Meet the 16 startups selected for Accenture’s new FinTech Innovation Lab London cohort
Accenture has picked 16 new promising startups from such varied disciplines as InsurTech, RegTech, open data and capital markets to take part of its UK-based accelerator programme.
Travelex names REvil as the ransomware that crippled its services and left clients stranded...
On New Year's Eve, Travelex, the foreign exchange company, shut down some of its services due to a ransomware attack, stranding travellers without access to money.
Cybersecurity company Armis to be acquired by private equity firm
Cybersecurity firm Armis is being acquired by US private equity firm Insight Partners in a deal valuing the company at $1.1bn, a report from Reuters claims.
Security education platform Curricula receives new investment
Cybersecurity education platform Curricula has raised $3m in a growth investment from RCP Equity which will help increase its sales and marketing efforts.
Travelex customers left furious as virus discovery cripples the exchange company’s services
From: RegTech Analyst The discovery of a malware program has forced foreign exchange company Travelex to suspend some of its services and customers are not...
JPMorgan Chase bans FinTech third parties from accessing customers’ passwords
Third-party apps will no longer be able to access JPMorgan Chase’s customer accounts as the bank introduces stricter cybersecurity standards.
Ironchip collects €1m from the VC firms Inveready and Easo Ventures
Cybersecurity startup Ironchip is set to grow internationally after securing €1m in a new round from Inveready and Easo Ventures.
Rezilion nets $8m ahead of sales and operations expansion in the US
Rezilion, a cloud workload protection service, has netted $8m in a seed round of funding.
Over two-thirds of CEOs to up their cybersecurity budgets despite fear of attack dropping
More than 70% of CEOs globally are planning to increase their cybersecurity budgets in 2020, after online threats rank as the seventh biggest concern for business leaders in new study.
Accounting firm Moss Adams reveal hack attack that exposed customer data
Moss Adams customers’ names and social security information were exposed in a breach last year.