One in 20 APAC organisations were hit by ransomware in 2023, with financial services as the fourth most targeted sector.  FS-ISAC, the member-driven, not-for-profit organisation that advances cybersecurity and resilience in the global financial system, has ...

Microsoft Azure specialist Dootrix, has announced a strategic partnership with Confused.com to streamline its mobile insurance app and provide a roadmap of new features to enhance the user experience.  Leveraging Dootrix’s digital and data technology c...

Prophix, a leading innovator in financial performance management, has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Enterprise Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting Applications for Mid-Market Organizations 2024 Vendor Assessment. ...

Chainalysis, the Blockchain intelligence platform, has inaugurated its headquarters for Southern Europe, Middle East, Central Asia and Africa in Dubai. This move follows three years of exponential growth in the region for the company, as it has established...

S&P Global announced the launch of S&P AI Benchmarks by Kensho. This innovative benchmarking solution assesses and ranks the quantitative reasoning abilities and expertise of large language models (LLMs) across the business and finance industry. The...

Paul Stoddart, President at GoCardless, shares insights from his nearly 30-year career in FinTech, payments and financial services. In this interview, he discusses key milestones that have shaped his journey, the recent acquisition of Nuapay by GoCardless,...

Nuke From Orbit, a FinTech startup headquartered in the UK, has unveiled findings from its latest research report, shedding light on a concerning trend in smartphone thefts. The report indicates that in 62% of cases of smartphone thefts in the UK, the...

NFC Forum has announced the publication of its bi-annual Near Field Communication (NFC) Usage and Adoption Study. The study, conducted by ABI Research, highlights the accelerating migration from physical to digital wallets, with more than 80% of those...

Majid Al Futtaim, a leading shopping mall, communities, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa and Asia, has announced a new partnership with Checkout.com, a leading global digital payments provider. The agreement will see the 15 million...

Soldo’s Spring Spend Index reveals the extent to which UK businesses are rushing to invest in AI in a bid to usher in a new era of technology-driven productivity. Based on Soldo’s data, since Q1 2023, AI investment has surged an astonishing 2.75x with com...

Chris Jackson, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Six Degrees, offers his thoughts on cloud strategies and the pressing nature of aligning them with Digital Transformation goals.   The rush to the cloud continues at an unrelenting pace. The public c...

In 2024, several significant developments in the realm of politically exposed persons (PEPs) and money laundering have made headlines. These include a series of high-profile cases and regulatory changes aimed at enhancing transparency and accountability. Greg...