Deal Updates

Australian and American authorities are undertaking a joint international criminal investigation into cryptocurrencies.

The finance ministry in Sri Lanka has announced plans to set up a credit regulatory authority by the end of 2019.

With less than a month until the final deadline of Strong Customer Authentication (SCA), fears around preparedness are still prevalent and firms are trying to ensure there will not be a fall in payments come September 14.

Facebook’s cryptocurrency project has faced a lot of political and regulatory backlash since being announced in June. Now it has hired FS Vector, the public policy advisory firm, to lobby on its behalf in Washington.

A new report from cybersecurity firm Arkose Labs reveals the origins and the most used methods used in the hack attacks affecting businesses around the world.

CrowdStrike, a cloud provider of cloud-delivered endpoint protection has launched a $20m early-stage investment fund in partnership with Accel.

Cybersecurity Asset Management company Axonius has netted $20m in its Series B round which was led by new investor OpenView.

From blockchain and behavioural mapping to cloud and encryption solutions, a smattering of different cybersecurity startups is among the new Plug and Play Fall 2019 batch. We took a closer look.

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Identity verification provider Onfido has been joined by FinTech companies Monese, Seedrs, Curve and B-Social in a sandbox run by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).