Notorious ransomware group Maze calls it quits
Maze, one of the most infamous data-stealing groups, has said that they are closing up shop, but the cybersecurity community is hardly convinced.
Mastercard unveils new AI-powered suite enabling banks to assess cyber risk
Cyber Secure is Mastercard's new AI-powered suite of tools enabling banks to assess cyber risk across their ecosystem and prevent potential breaches.
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.
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?
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.
Visa’s acquisition of Plaid could be in jeopardy due to antitrust concerns
Visa bought Plaid January in a $5.3bn deal, but now fears about it creating a monopoly situation could make regulators put a stop to the deal.
Bahrain opens new FinTech lab FinHub 973 to boost the sector in the region
The Central Bank of Bahrain has launched the first FinTech lab in the region – FinHub 973.
DataFleets bags $4.5m in seed capital
DataFleets has picked up $4.5m in new funding to further its efforts to enable databases to be accessed without companies running the risk of their data being compromised.
Thoma Bravo collects $22.8bn in new raise for three funds
Private-equity firm Thoma Bravo has raised $22.8bn to three tech-focused funds, making it one of the largest fundraising hauls ever, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Nordic challenger banks and cybersecurity firms were among the 33 FinTech rounds raised last...
These 33 FinTech funding rounds from last week highlight the rise of Scandi challenger banks, the importance of cybersecurity and how competition in the buy now, pay later space is heating up.
