US Senate confirms ex-National Security Agency official as CISA director
The US Senate has confirmed Jen Easterly as the new director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
Climate change risk management platform Climate X secures £1.1m in pre-seed funding
Climate X, which designed financial risk modelling for climate chance, has raised £1.1m in its pre-seed round.
Facebook adds time bonus rewards for security bug bounty hunters
Facebook has added a new perk to its bug bounty program that will pay bonus rewards to researchers based on the time it takes the...
MAP FinTech outlines best execution monitoring compliance importance
European RegTech leader MAP FinTech has underlined how RegTech companies can remain compliant with best execution obligations going forward.
FNA raises funds from G+D as it accelerates development on central bank digital currency...
FNA (Financial Network Analytics), which specialises in advanced network analytics and simulations, has received an investment from German cybersecurity firm Giesecke+Devrient (G+D).
What will the new face of the office be after Covid-19?
When the coronavirus pandemic spread like wildfire in the early months of 2020, many companies and individuals alike had no idea what was to come – and how their work lives would change. With widespread vaccines, many companies are beginning to open up again, but what will be the ‘new normal’ for the financial sector in terms of working arrangements?
Cybersecurity firm Arctic Wolf triples valuation to $4.3bn after Viking Global Investors-led $150m round
Minnesota-based Arctic Wolf closed a $150m Series F, nine months after a $200m Series E, boosting its valuation to $4.3bn - more than three times what it was worth at the end of 2020.
Can modern technology assist regulated institutions in their AML commitments?
Technology has the potential to combat money laundering and terrorist financing (AML/CFT) therefore making compliance faster, cheaper and more efficient, according to a new blog post by Sigma...
Microsoft to acquire RiskIQ to strengthen its cybersecurity portfolio
Microsoft is acquiring San Francisco-based RiskIQ, a company that specialises in detecting security threats to help its customers address the risks created by remote work.
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Electronic IDentification unveils digital solution to simplify onboarding process
Spanish identity software specialist Electronic IDentification (eID) has launched a new solution aimed at building any digital onboarding process within hours.











