China is trialling its digital yuan
China has taken a place at the front of the nations looking to digitalise their economies by trialling its digital yuan.
The FCA bans the sale of certain cryptocurrencies like bitcoin
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned the sale of derivatives and exchange traded notes that reference certain types of cryptocurrencies like bicoin, ripple and ether to retail consumers.
Tink inks open banking partnership with Lydia
French mobile payment app Lydia has tapped Swedish FinTech Tink to use its open banking technology, empowering it to leverage access to PSD2 APIs across Europe.
Why has investment into cybersecurity cooled despite Covid-19?
Despite Covid-19 causing a spike in digital threats, investment into cybersecurity has cooled down.
McAfee founder faces fraud charges for alleged $23m ICO scheme
John McAfee, the founder of cybersecurity company McAfee, is facing criminal charges after the Securities and Exchange Commission accused him of having failed to be transparent about being paid to promote initial coin offerings.
NatWest uses Featurespace’s tech to fight financial fraud
Crime prevention software developer Featurespace has been enlisted by NatWest to protect the bank's customers against fraud.
What does the 27 FinTech funding rounds from last week tell you about the...
Over the past seven days we have reported on 27 big FinTech deals. So why not take a closer look at what they mean for the industry.
Twitter hires new CISO after bitcoin hack
Twitter suffered an embarrassing hack attack in July that saw scammers compromise several high-profile accounts in a cryptocurrency scheme. Now the social media network has hired a new chief information security officer.
AirNow launches new digital defence brand AiNow Cybersecurity
AirNow Cybersecurity is a new consultancy spun out of AirNow, the tech company specialising in air quality data.
Iren picks SIA to bolster its PSD2-enabled payment services
Italian multi-utility provider Iren has picked payment services company SIA to launch of advanced payment services thanks to the innovations introduced by PSD2.
