The FCA tells banks to stay open
The UK went on lockdown on Monday March 23. Still, the UK's top financial watchdog is advising that banks remain open.
Swedbank’s leadership ignored money laundering risks as suspicious transactions worth €37bn flowed through the...
Beleaguered lender Swedbank has responded to a damaging report revealing that more than €37bn worth of suspicious transactions flowed through the bank between 2014 and 2019.
TierPoint collects $320m in a new equity round
TierPoint, a connected data centre and cloud solutions company, has received $320m in a preferred equity funding round.
Arkose Labs raises $22m in its Series B round
Arkose Labs, an online fraud and abuse prevention technology developer, has scored $22m in its Series B round.
BitMEX might add customer due diligence procedures and people are not happy
One of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges might be about to introduce know your customer (KYC) procedures and people are not happy about it.
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Jumio offers its services for free to healthcare companies during coronavirus
Digital identity company Jumio is offering its services to NGOs, healthcare agencies, schools or delivery services for free during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Why Brexit will continue to be a big challenge for financial services firms
Despite being more than three years in the making, the UK’s divorce from the EU is still a cause of great uncertainty for financial services firms.
ESMA relaxes MiFID II communication monitoring enforcement due to coronavirus
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has relaxed video communication monitoring requirements under MiFID II during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.
New coronavirus-related phone scam revealed
After several cybersecurity companies and government bodies have warned that the spread of the coronavirus has increased the number of cybsersecurity threats, criminals have now started to use phones in their scams.
Hellman & Friedman acquires Checkmarx in $1.15bn deal
Private equity firm Hellman & Friedman (H&F) has Checkmarx, a software security solution developer, in a deal worth $1.15bn.
