Hong Kong’s SFC unveils consultation conclusion on AML/CFT guideline amendments
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has published the conclusion of a consultation to amend its anti-money laundering and counter terrorism financing guidelines.
Relyance AI launches out of stealth following funding round close
Relyance AI has launched out of stealth as it hopes to help businesses improve the transparency and visibility of their data to ensure compliance is being met.
South Africa’s Justice Department suffers significant ransomware hack
The global spread of ransomware attacks has continued after South Africa’s Justice Department saw its network encrypted.
Persona becomes the latest RegTech unicorn following Series C close
Identity infrastructure company Persona is the latest RegTech company to join the coveted unicorn status, after its Series C puts its valuation at $1.5bn.
Envelop Risk concludes SoftBank-led Series B with $130m
Cyber and speciality (re)insurance firm Envelop Risk has secured $130m from a Series B funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2.
Bank of England issues letter to banks on regulatory reporting shortfalls
The Bank of England (BofE) has sent a warning letter to banks and building societies for not supplying correct information to help regulators identify risks to the financial system.
Data privacy startup Private AI closes an over-subscribed seed round
Private AI, which has created privacy-preserving machine learning and natural language processing technology, has closed its seed round on $3.15m.
Israel-based CyberTech Cynamics nets $7m in funding
Israel-based Cynamics, which has created an AI-powered network detection and response service, secured $7m in fresh funding.
Amberdata nets $15m as it sets its eyes on international growth
Amberdata, a data and insights platform for blockchain networks, has closed its Series A on $15m as it looks to expand in the US.
World’s first DataSecOps platform Satori closes Series A
Satori, which cites itself as the world’s first DataSecOps platform, has closed its Series A round on $20m.
