US Senate attacks lax Equifax cybersecurity defences
Senate reveals investigation into 2017 data breach that affected 146 million US consumers.
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Poland’s Alior Bank calls for fintech start-ups
Acceleration programme wants ideas in security, data analysis and finserv.
Top fintech stories this week – 1 March 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Microsoft’s M12 leads SpyCloud’s $21m funding round
Latest round takes Texan firm’s total capital to more than $28 million.
Cyberattack keeps Bank of Valletta off grid
Maltese bank still dealing with cyberattack and theft of €13 million.
How Blockchain is revolutionising data processing
What benefits can be derived from blockchain?
BlackBerry buys AI cybersecurity firm Cylance for $1.4bn
BlackBerry says it is “now a billion-dollar cybersecurity firm”.
Arceo flies into US cyber insurance space
Start-up wants to bridge the insurance and cybersecurity worlds.
Hackers use fake Google reCAPTCHA to hide banking malware
Phishing campaign at Polish bank serves as a warning for us all.
Entrust Datacard acquires Thales’ data security business
Will get the general purpose hardware security module, nCipher Security.
Israel’s Jerusalem Venture Partners closes $220m tech fund
JVP shows interest in cybersecurity, fintech and insurtech.
White paper: Third-party cyber risk
Your weakest link.
Coinbase acquires blockchain intelligence platform Neutrino
Crypto exchange seeks better analysis of data on public blockchains.
NsKnox raises $15m with Microsoft’s aid
Fighting the fraud fight for payments.
Cyberattack puts Bank of Valletta in restoration age
Maltese bank recovering after a “malicious external attempt on its systems”.
Wealthtech Pictet picks NetGuardians for fraud fight
Swiss wealth and asset manager seeks better protection.
IBM strikes $700m deal with Santander for digital drive
Five-year tech agreement includes AI, blockchain and big data plans.
Symantec acquires Luminate Security for cyber cloud defence
Getting prepared for infrastructure managed by Azure, AWS and Google.
Scotiabank taps Mexican talent for fintech accelerator
Canadian bank teams with Monterrey university for Mexico City action.
First crypto clipper malware found on Google Play
The clipper impersonates a legitimate service called MetaMask.
Sberbank and 500 Startups IT Demo Day: blockchain cuts little ice in Moscow
They favour AI, ML and cybersecurity, which they believe hold greater appeal to investors.
Insurtech CoverHound fetches $58m funding
Plans for US and Japan expansion.
UK and Canada unveil tech innovation competition
Open to ideas in artificial intelligence, internet of things, blockchain and cybersecurity.
UK regulator urges vigilance over investment scams
Last year was a shocker. Action Fraud reveals over £197 million of reported losses.
US challenger Rising Bank rises up in Midwest
Start-up is a division of Midwest BankCentre in Missouri.
Swift supports Bangladesh Bank network rebuild after 2016 cyberattack
They seem to have got over their quarrel about who was to blame.
State Bank of India’s customers exposed in data leakage
The bank has now secured the unprotected server.
Portuguese Banco CTT gets AML tech from Fiserv
One of the nation’s newest banks will use AML Risk Manager.
Anti-financial crime firm Mimiro raises $30m
Mimiro’s machine learning platform analyses the risk of financial crime.
Cyber risk crew Cyberhedge gets funding edge in Luxembourg
Luxembourg Future Fund provides support to boost nation’s tech scene.
Top fintech stories this week – 18 January 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Cyberattack waves wash over West African banks
Problems in Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Congo (DR), Ghana, and Equatorial Guinea.
UniCredit on edge of tomorrow with new innovation team
Advisory board blends internal and external specialists.
Two keys protecting the privacy of the underbanked in Asia
Functionality and security are two ideals that should go hand-in-hand.
The challenge of fraud operations management
A centralised approach to fraud operations management has become essential.
Goldman Sachs leads $8m funding in cyber firm Immersive Labs
Aims to boost its enterprise IT and cybersecurity teams.
Maltese celebrities deny involvement in crypto scam
Police and regulators are investigating the firm Bitcoin Revolution.
Featurespace fuels Everis’ payments fraud fight
Business consultancy selects ARIC platform.
White paper: Digital Disruption in Banking
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Enveil and Unbound Tech unleash data security triad
Data-at-rest, data-in-transit, data-in-use.
