Fenergo acquired by European private equity firms in $600m deal
Irish RegTech firm Fenergo has been successfully acquired by private equity firms Astrong and Bridgepoint in a $600m agreement.
Napier deploys its transaction monitoring technology into crypto payment company
Napier, a supplier of advanced anti-financial crime compliance tools, has implemented its AI technology into cryptocurrency payments service BCB Group, to improve anti-fraud capabilities.
Baffle closes Series B to capitalise on year of strong growth
Baffle, which claims to offer universal data protection, has scored $20m in its Series B round, which will support it bolster its product development.
Serbia-based Trickest closes seed round to spur hiring drive
Serbia-based cybersecurity platform Trickest has reportedly raised €1.4m in its seed round, which will accelerate its recruitment efforts.
CBIRC demands insurance company self-checks in management crackdown
The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) has called on online insurance firms to conduct self-assessments to identify violations and make corrections.
SEBI looks to ease regulatory compliance burden with debt securities merger
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has merged its rules for debt securities into a single regulation to ease the regulatory compliance burden on organisations.
Chinese spies posed as Iranians to breach Israeli networks, cyber firm FireEye claims
Security company FireEye has claimed that Chinese spies pretended to be Iranian hackers for two years to break into Israeli government and telecommunication networks.
People.ai joins the unicorn club after Series D close
Revenue operations and intelligence platform People.ai has hit a $1.1bn valuation after it closed a $100m Series D funding round.
German firms suffer more than twice as much damage from cyberattacks since pandemic began
German companies facing a shortage of cybersecurity professionals as the pandemic creates new avenues of attack, new report found.
Accenture hit by ransomware attack by LockBit 2.0 group
IT consultancy giant Accenture has suffered a ransomware hack at the hands of ransomware group LockBit 2.0.
