How will the Wirecard scandal affect the FinTech sector?

The collapse of Wirecard has sent shock waves through the FinTech industry, cut customers off from their money and raised some serious questions about the role of regulators.

Cybersecurity risk for cryptocurrency wallets revealed

The alarm has been sounded regarding a vulnerability in some of the world's most popular cryptocurrency wallets.

MAPRE RE to collaborate with cyber risk company Kovrr

Cyber risk modelling startup Kovrr is going to use its solutions to analyse the accumulated cyber risk exposure in cyber (re)insurance treaties for reinsurance company MAPFRE RE, part of global insurer the MAPFRE Group.

FCA offers new guidance for firms on how to support credit customers affected by...

It's hardly a secret that many people are facing a lot off financial hardship because of the coronavirus. That's why the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) offered more guidance to credit customers affected by the virus.

FCA research reveals 1.1 million spike in crypto asset buyers and many were convinced...

An estimated 2.6 million UK consumers have bought cryptoassets at some point, new research from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) reveals.

Why Si Consult decided to rebrand into SecurityHQ

Cybersecurity company Si Consult has rebranded itself to be called SecurityHQ.

Challenger bank Knab taps facial biometrics company iProov for its customer authentication services

Dutch online bank Knab prides itself on supplying a human service backed by the latest technology. To that end, it has just teamed up with biometrics company iProov.

BIS Innovation Hub to launch four new centres in Toronto, London, Paris and Stockholm

The Board of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is going to open four more BIS Innovation Hub centres across North America and Europe.

Hunters collects $15m in Series A round

Tel Aviv-based cybersecurity company Hunters has bagged $15m in a Series A funding round from Microsoft’s M12 and U.S. Venture Partners.

Zimbabwe bans mobile payments over accusations of “economic sabotage”

Digital payments and trading on the stock exchange has been suspended in Zimbabwe in response to what President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government called “criminality and economic sabotage," Reuters reported.

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