GDPR

UK FinTech founders fear Britain will lose its position as Europe’s industry leader after...

Crowdcube, iwoca and Lendinvest’s are among the 50 FinTech founders who have called for the British government to “not be complacent” about the country’s position ahead of Brexit.

What will Brexit mean for RegTech companies?

Britain is poised to leave the EU in the end of October. The divorce could affect everything from RegTech funding to legislation.

US lawmakers concerned about Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency to meet with Swiss privacy regulator

Democratic representative Maxine Waters and five other lawmakers are going to meet Switzerland’s top data protection regulator in a meeting focusing on Facebook’s upcoming cryptocurrency Libra.

Ireland is gearing up to deliver its first huge GDPR decision

The Data Protection Commission is reportedly about to deliver its first major General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) decision. Well, kind of.

Facebook just admitted to listening to users’ conversations after Google got into GDPR trouble...

Facebook has admitted to hiring human contractors to listen to Messenger conversations just weeks after Google was discovered to potentially be breaching the EU’s General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR).

What does the case of Google potentially breaching GDPR mean for RegTech businesses?

German authorities are going after Google after it listened to Google Assistant recordings. But this case could have big ramifications outside of the Mountain View company.

StockX could be facing legal problems after it was breached by “an unknown third...

Fashion and sneaker trading platform StockX could face some legal issues down the road after initially telling users to reset passwords due to “system updates” and later revealing it was due to a hack attack.

E3 organizer leaked personal info about over 2,000 journalists and could face legal action

The Entertainment Software Association Association (ESA) has found itself in hot waters after making a list of private data on thousands of media professionals available on its website.

It official: Facebook Like button could become your next GDPR nightmare

The Court of Justice of the European Union new landmark ruling finds that websites hosting Facebook Like button widget could be in breach of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) if they are not careful.

E-commerce outcomes dropped by almost a tenth after GDPR was introduced

The EU’s new data protection regulations were introduced in May 2018 and could’ve already caused major disruption for e-commerce retail, according to a new study.

News Stories

Alta raises $80m as banks demand private blockchains

Alta raises $80m as banks demand private blockchains

Alta, a financial infrastructure start-up developing blockchain rails for regulated institutions, has secured $47.5m in Series A capital, lifting its total funding to $80m...
Fingerprint takes aim at one-size-fits-all fraud scoring

Fingerprint takes aim at one-size-fits-all fraud scoring

Fingerprint, a device intelligence specialist, has rolled out Fraud Score, a predictive tool that builds fraud models from each customer’s own outcomes and, in...
BioCatch moves to unmask AI agents before money moves

BioCatch moves to unmask AI agents before money moves

BioCatch has unveiled BioCatch AiRE (Agentic AI Risk Essentials), a capability built to identify AI agents operating inside banking sessions before any funds are...
Penn River and Solvrays target life insurers' legacy tech

Penn River and Solvrays target life insurers’ legacy tech

Penn River, a cloud-native policy administration provider for the life and annuity sector, has introduced TotalityOne, a modular platform built with AI orchestration firm...
AutoRek wins two UK platforms overseeing £140bn

AutoRek wins two UK platforms overseeing £140bn

AutoRek, a provider of enterprise financial controls and reconciliation automation software, has been chosen by two major UK digital investment platforms to replace manual...

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