March 20, 2019 @ 10:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just days after announcing plans to create 150 jobs in its new Southampton office, UK-based digital banking platform Starling Bank announced its new 3D Secure feature. According to the banking group, 3D Secure is a tool for online transactions that require the account holder to… Read More

March 12, 2019 @ 2:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just days after announcing its acquisition of global cross-border account-to-account money transfer network, Transfast, credit card giant Mastercard announced on Tuesday it has entered into an agreement to acquire Ethoca, a global provider of technology solutions that help merchants and card issuers collaborate in real-time… Read More

March 6, 2019 @ 1:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

IBM (NYSE: IBM) Security’s team of offensive security experts, X-Force Red,  announced on Tuesday the launch of a new blockchain testing service, which was created to help identify weaknesses and strengthen the security of a wide range of solutions that incorporate the fast-growing technology. IBM… Read More

February 20, 2019 @ 11:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blockchain security company CipherTrace announced on Tuesday it secured $15 million venture capital investment. The latest funding round was led by Aspect Ventures and includes other notable investors such as Galaxy Digital, Neotribe Ventures, and WestWave Capital. As part of the investment, Aspect’s Mark Kraynak will… Read More

February 12, 2019 @ 11:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Jumio, a U.S. fintech, announced on Monday the launch of its new end-to-end biometric verification feature, Jumio Authentication. According to Jumio, this new approach starts with identity proofing where the user captures their government-issued ID and a selfie, which are then compared to each other… Read More

January 29, 2019 @ 3:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kudelski Security, the cybersecurity division of the Kudelski Group (SIX: KUD.S), announced on Tuesday the launch of its new Blockchain Security Center (BSC), which is reportedly making available its cryptography expertise into the rapidly evolving blockchain developer community. According to Kudelski Security, the BSC will… Read More

September 26, 2018 @ 11:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech collaboration platform B-Hive announced on Wednesday the launch of its new cybersecurity program, Trusted Fintech. According to B-Hive, Trusted Fintech was created to help startups and scale-ups embed cyber awareness into their core values. The program also aims to increase the trust within the general public… Read More

August 29, 2018 @ 1:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Swarm, a blockchain for private equity platform, announced on Wednesday the release of its Market Access Protocol (MAP) for tokenized security trading. According to Swarm, the new MAP will reportedly provide a streamlined solution that facilitates the efficient flow of compliant transactions while also offering both privacy protection… Read More

August 24, 2018 @ 9:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

BBVA announced on Thursday it is now offering customers with greater banking security options through its mobile app. BBVA reported it is allowing customers to manage security levels on their smartphones from a single point in the app. According to BBVA, users can now configure the… Read More

June 28, 2018 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the announcement that there was a breach on Ticketmaster’s ticketing platform, UK challenger bank Monzo reassured its customers that there is nothing to worry about in terms of credit card information. The fintech confirmed that breach issues on Ticketmaster began even as early as… Read More

June 19, 2018 @ 3:41 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Sentinel Protocol, a crowdsourced threat intelligence platform built on the blockchain, has not only signed a partnership with Bibox Exchange but announced a $27M funding windfall. Bibox has agreed to deploy Sentinel Protocol platform to protect its users but list Sentinel Protocol’s UPP token. “Exchanges are… Read More

April 24, 2018 @ 10:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based fintech Humaniq announced on Tuesday it has implemented additional bioID settings that will act as an extra safeguard be integrated into Humaniq app, which the company reports has already had more than 100,000 downloads in the Google Play store. Humaniq reported: “Humaniq is seizing the opportunity… Read More

June 26, 2017 @ 10:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Jumio, the creator of Netverify Trusted Identity as a Service (TIaaS), has today announced a partnership with Crowdcube alum and challenger bank, Monzo, to create strong identity verification for new and existing customers. The duo revealed that Monzo will be using Jumio to help verify customers whoa… Read More

June 1, 2017 @ 9:32 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Hong Kong-based PrivateMarket.io and Symbiont announced an agreement to build an alternative investment marketplace for closed-end funds using Symbiont’s SmartSecurities software. At this writing, terms were not disclosed. “Symbiont’s SmartSecuritiesTM back-end is production-ready and we look forward to working with Loïc and his team to commercialize… Read More

April 13, 2017 @ 11:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online lender SoFi recently announced the launch of its new two-step verification feature that will offer users the next level of account protection. The company revealed that two-factor authentication (or 2FA) would provide an additional layer of security to help protect accounts from unauthorized access. While sharing… Read More

March 20, 2017 @ 12:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With its Crowdcube initiative set to close this upcoming weekend, UK-based home security company Cocoon is nearing £2.3 million thanks to 925 investors. The company previously captured $252,538 from 860 backers in 2014 through reward-based crowdfunding portal, Indiegogo, for its one device home security system. Prior to the… Read More

March 10, 2017 @ 10:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With nearly two weeks until its Crowdcube campaign comes to an end, UK-based home security company Cocoon successfully secured its new £2 million funding target (originally £2.5 million) from nearly 750 investors. Before launching the initiative, the company raised £1,025,000 from Aviva Group Holdings and Breed Reply… Read More

February 3, 2017 @ 11:58 pm By Jessica Pham  |  

In a follow-up to Australia’s National Fintech Cyber Security Summit in May 2016, Data61 published a new report called “Startup Secrets: How Australia Can Create New Businesses with Fintech and Cyber Security Industry Collaboration”.  The report highlights how the government and private sector can invest… Read More

December 31, 2016 @ 10:17 am By Jessica Pham  |  

Renu Rajani, Vice President of Capgemini, opined earlier this week that Fintech’s revolution this past year has disrupted trends in testing and quality assurance (QA).  The observation is based on findings further described in the firm’s latest fintech report, World FinTech Report 2017, which was published earlier… Read More

September 8, 2016 @ 12:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Qumram, a global provider of digital interaction audit solutions for the financial services industry, has been selected by global asset managing company Russell Investments, to provide compliant digital record-keeping. Qumram stated because client demand for digital communication and transaction has increased, so has compliance risk. It will… Read More