Met Police seize record £180m in cryptocurrency as part of suspected money laundering case
The Met Police have made the UK’s largest cryptocurrency seizure, taking nearly £180m in connection with suspected money laundering.
Virsec nabs $100m in highly subscribed Series C
Cybersecurity platform Virsec has secured $100m from a Series C funding round led by BlueIO.
Ex-US Treasury official’s VC backs cybersecurity firm Cybereason in $275m round
Cybereason, a US-Israeli late-stage cybersecurity startup that provides extended detection and response (XDR) services, has secured $275m in Series F funding.
Alessa chosen by payments firm Vitesse to bolster transaction security
International payments provider Vitesse has picked Alessa by Tier1 Financial Solutions to help enable secure real-time global payment transactions.
Andreessen Horowitz leads $9m round for Solana’s Phantom wallet to develop its multichain feature
Phantom, a crypto wallet and browser extension for accessing decentralized finance (DeFi) applications, has raised $9m in a Series A funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz (A16z).
Bambu acquires Tradesocio to support its international growth
Bambu, a developer of digital wealth management solutions, has acquired fellow technology developer , doubling its employee count to 130.
India bars Mastercard from onboarding new customers due to data storage non-compliance
Reserve Bank of India has indefinitely barred Mastercard from issuing new debit, credit or prepaid cards to customers in the South Asian market over noncompliance with local data storage rules.
Tinvio said to raise $12m to develop financial services for supply chain merchants
With the aim to launch financial services, including financing and credit card issuing, Singapore-based startup Tinvio raised a $12m Series A led by AppWorks Ventures.
ECB to examine digital euro potential through two-year investigation
The European Central Bank (ECB) has revealed it is set to begin a two-year long investigation into the possibility of launching a digital euro.
Zego joins forces with bp to provide drivers with professional insurance as part of...
Zego partnered with energy giant bp to provide drivers with its professional insurance as part of bp’s all-inclusive electric vehicle subscription service trial - bp EV Pro to encourage electrification in the mobility industry amid green push.