TechCrunch

MAY 30, 2021

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Lacework is proud to present our second annual group of 50 CISOs to Watch, a compilation of the most visionary and effective cybersecurity leaders in the industry. In a field driven by constant change, what sets a cybersecurity leader apart? With new cybersecurity regulations like the U.S.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 4, 2021

SentinelOne, a late-stage security startup that helps organizations secure their data using AI and machine learning, has filed for an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE ). In an S-1 filing on Thursday , the security company revealed that for the three months ending April 30, its revenues increased by 108% year-on-year to $37.4

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FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The Volt Typhoon hacking gang is stealthily breaching critical infrastructure IT environments so it can strike on behalf of the Chinese government, cyber agencies say. critical infrastructure IT and operational technology security teams, listen up. So said cybersecurity agencies from the U.S., Critical Infrastructure. ”

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Does your organization need to improve security and upgrade its IT infrastructure? These priorities are in response to an ever-evolving business and security landscape. How to balance security with resiliency. These implementations have also led to security gaps and vulnerabilities. If so, you’re not alone.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 29, 2022

However, it differentiated itself by committing to payments on social media platforms, which Nigerian digital bank Carbon was interested in when it acquired the startup in 2019. The new company is akin to Amplify in terms of infrastructural play; however, it provides financial features instead of payment ones.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Mainframes are a critical piece of the technology infrastructure for countless enterprises. Whether it’s buying groceries, making a bank transfer, or booking a flight, the mainframe is powering how consumers interact with organizations and is behind millions of transactions that take place every day.

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CIO

APRIL 25, 2023

Today’s consumers are accustomed to smooth, frictionless online shopping – and they increasingly expect the same kind of digital experiences from their banks. consumers use mobile banking channels, and 70% said mobile banking is now their primary way of accessing their accounts. “Most people do not want to go into a bank to do banking.

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Tenable

MARCH 29, 2024

Check out new guidance for banks on combating AI-boosted fraud. Treasury Department has issued a report aimed at helping banks and other financial institutions address this emerging AI threat. s cyber agency is warning operational technology (OT) teams to prioritize cybersecurity. Meanwhile, why CISA is fed up with SQLi flaws.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2023

So Greenwald, Shoshan and Sarid, the former CTO of MuleSoft, founded Otterize , which aims to allow developers to securely connect different software services to each other and infrastructure by automatically configuring existing security controls. Otterize today raised $11.5 Time will tell. ” Otterize raises $11.5M

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2022

Having matured as a business, Ononobi and his team want to take on a more complicated task: building infrastructure for companies that want to offer akin services. “We We want to build an infrastructure for rewards, loyalty, deals, buy now, pay later, cashback,” he said to TechCrunch on a call. ThankUCash cofounders.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2022

Ecuadorian payments infrastructure company Kushki has raised $100 million in an extension to its Series B round, more than doubling its valuation to $1.5 Put simply, Kushki aims to help make it easier, cheaper and more secure for businesses across LatAm to send and receive/process digital payments. Europe, APAC and Brazil.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The onset of the pandemic has led to increased demand for digital banking options across customer income groups around the world. We’ve seen how digital banks like Zolve and Nubank have raised money in recent months to fill this need. TymeBank , a South African digital bank, announced today that it has secured an R1.6

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CIO

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

French IT services company Atos has called on a third-party trustee to help it negotiate debt refinancing with its banks after plans to raise €720 million in new capital through a rights issue fell through. It announced it requested the appointment Monday, promising to give an update on the negotiations in due course.

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CIO

JULY 11, 2022

Three-quarters (74%) of banks experienced a rise in cyber crime since the pandemic began in 2019. However, for many financial services organizations, security and agility traditionally haven’t been mutually achievable—oftentimes, one was sacrificed for the other. During the pandemic, that threat multiplied exponentially.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 20, 2023

Banking infrastructure providers are mainly responsible for the proliferation of such solutions. They allow businesses such as mobile operators, e-commerce platforms, and logistics companies to embed and enable banking products for their customers. Banking-as-a-service startup Unit closes on $100M at a $1.2B

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CIO

MARCH 13, 2023

While banking and finance organizations have aggressively moved workloads and apps to the cloud to meet changing customer needs, some remain hesitant to tackle modernization of core infrastructure and systems, fearing a disruption to the business. You have to be innovative, but in a secure way.

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MARCH 7, 2024

Cybersecurity Regulations and Reporting in USA and EU Adriana Andronescu Thu, 03/07/2024 - 05:28 In 2024, businesses are coming under tighter compliance and cybersecurity reporting by government bodies in both the USA and EU countries. added to the 8-K, to disclose any cybersecurity incident. There is a new item 1.05

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TechCrunch

MARCH 27, 2022

The instant payment platform lets merchants make, manage and receive secure payments by connecting directly from the payer’s bank to a merchant’s bank. . NPP’s PayTo is a new digital tool for merchants and businesses to initiate real-time payments from customer bank accounts. .

