SmartSearch Warns Against Risk of GDPR Breaches
- 5 years 1 month ago
- Security, Authentication Technology, Data
Leading anti-money laundering specialist SmartSearch has warned many businesses may be at risk of being in breach of GDPR rules, due to a lack of secure data hosting. The end of May marked the third anniversary of GDPR becoming law in the UK, yet according to the RegTech specialist, regulated businesses in the housing chain risk non-compliance if they rely on manual customer records.
Fastly Outage Could Lead to Phishing Spike of up to 10,000%
- 5 years 1 month ago
- Data
Chris Lewis, Head of Solutions at Synectics Solutions “Criminals will undoubtedly be targeting users of sites affected by the Fastly outage, particularly those offering a subscription service. If you recall TSB’s botched IT upgrade back in 2018, this caused a surge in phishing attacks across the finance industry with a 10,000% uptick in the weeks after their IT failure.
GNX Global Connectivity Now Delivered through Equinix’s Hamburg Data Center
- 5 years 1 month ago
- Data
Equinix, Inc.
DWF Comments on the Fastly Outage
Mark Hendry, Director of Data Protection and Cyber Security at global legal business, DWF, comments on the Fastly outage the online presence of major organisations.
Glue42 and Deephaven Join Forces to Manage Pre-Trade Risk at Top 10 Hedge Fund
- 5 years 1 month ago
- Data
Glue42, the company that delivers integrated desktop experiences to financial institutions globally, and Deephaven Data Labs, a start-up that provides capital markets participants with a next-generation data platform, are collaborating to reveal actionable insights from massive datasets. Initial use cases include more effective management of pre-trade
Global eSIM Module Shipments to Reach 822 Million by 2025, as Smart Cities Drive Growth in Demand
- 5 years 1 month ago
- Data
A new Juniper Research study found that the number of global eSIM module shipments will increase from 430 million in 2020 to 822 million in 2025; representing a growth of 90%.
FICO Survey: Banks’ Identity Checks Have Pushed One in Four Brits to a Competitor
- 5 years 1 month ago
- Digital Identity, Data
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TraditionDATA adds TONAR-SOFR cross-currency basis swap data to alternative reference rate package
TraditionDATA, the data and information services division of Compagnie Financière Tradition (Tradition), has added more depth to its alternative data set following Tradition’s execution of its first TONAR-SOFR cross-currency basis swap. Tradition’s London Yen desk executed a Japanese Yen/Tokyo Overnight Average Rate (TONAR) vs US Dollar/Secured Overnight Fixing Rate (SOFR) cross-currency basis swap trade, which will be processed via LCH’s... more
iPhones to Capture 40% of Smartphone Market Value in 2022, Despite Android Device Proliferation
- 5 years 1 month ago
- Data
A new report from Juniper Research has found sales of iPhones will bring in over $200 billion in 2022; nearly 40% of the total smartphone hardware market, despite representing less than 20% of devices sold that year.
Getting Value from Your Data: A Guide to Analytics for Housing Associations
- 5 years 1 month ago
- Data
The social housing sector is heavily regulated, with housing associations required to support and improve the lives of tenants while meeting a number of regulatory requirements. It’s critical to keep on top of areas including financials, maintenance and repair requirements, void properties, and more.
ION Group completes acquisition of DASH Financial Technologies
- 5 years 1 month ago
- Data
ION - a global financial technology leader in trading, data, analytics, business information, workflow software, and risk management solutions for capital markets, commodities, and treasury management - has acquired DASH Financial Technologies, the foremost options technology and execution provider in the US.
LexisNexis®EDD Insight Upgrade Enhances Compliance Screening Capabilities and Significantly Reduces Need for Manual Checks
- 5 years 1 month ago
- Data
LexisNexis® Risk Solutions, the global data and analytics provider, has today announced that it has expanded its LexisNexis EDD Insight screening capabilities to streamline the process for users, enhance efficiencies, and ensure that no potential matches are missed when risk screening.
Achieving Fully Data-driven Processes Still a Long-term Ambition for a Quarter of organisations
- 5 years 1 month ago
- Data
26% of organisations will not be fully data-driven for another four to five years, according to findings from the latest FinTech Barometer survey of finance professionals, carried out by Visma | Onguard, the fintech company that focuses on the order-to-cash process. This reflects a move to becoming data-driven being a long-term agenda item for many businesses, with only 15% hoping to reach this goal within the next year.
Regtech Challenger Launches New Communications Suite to Support Smaller Financial Players
- 5 years 1 month ago
- RegTech, Compliance, Data
SteelEye, the compliance technology and data analytics firm, has launched a new suite of communication compliance solutions to give financial firms of all sizes and risk profiles access to best-in-class record-keeping and oversight tools.
PlanetWatchers Raises $3.5m Funding to Drive Expansion Plans
PlanetWatchers (‘the Company’), a revolutionary crop monitoring company that can provide detailed insurance claims assessment in just one hour, has closed a Pre-A series funding round, raising $3.5m to support the Company’s growth plans.
