Deal Updates

Vice President Kamala Harris has announced the US’ support for the Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace, a global initiative aimed at bolstering global cybersecurity.

Cybersecurity giant McAfee is to become a private company again after it agreed to be acquired by a group of private equity firms in a $14bn agreement.

The Bank of England (BofE) has revealed it intends to launch a consultation to set out their assessment of the case for a UK central bank digital currency (CBDC) next year.

Breach and attack simulation (BAS) platform SafeBreach has raised $53.5m from a Series D round led by Sonae IM and Israel Growth Partners.

Fincom.co, which has designed a multilingual fingerprint service, has received an investment from deep tech fund VentureIsrael and ff Venture Capital.

Quantifind, a developer of advanced risk intelligence and tools software, will help Polaris discover and disrupt human trafficking operations, as part of a new partnership.

Founded in 2014, FinTecSystems is specialised in open banking infrastructure and data analysis to help companies make data-driven and automate decisions. At a time when companies are scrambling to protect their assets from criminal actors, could FTS’ open banking infrastructure be a flood barrier against the rising wave of financial crime?

CAPSLOCK, a bootcamp for cybersecurity training, has collected £1m in pre-seed funding.

RegTech company Clausematch has launched a strategic document modification functionality, to boost the efficiency of global compliance teams.

Contrast Security, a developer of next-gen code security tools, has closed its Series E funding round on $150m, bringing its valuation to over $1bn.