to introduce AML authority following financial crime uptick
The European Commission has announced plans to create a new Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) following a flurry of recent financial crime scandals.
Quantexa unveils latest version of risk detection tool to aid financial crime fight
Data and analytics software company Quantexa has introduced the latest updated version of its contextual monitoring and investigations solution Quantexa Syneo.
Cyber insurance market to exceed $20bn value by 2025, report finds
A report by GlobalData has found the cyber insurance industry is predicted to exceed a $20bn gross written premium (GWP) value by 2025.
