Israel’s Jerusalem Venture Partners closes $220m tech fund
JVP shows interest in cybersecurity, fintech and insurtech.
Cybersecurity
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
Find out more about digital workflows with DocuSign
Enveil and Unbound Tech unleash data security triad
Data-at-rest, data-in-transit, data-in-use.
Video: Fraud Orchestration with FCase
How to take fraud management systems from basic standalone detection to a more enterprise-focused approach.
TSB and Metropolitan Police go fraudster hunting
Criminals (possibly) cower in terror as dynamic duo come out fighting.
Europe bets on bug bounties in fraud fight
Programme will run in part via platform provided by ethical hacker HackerOne.
Starling Bank gets passport to security issue hell
Vulnerability found. Arguments abound.
Top ten fintech infographics in 2018
Let the visuals take over in this cool collection of infographics.
Top ten Bitcoin stories in 2018
Bitcoin enjoyed another lively year. Catch up on the hottest stories.
UBS fined $15m for AML malpractices
Bank hit by a trio of regulators for money laundering fails.
Cybercriminal underground dangerously sound
McAfee Labs sees 20% increase in data breaches in financial sector.
Understand your cyber risk
To manage your cyber risk, you must understand it.
Compliance software provider Egress gets $40m funding
Led by FTV Capital and supported by AlbionVC.
