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.
Dispersion Holdings eye AQSE market floatation
DeFi enterprise Dispersion Holdings is planning to apple for admission of its shares to trading on the Access segment of Aquis Stock Exchange Growth Market (AQSE) in London.
FICO survey highlights evolving identity theft challenges in the online age
A survey by data analytics company FICO has found up to 4% of UK consumers believe their identity has been stolen online.
MAS penalises Singaporean bank branch S$1m for fraud, terrorism failures
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has imposed a penalty of S$1m on a Singapore-based bank branch for not complying with its anti-money laundering and terrorism financing acts.
UK Chancellor examines case for new ‘Britcoin’ digital currency
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has told the Bank of England (BOE) to look at the case for a potential ‘Britcoin’ or central-bank-backed digital currency.
Ikano taps TruNarrative to support global fraud prevention strategy
Swedish bank Ikano has chosen UK RegTech platform TruNarrative to provide digital onboarding and fraud risk management services for its company.
SmartStream expands global reach with cloud-native AI service launch
Transaction lifestyle management provider SmartStream Technologies has boosted its global footprint with the launch of SmartStream Air version 3.
Cyber risk greater threat than a financial crash, Federal Reserve chair warns
The chairman of the US Federal Reserve Jerome Powell has claimed he is more worried about cyber risk than the possibility of another financial crash.
ECB consultation finds privacy is key in future digital euro
A consultation conducted by the European Central Bank (ECB) found privacy would be valued most in consideration of a potential future digital euro.
Veriff rakes in $69m Series B as it eyes US expansion
Estonian identity verification business Veriff has closed a $69m Series B financing round led by IVP and Accel.
