Seven key cybersecurity challenges businesses struggle with right now
From controlling gaps in their security infrastructure to getting a real-time overview of the risks, cybersecurity executives have no shortage of worries.
ECB top: “Libra has undoubtedly been a wakeup call for central banks and policymakers”
Benoît Cœuré, executive board member of the European Central Bank, has told the German Bundestag that stablecoins like Facebook’s Libra initiative come with both risks and opportunities.
New Click2Gov hack compromises 20,000 payment card records
Since August, 20,000 payment card records have been compromised in a new wave of hacks against the US bill-pay portal Click2Gov.
Financial services have been slammed by more GDPR fines than any other industry
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been in force for over a year. During that time, financial services businesses have incurred the bulk of the fines from the law.
The biggest challenges giving the RegTech sector a headache right now
From getting accurate data to responding to new regulatory challenges, there are plenty of opportunities and obstacles to overcome for RegTech innovators.
FCA boss says UK firms have stepped up their preparations of a no-deal Brexit
The chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has stated that preparations for the possibility of a no-deal Brexit have increased, but that there is still work to be done.
Global regulators to grill Facebook about its planned Libra project
Representatives from Libra will be interviewed by officials from 26 global central banks on Monday in a bid to ease worries about its impact on the financial market. At the same time, investor interest in crypto seems to waning.
Margrethe Vestager flags for potentially stricter EU data rules
Margrethe Vestager, the European commissioner for competition, is not slowing down and is now looking to create even stricter data rules.
What role has regulation played in Africa’s FinTech story?
Africa’s FinTech sector is on the rise. Have regulations helped or challenge the rise?
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52% of UK businesses are still not compliant with GDPR
New research from Egress, the compliance company, has revealed that more than half of British businesses are still not following the rules set out by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