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Jiko started its life as a mobile bank for consumers. Then last November, Jiko revealed it was pivoting from that consumer-focused model and “accelerating its business-to-business strategy,” as reported by Banking Dive. In 2020, Jiko made headlines by being the first fintech to acquire a nationally regulated U.S.

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CIO

MARCH 18, 2024

But while there’s plenty of excitement and change underway, security risks and vulnerabilities have continued to follow right alongside that innovation. But what exactly does this policy mean for IT security? And how can businesses ensure they’re ready? So, who needs to adhere to DORA?

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Lacework

MARCH 8, 2024

Women’s representation in cybersecurity has come a long way in the last decade, but we still have progress to make before the balance truly shifts. That’s exactly why Lacework launched Secured by Women last year; and now, we’re thrilled to be back to continue championing the incredible women making a difference in cybersecurity.

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CIO

AUGUST 17, 2023

Committed to increasing the velocity of cash in the economy, they also offer other cash management services such as banking automation, card personalization, IoT monitoring solutions, as well as security and analytics to their clients, making them the number one cash management company in the country, leaving their competition in the dust.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2022

However, the challenge has always been establishing connections with central banks, which remain majorly rigid, and slow to catch up with changes in the financial technology space. The startup, which carried out a successful pilot in Africa, has signed five agreements with central banks in the continent and the Caribbean region.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 22, 2021

The Internet of Things has a security problem. The past decade has seen wave after wave of new internet-connected devices, from sensors through to webcams and smart home tech, often manufactured in bulk but with little — if any — consideration to security. Security veteran Window Snyder thinks there is a better way.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2021

Step , the digital banking service aimed at teens and endorsed by TikTok star Charli D’Amelio, announced this morning the close of a $100 million round of Series C funding after growing to more than 1.5 “It’s just we think speed to market is really key and we think we can accelerate our growth and invest in infrastructure.”

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Firemon

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Retail Cybersecurity A Shift in Retail IT Security What’s at Stake? The Role of FireMon in Retail Cybersecurity Why Choose FireMon? Retailers , in particular, are attractive targets due to large repositories of customer data and often inadequate security measures. in late March of this year with 63 new requirements.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

This news follows the $4 million Stitch raised out of stealth in February 2021, a prequel to the $2 million extension round it secured four months ago, bringing its seed round to $6 million. The first is what it launched from stealth: the pure infrastructural play of connecting financial and bank accounts with an API.

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CIO

JANUARY 3, 2024

Negotiations over the sale of its legacy infrastructure services business are dragging on, and the company is contemplating the sale of more profitable activities such as its big data and security business to meet debt repayment obligations. billion and €1.8 billion from Airbus. That is apparently a risk it’s considering.

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Tenable

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Get the latest on salary trends for CISOs and cybersecurity pros; CISA’s call for adopting phishing-resistant MFA; the White House’s ransomware summit; and more! and Canada improved this year compared with 2021 as employers paid up to retain their cybersecurity chiefs amidst a shortage of qualified candidates for these jobs.

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CIO

APRIL 9, 2024

Atos may have won a few extra months to find a long-term solution to its financial problems after reaching interim agreements with banks, bondholders, and the French government to provide €450 million (US$490 million) in additional liquidity. Another project to raise €1.8 Other customers will have to take their chances.

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CIO

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Loan management simplified Large banks have tens of thousands of loan customers. This allows banks to minimise the risks associated with their loan accounts in a flexible, cost-effective way. In financial services , security and compliance are as important as reliability and responsiveness.

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Tenable

JANUARY 12, 2024

Check out expert recommendations for deploying AI tools securely. 1 - How to ensure AI helps, not hurts, cybersecurity How can organizations use artificial intelligence (AI) in a way that’s safe and that benefits cybersecurity? In addition, cyber insurance demand is forecast to grow robustly. And much more!

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CIO

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Consumers have high expectations for digital experiences in online banking, email, cloud storage, video on demand (VoD), smart digital assistants, and virtual reality. Trust management becomes critical for cybersecurity Broadcom believes a move to distributed and decentralized trust will increase rapidly in 2023.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 8, 2021

a banking-as-a-service (BaaS) platform that aims to build “DeFi for traditional finance,” has raised $16 million in a Series A round of funding led by CM Ventures. From a product architecture standpoint, Productfy has been built “from the ground up,” he said, to operate with multiple banking partners. Productfy Inc. ,

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CIO

AUGUST 1, 2023

IT services company Atos has found a buyer for its legacy managed infrastructure services business as it prepares for an IBM-style split between faster- and slower-growing activities. The parent company, meanwhile, is adopting the name Eviden, a variant of the Evidian brand previously used for its security products.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The pandemic has resulted in a shift in consumer behavior that now favors contactless and digital banking options, and with one in four U.S. It needs to be both effective and secure. As more and more retailers make this move, partnering and collaborating with fintechs can help them build, scale and secure their financial offerings.

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