RegTech

Global cryptocurrency exchange FTX has chosen to deploy Eventus’ Validus platform for trade surveillance and risk monitoring on all FTX markets globally.

While there was a growing move to digital onboarding prior to the onset of the pandemic, the restrictions and challenges put in place due to the virus have sped up the move to digital. According to iMeta Sales Director George Collier, this comes down to a key and growing need across a multitude of industries today for automation.

SonarSource, a code quality company, has raised $412m from a funding round co-led by Advent International and General Catalyst.

The Costa Rican government has seen a number of targeted cyberattacks against a range of its ministries over the past week.

Intigriti, a bug bounty and vulnerability disclosure platform, has raised €21.1m in its Series B funding round, which it claims is the largest funding for a crowdsourced security platform in Europe to date.

Digital identity firm Signicat is acquiring all the shares of UK anti-fraud company Sphonic for an undisclosed fee.

Executive board member of the European Central Bank Fabio Panetta has claimed global regulators need to quicken efforts to launch a framework to tackle the crypto ‘wild west’.

New Zealand-based RegTech platform First AML has reportedly nabbed £15.6m in its Series B funding round alongside its launch in the UK.

The FBI has alerted food and agriculture businesses to be prepared for potential ransomware attacks during planting and harvest seasons.

VerifyMe, which offers authentication and supply chain monitoring, has acquired the assets of PeriShip, a business that offers end-to-end logistics management. This deal was valued...