PayPal teams with Arkose to tackle fraud on its Honey platform
PayPal has entered a collaboration with online fraud and abuse prevention company Arkose Labs to tackle fraud and security threats on its Honey shopping platform.
FaceTec, Onfido team to take on growing digital fraud challenge
US face matching platform FaceTec has partnered with identity verification company Onfido to combat the rising challenge of digital fraud.
Forter bags $300m Series F to become highest ever valued fraud prevention firm
US fraud prevention business Forter has snared $300m from a Series F funding round led by Tiger Global Management.
ESMA publishes call for evidence on digital finance
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a call for evidence on digital finance to gather information on certain issues.
The EBA publishes final draft of the Regulatory Technical Standards
The European Banking Authority has published the final draft of the Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) in own funds and eligible liabilities.
Material Security nabs $40m in its Series B round
Material Security, which helps companies protect their emails, has closed its Series B funding round on $40m.
Sentieo closes $20m Series B after a strong 2020
Sentieo has bagged $20m in its Series B round, which comes off the heels of record revenue in 2020.
US hacker pleads guilty to selling healthcare employee data on dark web
A dark web hacker has pleaded guilty to stealing information from 65,000 employees of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC).
Tessian looks toward acceleration following $65m Series C
UK security company Tessian has closed a $65m Series C funding round led by March Capital.
UK finance sector ninth biggest CO2 emitter in the world, report finds
A Greenpeace-led report has found UK banks and assets managers were responsible for 805m tonnes of CO2 in 2019 – making it the ninth-largest carbon emitter worldwide.