Tag: Data privacy
EU and US enhance data protection with new privacy agreement
The European Union (EU) has recently adopted a new and thorough robust data privacy agreement with the United States.
How to achieve efficient data integration in AML/CFT platforms
The constant evolution of the financial landscape has placed anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-financing of terrorism (CFT) measures at the forefront of combating financial...
Cyber lapses result in $4.25m penalty for OneMain Financial Group
OneMain, a firm specializing in loans for people with "nonprime" credit histories, has been fined by the New York DFS due to cyber lapses.
Singapore-based Betterdata secures $1.55m in seed funding
Singapore-based Betterdata, which leverages programmatic synthetic data to help preserve privacy, has reportedly secured $1.55m in seed funding.
Privy raises $48m for digital trust in Indonesia
Privy, a provider of digital trust in Indonesia, has bagged $48m for its Series C funding round, which was led by private equity giant KKR.
ECJ slaps down German data collection law
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled against a German law that requires telecoms companies to retain customer data.
Peter Thiel-backed Cloaked scores $25m in Series A
Cloaked, a company looking to support data privacy on platforms, has secured $25m in early-stage funding.
Sensitive data protection service TokenEx nets $100m
Cloud tokenisation provider TokenEx has raised $100m for its Series B funding round, which was led by K1 Investment Management.
International data privacy software WCKD RZR collects angel funding
WCKD RZR, a new startup positioned at eradicating the myriad of international data privacy, management and cost issues for multi-national businesses, has scored $1.2m from angel investors.
FTC study highlights internet provider failings to protect consumers
A study published by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has found that internet service providers (ISPs) are failing to disclose to consumers how they are protecting their privacy.