Microsoft: Companies worry more about cyber attacks but fewer think they can fight them
Business leaders worldwide are increasingly worrying about how cyber threats. However, fewer and fewer are bullish about their ability to protect against them.
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.
Risk management for insurance Daisy Intelligence collects $10m Series A
Daisy Intelligence, an AI-powered platform for retail and insurance, has collected $10m in its Series A financing list.
Fraud detection company Advance.ai raises $80m in new funding round
The Singapore-based fraud detection startup Advance.ai has closed a $80m funding round led by private equity investor Pavilion Capital and venture firm Gaorong Capital.
London-based cybersecurity startup Red Sift raise $8.8m Series A round led by MMC Ventures
Red Sift, the cognitive data platform that provides cloud-based email security solutions, has closed a $8.8m Series A investment round
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.
Background checking scaleup Checkr lands $2.2bn valuation following $160m funding round
Checkr, the company conducting background checks on gig economy workers, has just announced the closure of a $160m equity funding round.
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.
How MiFID II is already saving investors millions
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published multi-firm review findings indicating the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive’s (MiFID II) has improved asset managers’ accountability over costs, saving investors millions.
FacePhi nets €4m in funding from Nice&Green to support Asian expansion
FacePhi, a facial recognition and mobile biometrics company, has netted €3.5m in equity funding and €500,000 in a capitalized loan from Nice&Green.
