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PayPal confirms huge password security vulnerability

A researcher was rewarded a bounty after finding a massive security bug in PayPal’s login processes.

Illuminator to help companies identify leaked information

Incident response and risk management company Crypsis has released its Illuminator service, a data analytics and intelligence tool.

Mercury FX improves its onboarding process with help of TruNarrative

Mercury FX has integrated the TruNarrative solution to improve its customer onboarding processes, regulatory compliance and financial crime prevention strategy.

Abacode collects $4.85m in Series A led by Ballast

Abacode, a cybersecurity startup based in Florida, has collected $4.85m in its Series A led by Ballast Point Ventures.

FCA becomes AML/CTF supervisor for crypto companies

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has become the new anti-money laundering (AML) and counter terrorist financing (CTF) supervisor for businesses with cryptoasset activities.

Travelex ransomware scandal spirals to affect Samsung Pay’s international money transfer services

Samsung Pay has been forced to suspend its international money transfer services as it has been drawn into Travelex’s ransomware problems.

Cybertonica bags £2m as it looks to deepen AI capabilities

Cybertonica, a machine learning and AI-powered service for authentication, risk analytics and fraud prevention, has nabbed £2m in its Series A.

CaixaBank joins group building a EU standard on cloud environments

Spanish bank CaixaBank joins the European Security Certification Framework (EU-SEC) cybersecurity project which is being funded by the European Union. The bank joins eight other international...

The FCA aims to make savings easier for people through new proposals

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) believes the savings market could be working better for people.

ESMA’s new responsibilities for 2020

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has revealed an increased focus on supervisory convergence in 2020.

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