Anti-Fraud

Australian and American authorities are undertaking a joint international criminal investigation into cryptocurrencies.

Pindrop, which uses audio analysis to provide anti-fraud and authentication technology solutions, has raised $75m in a round led by Google Capital.

Last week the Australian senate announced it would launch a new select committee to ensure the FinTech and RegTech sectors keep growing and remain compliant. Now, industry leaders have revealed what they think about it.

No-code security automation company for SMEs ContraForce has raised $2m from a seed funding round.

Cybersecurity firm ZeroFOX Inc. acquired dark web intelligence research firm Vigilante ATI Inc. for an undisclosed sum.

Having anti-money laundering procedures in place have become increasingly important over the past few years. However, it seems ABN Amro may have failed in this regard.

Facebook’s cryptocurrency project has already faced a lot of concerns from lawmakers. Now, the U.S. Treasury warns the social media giant that it must conform with American regulations to trade in the US.

Over a third of UK microbusinesses in the last year have been affected by cyber security incidents, costing them an estimated £166m collectively, according to research from GoDaddy.

The problems don't seem to be over for Nigerian electronic payments provider eTranzact after it reported it incurred a loss of $306,623 in the second quarter, wiping away the recovery it had enjoyed after a 2018 fraud scandal.

Israel-based email and collaboration security company Perception Point has raised $28m from a Series B funding round.