Industry responses to the US’ new Anti-Money Laundering Act 2020
The US Congress passed the Anti-Money Laundering Act 2020 and could be one of the most impactful changes to AML for two decades.
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Privacera bags $50m in Series B round to help companies automate compliance and security
California-based cloud data governance and security company, Privacera secured $50m in Series B funding round led by Insight Partners.
The FCA releases annual transparency calculations
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has released the annual transparency calculations for UK equity and equity-like financial instruments, which will take effect on April 1 2021.
The European Banking Authority recovers from cyberattack
The European Banking Authority has revealed it was subjected to a cyberattack against its Microsoft Exchange Servers.
Financial regulation firm AutoRek to boost global growth after undisclosed funding from SEP
Scottish FinTech company, AutoRek secured a significant equity growth investment from private equity firm Scottish Equity Partners (SEP).
Elucidate bags pre-Series A funding to bring its FinCrime risk management capabilities to more...
Elucidate, which claims to be revolutionising FinCrime risk management, has reportedly closed €2.5m in pre-Series A funding.
The coronavirus has had a positive impact on women working in cybersecurity – a...
The coronavirus pandemic has helped companies grow cybersecurity teams and has positively impacted the careers of women, a new report from Tessian claims.
Central Bank of Ireland fines J&E Davy €4.1m for MiFID breaches
The Central Bank of Ireland has fined wealth management firm J&E Davy €4.1m after finding four breaches to MiFID regulations between July 2014 and May 2016.
Apiax said to secure funding to support its move into Germany
Digital compliance platform Apiax has reportedly received an investment from the Futury Regio Growth Fund to help its move into Germany.
Baker Tilly and Socure team up to audit an Intelligent KYC solution for FinTechs
Identity verification firm Socure and Baker Tilly completed an audit of Socure’s Intelligent KYC solution aiming to boost its product accuracy verification and regulatory compliance.
