The FCA announce new Covid-19 guidelines for credit companies may be incoming
On Saturday, prime minister Boris Johnson announced that England would go into a second national lockdown. On the back of that, the to City watchdog has asked credit businesses to prepare for new guidelines.
SEC awards over $10m to whistleblower
The US top financial regulator has awarded a whistleblower with over $10m for their role in a successful investigation.
30 FinTech rounds from last week you cannot afford to miss
What do the 30 FinTech funding rounds from last week tell us about the state of the industry?
Money laundering fine and Covid-19 cause 66% profit free fall for Westpac
The trials of the coronavirus pandemic and the $910m fine for breaking Australia's money laundering laws have caused a 66% drop in Westpac's profits.
Why RegTech is no longer just about finance
RegTech may have started life to help financial firms deal with the massive weight from new regulations, but the sector could be moving out of the finance industry's shadows.
Sigma Ratings closes new round led by Fitch Ventures
Risk intelligence platform Sigma Ratings has closed a new round led by Fitch Group, a global leader in financial information services, via its equity investment arm Fitch Ventures.
Odaseva closes its Series B round on $25m
Odaseva, a enterprise cloud trust platform for businesses, has collected $25m in its Series B round, which will support growth in North America.
Hong Kong businesses fail to provide cybersecurity training for remote workers
While 79% of Hong Kong companies have started to offer remote working opportunities in the past six months, only 30% have provided cybersecurity training to cover the new working environment, new research reveals.
Cybersecurity company Enso Security closes its seed round on $6m
Enso Security, which builds application security posture management, has closed its seed round on $6m.
Email security solution Zivver closes a $17m investment
Zivver, a secure communications platform, has closed a $17m investment round, which was led by DN Capital.
