Tag: Brazil

Sao Paulo-based medical diagnostics company Grupo Fleury has revealed it has suffered a ransomware attack that has led to it taking its systems offline.

Brazilian identity verification and background check company idwall, which offers onboarding with selfie biometrics, has raised $38m in Series C funding.

Food processing giant JBS Foods has closed down production at multiple sites globally following a cyberattack.

Brazil-based digital identity business Acesso Digital has closed a $108m investment, which is one of the largest of its type in the region.

Mobile payments fraud-prevention and authentication provider Paygilant has been tapped by digital bank Surf Bank Brazil to help it fight fraud.

WhatsApp rolled out its mobile payment services in Brazil last week, but has already been suspended by the central bank.

The Latin American country’s government has issued a bill to regulate its iGaming sector. Now it is seeking guidance about how to go about it.

A financial service provider’s unprotected server reportedly lead to 250 gigabytes of banking customers’ personal information has been leaked in a new breach.

Riverwood Capital has made a $20m Series B investment in Brazilian business management platform Omie.

Identity verification company Jumio has opened a new sales office in Brazil to support its move into the Latin American market.