US and UK place sanctions on Russian cybergang members
The US and the UK have imposed sanctions on seven members of the Russian hacking group Trickbot, according to Finextra.
AkinovA receives regulatory sandbox approval in Bermuda
AkinovA has been given a regulatory sandbox licence by the Bermuda financial services regulator BMA to enable transfer of (re)insurance risks.
India’s SEBI puts forward new ESG rules
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has released a consultation paper on requiring large firms to provide greater assurances on their ESG reporting.
Singapore and UK authorities team up to conquer cybersecurity
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have agreed to work together to boost cybersecurity in their financial sectors.
UK government puts open finance at the forefront of new data legislation
The UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has put forward a new version of the Data Protection and Digital Innovation Bill.
Data management startup QOMPLX closes Series A on $78.6m
QOMPLX, an intelligent decision platform, has closed its Series A round on $78.6m.
Cloud identity security platform Britive lands $20.5m Series B
Britive, a cloud identity security platform, has secured $20.5m in a Series B funding round headed by Pelion Venture Partners.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia to invest $5bn in technology over the next five years
Hot on the heels of its investment in FinTech unicorn Klarna, Commonwealth Bank of Australia has reiterated that it is committed to invest $5bn...
How to demonstrate Consumer Duty compliance with technology
With Consumer Duty coming into law this year, with 31 July being the date it officially comes into force - how can firms ensure compliance?
70 per cent of UK financial firms have suffered hack attacks in the past...
Almost three-fourths of UK finance firms experienced a cyber incident in the past 12 months. And quite often it was their employees fault.