In the global war against money laundering (ML), there can be no arguing that we’re currently fighting a losing battle. In April, British bank Natwest became the latest victim of the dark underworld of financial crime, joining a long list of global financial institutions that fell foul of money laundering.

This week, Contrast Security announced the release of ‘Contrast Scan’, the DevSecOps platform revolutionising static application security testing (SAST) with pipeline-native static analysis to analyse code and detect vulnerabilities early on in the software development life cycle (SDLC).

Scienaptic, a leading AI-powered credit decision platform provider, announced Pelican State Credit Union has chosen its platform to enable the financial institution to make faster credit decisions and support the financial goals of its members. 

Apex Litigation Finance are delighted to announce the appointment of two new Advisors to its team. Both bring with them an impressive track record in employing artificial intelligence technology in litigation funding.

The appointment of Jan Buza and Jozef Maruscak provides key support for Apex’s growth strategy, strengthening resources to meet a significant increase in case numbers.

nSure.ai, a predictive AI fraud protection company, focuses on the unique needs of digital goods retailers, announced a successful seed fundraising round of $6.8 million, led by DisruptiveAI, Phoenix Insurance, Kamet – an AXA backed venture builder, Moneta Seeds and private investors. 

Social media sites have evolved significantly in recent years, but the most recent and one of the most transformative changes has been the rise in social commerce, something which has transformed the online shopping space. 

Demonstrating its commitment to achieving excellent quality standards and processes, Fortis Data Protection & Compliance (DPC), which helps businesses ensure they are GDPR compliant has been awarded the IASME Gold Standard certificate and Quality Principles accreditation.

An alternative to the International Standard ISO9001, Quality Principles recognises businesses that can show a high level of customer services and customer interactions are delivered through an organisation.

Elevator Lab, powered by RBI, organized its annual Demo Day on the 10th of June  2021. Unlike the previous events, the Demo Day took place in a digital format due to  the COVID-19 crisis. 

Voyager Digital’s Q2 2021 Retail Investor Sentiment Survey indicates that despite the recent sell-off in Bitcoin and the wider crypto markets, investors are even more bullish than before, with a greater proportion of users looking to increase their crypto holdings than the previous survey.