ANZ slapped with A$236m in fines and repayments
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) has been ordered to repay A$211m to customers and has been fined A$25m.
Backbase to help Vantage Bank Texas deliver personalised banking experiences
An almost 100-year old US bank has tapped Backbase to help it update its systems for the digital age with the FinTech firm's digital banking platform.
Contractors who fail to report breaches can be sued under new US DOJ initiative
A new initiative will allow US government contractors to be accountable in a civil court if they fail to report breaches or maintain required cybersecurity standards.
ECB stress test reveals potential climate peril for European banks
A climate stress test by the European Central Bank (ECB) has found firms based in areas most open to physical risk could see their creditworthiness impacted by climate change.
CyberTech Wib bags $16m to accelerate growth
Wib, a cybersecurity firm focused on API security, has landed $16m in a funding round led by Koch Disruptive Technologies.
Why Australian challenger bank Xinja stopped opening new Stash accounts
Xinja’s high interest Stash accounts are popular. So why did the challenger bank stop opening them?
ComplyAdvantage extends AML program to US and Canadian FinTechs
Financial crime detection firm ComplyAdvantage has expanded its anti-money laundering (AML) program ComplyLaunch to help FinTech startups in the US and Canada.
Amazon moves into UK business insurance market with Superscript deal
Retail giant Amazon will begin offering insurance to UK SMEs through a partnership with broker Superscript.
Virtualness lands $8m in seed financing raise
Virtualness, a US-based provider of a mobile-first platform to help navigate the Web3 space, has scored $8m in seed funding.
BIO-key International secures $30m contract
BIO-key International, a biometric software and hardware solution developer, has secured a $30m contract to supply its authentication services to Technology Transfer Institute of Africa (TTI).