Saudi Payments teams with IBM, Mastercard to launch instant payment system
Saudi Arabia’s only financial payments company Saudi Payments (SP) has introduced ‘sarie’ – an instant payments system – in collaboration with IBM and Mastercard.
US eyes greater cyber influence with new Cyber Diplomacy Act bill
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that would create a cyber diplomacy office at the US State Department and boost US influence in global cyberspace.
Apple and Google representatives questioned on third-party app protections
Representatives of Apple and Google have been questioned in today’s antitrust hearing in the US Senate on their third-party app protections or a “firewall”.
FCA to introduce ‘regulatory nursery’ to boost FinTech oversight
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed it will launch a ‘regulatory nursery’ for new FinTech companies in autumn of this year.
Perception Point eyes growth acceleration following $28m Series B
Israel-based email and collaboration security company Perception Point has raised $28m from a Series B funding round.
AppOmni scores $40m in its Series B round
AppOmni, a SaaS security management platform, has closed its Series B round on $40m to help it fuel its growing global demand.
IntellectEU launches AI platform to bolster wealth management personalisation
Belgian IT company IntellectEU has introduced VELMA – an AI platform that allows financial advisors to offer ‘hyper-personalisation’ in the wealth management sector.
Why SMEs need to worry about the threat of cyberattacks
As the world treads towards an increasingly digitised ecosystem, cyber threats and online fraud is not uncommon and no one is immune to them but SMEs may not be aware of the devastating consequences of a cyberattack, according to KYND.
How can banks and insurance companies prepare for the new normal in remote working?
Covid-19 changed the world, but now firms must focus on the next set of challenges, such as how to reimagine customer onboarding in a more remote and mobile world.
Passwordless security company HYPR scores $35m in its Series C round
HYPR, which aims to remove the need of passwords whilst maintaining security, has closed its Series C funding round on $35m.
