Drata raises $3.2m seed round and exits stealth
Compliance and security automation startup Drata has exited stealth on the back of a $3.2m seed funding round.
Visa’s acquisition of Plaid has officially been called off
After a year marred by an antitrust suit, Visa's acquisition of Plaid has officially been called off as the CEO says regulatory reviews threatened consumers' interests.
City watchdog warns against cryptoasset investments
Bitcoin's value may have skyrocketed in the past year, but the UK's top financial regulator warns that investing in the market is far from safe.
Why the 25 FinTech rounds from last week mean huge things for buy now...
Buy now pay later companies continued their winning streak last week as 25 FinTechs raised big rounds.
More than half of UK firms believe Covid-19 would hurt their business – FCA...
Almost 4,000 regulated firms in the UK were at risk of failing in October and 59% of companies believe Covid-19 will have an adverse effect on their business, according to research from a City watchdog.
Three cybersecurity challenges in 2021
While 2020 proved to be a transformative year for cybersecurity, 2021 is also full of challenges for digital defence experts to overcome.
OCC recognises stablecoins to be used in settlement of financial transactions
Cryptocurrencies have taken another step to becoming acknowledged by traditional institutions as a top US regulator has approved the use of stablecoins for the settlement of financial transactions by banks.
DataPath spins out cybersecurity unit into new company MaxDefense
DataPath aims to strengthen its cybersecurity capabilities on the back of a new partnership with Five/I Enterprises, which will see DataPath spin out its cybersecurity business unit into a stand-alone company MaxDefense.
Trump bans transactions to Alipay and other Chinese FinTech apps
Outgoing US president Donald Trump has signed an executive order banning transactions with eight Chinese-connected apps, including Alipay.
Ingram Micro EMEA and AppGuard team up to bolster SME cybersecurity
Ingram Micro EMEA and AppGuard have inked a partnership deal to better protect small businesses across Europe against cyber threats.
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