Tag: China

Report finds suspected Chinese state-backed group targeting Asian telecoms

A cybersecurity report has found an alleged Chinese state-sponsored faction is attempting to hack telecommunications organisations in Taiwan, Nepal and the Philippines.

Global cyber study finds US remains dominant power, China continues ascent

A study by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) has found the US continues to lead the way as the number one cyber power worldwide.

People Bank of China set to begin green finance evaluation of...

The People Bank of China (PBOC) has revealed it will begin quarterly assessments of the green finance performance of 24 major Chinese banks starting 1 July this year.

China bolsters regulatory oversight with new data security law

China National People Congress (NPC) has passed its first data security law aimed at strengthening the government hand over the data produced and stored in the country.

SentinelOne: Chinese hackers likely behind Russian government agency breach

Endpoint protection firm SentinelOne has claimed Chinese hackers were ‘likely’ behind a series of intrusions on Russian government agencies last year.

Temenos eyes China market entry following Huawei certification

Swiss banking technology company Temenos has become the first banking software provider to be certified with Huawei’s infrastructure and public cloud.

Contactless payment market anticipates soaring growth into 2025

A study has found the mobile contactless payment market is expected to grow by 24% in 2021 to around $2.489trn.

Chinese associations call for crypto crackdown citing safety concerns

Three Chinese associations have called for a complete ban on financial institutions and payment firms providing cryptocurrency services to customers.

InsurTech company Yuanbao said to raise $156m in fresh investment

China-based InsurTech platform Yuanbao has reportedly scored $156m in its Series C round.

FOMO teams with Atome to expand BNPL across Asia

Singaporean payments company FOMO Pay has partnered with buy now pay later (BNPL) firm Atome to expand the use of BNPL in Asia.

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