The world generates an estimated 2.5 quintillion bytes of data every day. Amidst this mind-boggling amount of chatter, a very real threat is lurking: cybercrime, which has increased by 600 per cent since the start of the pandemic, the United Nations reports.

ION, a global provider of trading, analytics, treasury, and risk management solutions for capital markets, commodities, and treasury management announce that ION MarketFactory has been named ‘Best connectivity, hosting and co-location service’ at FX Markets e-FX Awards 2022.

Ophelos, the technology firm and pending B-corp using AI to radically rethink the debt resolution process in the UK, has raised its Seed round, totalling £5 million (GBP). 

Verizon recently released its 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report, giving businesses vital insights into the state of cybersecurity around the world. It contains an analysis of over 23,000 incidents and 5,200 confirmed breaches, analysed over the past.

Consumers are becoming less inclined to carry cash, for both personal safety reasons and simple convenience. The move towards a cashless society accelerated during the pandemic when more people swapped cumbersome cash for a quick card tap.

Leading financial platform Airwallex today announced the launch of its global payment services in New Zealand. The launch will enable businesses in New Zealand to tap into Airwallex’s global payments services, offering a faster, more cost-effective and transparent alternative to traditional banks. 

Circulor announces that it has raised $25 million (20 million GBP) in Series B funding, signalling growing market demand for more transparent and secure industrial supply chains. Circulor provides the most proven and mature solution for increasing supply chain visibility.

Ushur, the leader in AI-powered Customer Experience Automation™ (CXA), today announced Invisible Portal™ providing non-technical citizen developers with a workflow-driven environment to visually build secure, encrypted portal-like experiences at scale to exchange privacy-laden information through files and data feeds.

Hyland, recognised by Gartner as a content services industry leader for 12 consecutive years, has launched its latest product enhancements and innovative solutions that will help customers in their digital evolution journeys.