GDPR three years on: 90% of security leaders concerned about data breach litigation
Source: Egress
Research by Egress has revealed that an overwhelming 90% of security leaders are concerned about group legal settlements following a serious data breach, compared to 85% who are worried about regulatory fines. Launched to commemorate three years of GDPR, the research also found that almost half (47%) of consumers would likely join a class-action lawsuit against an organisation that had leaked their data, proving security leaders’ fears to be accurate.
ComplyAdvantage scores $20 million top-up from Goldman Sachs
AI-based financial crime detection startup ComplyAdvantage has extended its Series C round to $70 million, with a $20 million top-up from Goldman Sachs.
Gemini chooses ComplyAdvantage AML tech
Source: ComplyAdvantage
Today, ComplyAdvantage, a global data technology company transforming financial crime detection announced that Gemini, a leading crypto exchange and custodian selected ComplyAdvantage’s hyperscale platform for anti-money laundering risk management.
Nice Actimize tool to cut compliance risk for wealth management and insurance firms
Source: Nice Actimize
Financial services organizations that provide investment advice, and which sell life insurance, annuities and other wealth products, are finding that regulators are escalating how closely they monitor advisor behaviour.
Kyckr and BAE Systems partner on KYC
Source: Kyckr
Kyckr Limited (ASX:KYK) (Kyckr or the Company), a B2B information services company is pleased to announce its partnership with BAE Systems Applied Intelligence, a proven enterprise solution provider of advanced analytics, to jointly address anti-money laundering and compliance challenges of regulated firms by delivering accurate and efficient know-your-customer (KYC) and customer due diligence (CDD) solutions.
Card firms trampling all over US interchange reforms
Source: CMSPi
Nearly a decade after federal regulators forced U.S. banks to lower fees charged to process debit card transactions, much of the savings has been eroded and the United States has not kept up with other countries’ work to bring rising debit and credit card fees under control, according to a report released today by global payments consulting firm CMSPI.
IHS Markit acquires RegTech vendor Cappitech
Source: IHS Markit
IHS Markit (NYSE: INFO), a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions, today announced that it has acquired compliance technology provider Cappitech to expand its suite of global, multi-asset class transaction regulatory reporting offerings to the financial industry.
HSBC signs for Silent Eight compliance tech
HSBC has inked a multi-year deal with Silent Eight, recruiting the regtech startup in its efforts to fight financial crime.
