Spanish central bank gets hacked by cybercriminals
When cyber and political criminals ally.
Cybersecurity
NASA jets in to help Entrust Datacard security
Entrust’s authentication fuelled by Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).
World Economic Forum cyber centre powers up with partners
Sberbank is one of the founding partners.
UK banks urged to drop blame game in fraud claims
Financial Ombudsman Service wants banks to investigate cases more.
BearingPoint invests in Insignary to up security
Tech consultancy’s first investment in an Asian start-up.
Lloyds opens coffers to London coppers for crime combat
Lloyds will sponsor City of London £1.5 million over three years.
US wakes up to SME cybersecurity needs
The cybersecurity act disregarded SMEs, and this latest bill aims to fix that.
Fosun feeds $5m to Israeli fintech platform The Floor
This marks Fosun’s second investment in Israel.
Blockchain: from crypto casino to cross-company data management
What different types of blockchain uses are there, where does cryptocurrency fit in, and why should insurers even care?
HackerOne to US Marine Corps: we’ve got your six
Who defends the defenders in the US?
India’s Cosmos Bank stars in $13.5m hacking drama
Malware attack on its Swift and debit card payment systems.
EY finds $1bn for fintech foraging
Investment plans in cyber, risk management and cloud-based tech.
Banking Trojan Kronos reborn
New version rebranded Osiris and is being sold on underground markets.
HSBC boosting cloud capabilities with Google
The expansion will improve big data, analytics and fraud detection.
PIR Bank in Russia victim of domestic $1m hack
Hacker group MoneyTaker is up to no good, again.
TD Ameritrade unveils $100k RIA innovation quest
Wants smart ideas for registered investment advisors.
Singapore goes AI: training, incentives and regulation
Banks in Singapore take the lead on artificial intelligence (AI) training.
Bangladesh Bank heist probe report suffers mother of all delays
25 delays to be precise.
Top fintech stories this week – 13 July 2018
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Paytech firm ai Corporation secures $2.5m funding
Firm looks to expand its services in payments globally.
Silent Eight speaks up for Standard Chartered’s regtech
Applying machine learning and NLP to name screening processes.
MyEtherWallet victim of another cyberattack
Infected through a free VPN.
International Cybersecurity Congress 2018: Microsoft plays hard for info protection
Breaking boundaries in doc management.
International Cybersecurity Congress 2018: calling time on secretive banks
Within and outside Russia’s borders.
Enveil unveils data defender tech
ZeroReveal Compute Fabric is revealed by cybersecurity firm.
International Cybersecurity Congress 2018: in the spirit of collaboration
When it comes to cybersecurity, it’s an “us versus them”.
International Cybersecurity Congress 2018: DDoS is the business of petty criminals
Latest news from Sberbank’s event in Moscow.
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Top fintech stories this week – 6 July 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
UK regulators want banks to offer resilience brilliance
BoE, PRA and FCA call for feedback from firms and financial market infrastructures.
Cyber solution provider ThetaRay gets $30m funding
Investment takes company’s total equity capital to more than $60 million.
New Android malware sneaks in “Despacito”
The malware infected phones through a ringtone app.
Nok Nok. Who’s there? OneSpan
Security and esignature company teams with authentication firm.
DefenseStorm goes down a cyber storm at NAFCU
US-based National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions makes its choice.
Bank of England warns of cybersecurity risks to UK stability
Domestics risks, other than Brexit, remain low.
UK’s cyber innovation centre opens
Comes with £14.5m investment.
Ping Identity acquires Elastic Beam
Identity security solutions provider buys API cybersecurity company.
BBVA unveils Next Technologies for digital drive
Beeva and i4S become BBVA Next Technologies.
South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb victim of $31m heist
Deposits and withdrawals have been subsequently stopped.
ThetaRay is AML way for ABN Amro
Five-year project to improve bank’s AML and CTF capabilities.
