CyberTech

Upwind’s $400m Series C raises the stakes in AI security

Upwind’s $400m Series C raises the stakes in AI security

Upwind, a cloud and AI security platform, has closed a $400m Series C round, arriving less than nine months after the business secured $250m...
Overwatch Data raises $15m to fight AI-scale cyber attacks

Overwatch Data raises $15m to fight AI-scale cyber attacks

Overwatch Data, an AI-native threat intelligence and risk operations firm, has closed a $15m Series A to help cyber, fraud and risk teams respond...
Mave’s $34m bet to end the SOC integration bottleneck

Mave’s $34m bet to end the SOC integration bottleneck

Mave, a developer of agentic security operations technology, has emerged from stealth with $34m in total funding, as it looks to reshape how large...
Ultra Security raises $10m as AI agents outrun defences

Ultra Security raises $10m as AI agents outrun defences

Ultra Security, a developer of security tooling for autonomous AI agents, has emerged from stealth with $10m in seed capital, betting that firms can...
A total of $541m was raised this week across 16 FinTech deals

Asymptote Labs raises $5.5m to tame unchecked AI agents

Asymptote Labs, a developer of runtime infrastructure for AI agents, has secured $5.5m in an oversubscribed seed round, betting that companies deploying autonomous agents...
Bangkok Blueprint sets global playbook against cyber fraud

Bangkok Blueprint sets global playbook against cyber fraud

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG), the global institutions supporting monetary stability and economic development, have unveiled the Bangkok...
Opsin raises $21m as AI agents outpace legacy security

Opsin raises $21m as AI agents outpace legacy security

Opsin, a security company focused on governing enterprise AI agents, has secured $21m in a funding round co-led by SYN Ventures and Race Capital. The...
Proofpoint bets $6.3bn on Varonis as AI data risk mounts

Proofpoint bets $6.3bn on Varonis as AI data risk mounts

Proofpoint has agreed to buy Varonis in an all-cash deal worth roughly $6.3bn that will create the largest data and AI security organisation in...
Spade brings transaction AI to banks of every size

Spade brings transaction AI to banks of every size

Spade, a data and AI platform for financial services, has launched Spade Predictions, a product suite designed to give banks and FinTechs access to...
Why US investment managers can no longer wing compliance

Why US investment managers can no longer wing compliance

US investment managers expecting a more relaxed regulatory environment in 2026 may need to reconsider. Regulatory scrutiny remains focused on investor protection, fiduciary responsibilities...

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Why insurers are struggling to scale AI adoption

Why insurers are struggling to scale AI adoption

AI is gaining traction across the insurance industry, with businesses exploring its potential to reshape everything from underwriting and pricing to claims management. However,...
Marsh targets Bahrain's growing captive insurance market

Marsh targets Bahrain’s growing captive insurance market

Global professional services firm Marsh is preparing to introduce captive insurance management services in Bahrain, which would make it the first international broker to...

Why fragmented sales channels are costing financial firms

Financial institutions rarely sell through a single route. A typical insurer, bank or wealth manager runs a website or app, a team of employed...

Why EXANTE rejected AI to migrate its critical tests

Breaking a monolith into microservices is often treated as a simple engineering exercise. For broker EXANTE, a single migration became a full audit of...
Aon combines healthcare reinsurance and risk advisory

Aon combines healthcare reinsurance and risk advisory

Global professional services firm Aon has established a dedicated North America healthcare vertical within its Risk Capital division, bringing together its healthcare reinsurance and...

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