EY finds $1bn for fintech foraging
Investment plans in cyber, risk management and cloud-based tech.
Cybersecurity
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
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
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.
White paper: VirusTotal Intelligence for Banking Trojans
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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.
Signicat taps into Belgian digital ID scheme itsme
Partner Belgium Mobile ID has made the integration possible.
Risk Ident keeps watch for fraud over Universum
Universum’s device fingerprint tech will up its security.
Fintech funding round-up: 15 June 2018
USA! USA! Features Strangeworks, Eventador.io, SeriesX, Unchained Capital and ALTR.
Top fintech stories this week – 15 June 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
GDPR: three things most businesses haven’t thought about – but should
It’s crucial for organisations to look at this fundamental regulation in a holistic manner.
Banco de Chile loses $10m and 9,000 hard drives in hack
The bank reports it was forced to disconnect every PC and terminal.
South Korean crypto exchange Coinrail derailed in hack
30% of the coins have been lost and Bitcoin’s value drops.
Blockbid teams turns to LexisNexis for AML compliance
Blockbid shoring up its AML safeguards by turning to LexisNexus Risk Solutions’ ThreatMetrix.
Bank of the West signs for Pindrop’s voice authentication tech
Voice security and authentication specialist Pindrop to provide fraud detection solutions for Bank of the West.
The mistakes financial organisations still make when it comes to phishing
How to go about cybersecurity training in the right way.
CBA customers caught in email address confusion
Australian bank says no customer data was compromised.
