Polar Security ices $8.5m seed funding following stealth period
Israeli cloud security firm Polar Security has bagged $8.5m from a seed funding round following a period of stealth by the company.
VoxSmart opens New Zealand office as part of APAC expansion efforts
Communications surveillance platform VoxSmart has opened an office in Queenstown New Zealand to support its presence in the APAC region.
Majority of Brits want government to focus on financial stability post-Brexit
Opinium has found 91% of UK citizens want the government to focus on the future stability of the financial system rather than to promote international competitiveness post-Brexit.
Viva Wallet receives Tencent backing as it bags $80m financing
Greek FinTech Viva Wallet has raised $80m in financing to bolster its loans and instant payment services.
Philippines’ central bank stiffens reporting standards for payment system operators
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has placed firm reporting standards for operators of payment systems in a move to make the Philippines’ payment system strong and more efficient.
HKMA issues discussion paper on retail CBDC issues
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has launched a discussion paper to gather views on the key issues surrounding a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC).
US DoJ charges fraudsters for $1m NFT fraud scheme
Two fraudsters have been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering through a non-fungible token (NFT) fraud scheme.
Sentinels selected by Dutch neobank Brand New Day
Sentinels, a transaction monitoring and client risk management platform, has been selected by Netherlands-based neobank Brand New Day to scale its anti-money laundering (AML) controls.
Cyber InsurTech Coalition lands $250m
Coalition, a cyber insurance provider, has raised $250m in Series F funding, propelling it to a $5bn valuation.
NFT transactions to climb to 40 million by 2027
A study from Juniper Research has found that the global number of NFT transactions will climb from 24 million in 2022 to 40 million by 2027.
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