Costa Rican government hit by significant cyberattacks
The Costa Rican government has seen a number of targeted cyberattacks against a range of its ministries over the past week.
Intigriti raises Europe’s largest funding of a crowdsourced security platform
Intigriti, a bug bounty and vulnerability disclosure platform, has raised €21.1m in its Series B funding round, which it claims is the largest funding for a crowdsourced security platform in Europe to date.
Signicat bolsters financial crime capabilities with Sphonic acquisition
Digital identity firm Signicat is acquiring all the shares of UK anti-fraud company Sphonic for an undisclosed fee.
ECB exec calls on regulators to curb crypto ‘wild west’
Executive board member of the European Central Bank Fabio Panetta has claimed global regulators need to quicken efforts to launch a framework to tackle the crypto ‘wild west’.
Kiwi RegTech First AML launches in UK after Series B
New Zealand-based RegTech platform First AML has reportedly nabbed £15.6m in its Series B funding round alongside its launch in the UK.
FBI warns US agriculture sector of increased ransomware risk
The FBI has alerted food and agriculture businesses to be prepared for potential ransomware attacks during planting and harvest seasons.
VerifyMe acquires PeriShip in $10m deal
VerifyMe, which offers authentication and supply chain monitoring, has acquired the assets of PeriShip, a business that offers end-to-end logistics management.
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KYC dev Fenergo acquires Sentinels to boost due diligence capabilities
KYC and client lifecycle management (CLM) solution developer Fenergo has acquired Sentinels, which builds AI-powered AML and transaction monitoring platform.
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Westpac hit with $40m fine for charging fees to the deceased
Australian bank Westpac has been fined $40m after it was founded to have charged fees to over 11,800 deceased individuals.
Covid-19 increases regulatory priority in APAC
The Covid-19 pandemic has increased the regulatory priority around FinTech in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a report from University of Cambridge Judge Business School.
