Data availability and disaster recovery: lessons for banks and fintechs
Fintechs and banks should have a foolproof disaster recovery strategy in place to avoid data loss.
Cybersecurity
Risk as an opportunity: fintech’s gold standard
How can fintechs continue to grow while also meeting increasingly stringent regulatory requirements?
Open banking: a new global standard?
How are different countries actually approaching open banking adoption?
Fintech innovation and the cloud: securely connecting the future of banking
Hybrid or multi-cloud environments can potentially provide banks with added flexibility and security.
Blockchain security start-up CertiK lands $24m in Series B extension
The “Series B+” investment comes just one month after the firm’s $37 million Series B round.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Three really exciting jobs to apply for this week
Exciting vacancies at OakNorth, Checkout.com and Deloitte. Apply today!
AI firm Dataiku lands $400m in Series E funding round
The new investment takes its valuation up to $4.6 billion.
Identity verification firm SentiLink lands $70m Series B funding
San Francisco-based firm plans to build out its product suite and expand its team.
Extended deadline announced for Banking Tech Awards 2021
The new nomination deadline for the Banking Tech Awards 2021 is 20 August.
LogicGate secures $113m in Series C funding round
New investment takes the company’s total raised to around $156 million.
White paper: How top companies are better mitigating fraud & enhancing CX with Phone-Centric Identity
Nine of the top ten banks use Phone-Centric Identity to mitigate fraud. Do you?
ID verification firm Trulioo announces four new payments partnerships
The company has partnered PayDo, Pollen Technologies, Sokin and XanderPay.
Unit21 closes $34m Series B round led by Tiger Global
The firm says the new investment takes its total valuation up to $300 million.
Harnessing the power of AI for internal fraud detection
AI has the power to disrupt internal fraud monitoring, but are FIs ready to take the plunge yet?
Blockchain data platform Chainalysis raises $100m in Series E round
It says it will use the funds to “execute its vision as the blockchain data platform for cryptocurrency”.
2021 PayTech Awards hosted by Darren Harriott
Register for the free digital ceremony and networking on 8 July 2021.
Case study: Driving outcomes and getting value from production when security is paramount
Modulr uses the full Tyk API Management platform to securely and seamlessly form a layer in front of the Modulr API.
Cybersecurity: doing better, together
Together, we can push each other further and improve the whole industry’s resilience and defences.
Trading floor: overcoming the dangers of personal mobile devices
There is now an immediate requirement for proper enforcement tools and the first line of defence.
Webinar: Fintech at SaaS speed – navigating the scale and security challenge
The latest trends and techniques in SaaS security and the importance of a successful app protection strategy.
FinovateFall Supplement: be part of one of the biggest fintech events of the year
The perfect platform for your organisation to deliver a strong message to engaged fintech professionals.
Catch up in the cloud – regulatory reaction to COVID-19
What are the regulators doing to keep track with the acceleration of digital in banking?
Navigating a cyber-normal world
We live in a world where simply clicking on a link means ‘game over’.
Shortlist announced for PayTech Awards 2021
Register for the digital gala and networking on 8 July 2021 – it’s free to attend and open to everyone.
Video: pick of the week – European regulator in tech selection; new challenger bank in the US
A top pick of stories from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, twice a week.
Banking Tech Awards 2021 now open for entries!
The awards are open to banks, financial institutions, technology and service providers, teams and individuals.
Why fintech companies of any size should outsource PCI
Lift the burden of data compliance and security by outsourcing compliance to PCI-focused vendors.
Banking Technology May 2021 issue out now
Better together: building resilience against cyberattacks.
Bank of America CTO: Cyberattacks on banks “surged” during pandemic
Cyberattacks have surged “dramatically”, says BoA exec.
Atlanta is increasingly being recognized as a global fintech center
A considerable IT talent pool, business-friendly taxation, an international airport, and lower living costs.
Mastercard acquires digital identity firm Ekata in $850m deal
Payments giant to combine Ekata with its own fraud and identity platforms.
Federal Reserve chair says cyber risk a greater threat than another financial crash
Cyber-attacks are a “big part of the threat picture in today’s world”.
How to detect and investigate public sector fraud
Detecting these crimes is one thing; investigating them and stopping fraudsters in their tracks is quite another.
Financial services are internet-reliant, so how do you prevent downtime?
Digital experience monitoring provides a bridge so that financial institutions can embrace this new digital-first era.
Fintech funding deals globally 15-21 March 2021
Featuring SumUp, eToro, Plaid, SecurityScorecard, and Coalition.
Sontiq acquires Breach Clarity to deploy analysis tech
BreachIQ to be integrated with Sontiq’s existing product suite.
Flagstar Bank suffers data breach as employee data posted online
A zero-day vulnerability left Flagstar’s data exposed to cybercriminals.
Webinar: Balancing app innovation and cybersecurity in financial services
25 March: Practical steps needed to implement an evolved enterprise app methodology.
Webinar: How to stop massive mobile banking fraud with app security and risk-based authentication
Approaches to eliminate the impact of fraud threats and strategies to protect mobile device users.
Video: Remote onboarding – how banks are evolving and changing the game
Featuring Jumio’s Dean Nicolls, Fintrail’s Robert Evans, and banking consultant Neil O’Brien.
