Fintech Finance

JULY 30, 2025

In addition to her executive role at SIBS, Madalena chairs several companies, where she provides strategic direction in pan-European payments, network management, cybersecurity, digital services, digital certification and financial management. From 2019 to 2023, he was Divisional CFO for the global vertical, Digital & Integrated Systems.

Consulting

Finovate

JANUARY 17, 2025

Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Mexico City, Belvo is a leading open finance and data payments platform. Central and Eastern Europe Czech cybersecurity firm for financial institutions Wultra raised 3 million in funding. Mastercard opened its first office in Ghana this week.

Cross-Border Payments

Fintech Weekly

JUNE 12, 2025

You’ve worked in everything from banking to cybersecurity. In 2019, George shifted to the tech space, working with Altaro Software and later Hornetsecurity, where he focused on digital and affiliate marketing in the backup and cybersecurity solutions sector.

FinTech

Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 28, 2025

Banking & Bank Technology Conference Calendar 2025 Event Location Start Attendees* Speakers* Began Transact by ETA Las Vegas 2-4 Apr 3,000 150 1990 Financial Brand Forum Las Vegas 14-16 Apr 2,500 2014 Money 20/20 Asia Bangkok 22-24 Apr 3,000 200 2018 Smarter Faster Payments by NACHA New Orleans 27-30 Apr 2,000 1974 FinovateSpring San Diego 7-9 (..)

NACHA

Fintech News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Yong’s background includes significant roles in cybersecurity and technology, having served in advisory and non-executive capacities at notable entities such as PSA International and Singapore Pools. We can all agree on the importance of robust cybersecurity as the bedrock of Singapore’s payment infrastructure.

Cybersecurity

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The survey, which will be released in December, reports that 64 percent of executives at financial companies ranked cybersecurity as their top concern in expected budget increases. The survey found that some FIs plan to spend over $3,000 on cybersecurity per employee this year. Bloomberg received part of the survey in advance.

Cybersecurity

PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2020

Financial institutions (FIs) plan to spend 15 percent more protecting their computer networks in 2020 than they spent in 2019, according to a report based on the results of a survey conducted by Deloitte & Touche LLP and the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center.

Cybersecurity

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2018

founder and managing director of cybersecurity venture firm AllegisCyber , and co-founder of DataTribe , a cybersecurity startup in Washington, D.C., companies should expect to see a rise in breaches in 2019, “as chronically improving malware will be deployed more aggressively on more fronts.”

Ransomware

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Not to ruin your holiday spirit, but let’s start this story with the cold and brutal truth: One of the largest risks that payments and commerce operators face in 2019 is being called to account by government officials, regulators or media about a failure to secure their organizations from cyberattacks. You just need two or three insiders.”.

Cybersecurity

PYMNTS

MAY 23, 2019

Kaspersky Lab, a cybersecurity and anti-virus company, has reported a rise in a specific malware intended to steal money and credentials from people’s bank accounts. The company found 29,841 files of the malware in Q1 of 2019, which is up from 18,501 in Q4. Kaspersky Lab released its IT threat evolution in its Q1 2019 report.

Mobile Banking

CB Insights

MARCH 19, 2019

Download the free report to learn about the biggest emerging trends in AI and strategies to watch for 2019. One of the top AI trends to watch in 2019 will be the growth of edge AI across applications. Look for increased investment to the sector in 2019 and beyond. Track all the 2019 AI 100 startups in this brief on our platform.

AI

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Cybersecurity breaches could result in U.K. will most likely be gone from the EU by 2019, Prime Minister Theresa May plans to sign all current EU law into U.K. law and then move slowly to repeal it, which means the new cybersecurity rules, and thus fines, will be on the books after the Brexit.

Cybersecurity

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

The cybersecurity world is witnessing a potentially new, dangerous threat: according to insurance firm Euler Hermes, one of its corporates fell victim to cyber fraud after attackers used sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) technology to impersonate the firm’s chief executive officer by mimicking his voice on the phone.

Cybersecurity

PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2019

Here’s a bit of heresy for 2019: Data’s not everything. and the federal government in particular — needs more cybersecurity experts. By the reckoning of Ron Green, chief information security officer and executive vice president at Mastercard , the country has more than 313,000 cybersecurity job openings. Cybersecurity Plan.

Cybersecurity

CB Insights

MARCH 27, 2019

Cybersecurity is a hot topic today. Future of Cybersecurity: Trends & Startups To Watch. Future of Cybersecurity: Trends & Startups To Watch. Learn about active cyber defense strategies and what they mean for the future of enterprise cybersecurity. Most recently, Dow Jones saw over 2.4M

Cybersecurity

FICO

APRIL 17, 2019

Chamber of Commerce have produced our second quarterly Assessment of Business Cybersecurity Risk — think of it as the FICO Score for the nation’s cybersecurity risk. For the first quarter of 2019, the National Risk Score is 687, holding steady from the fourth quarter of 2018. FICO and the U.S. The post U.S.

Cybersecurity

PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2019

Increasingly, though, experts are identifying government procurement as an instrumental component of promoting cybersecurity for the public and private sectors alike. In its roundup of key takeaways, The Kosciuszko Institute’s number-one conclusion was that “cybersecurity can and must be strengthened through public procurements.”

Cybersecurity

PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2019

Worldwide spending on information technology is expected to reach about $4 trillion in 2019, according to a report by CNBC. Those numbers come from global research and advisory firm Gartner, which also predicts that companies will spend $125 billion on cybersecurity alone in 2019.

Credential

PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2020

percent growth and reach a global value of $200 billion by the end of 2019. Still, many are now integrating such technology for added fraud protection and cybersecurity. Cloud computing could bring many benefits, but credit unions must keep cybersecurity top of mind when integrating with it.

Credit Union

PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2020

Israel’s technology sector had a banner year in 2019, raising $8.3 2019 marked a record year, capping a decade of successive increases in capital invested in the Israeli high-tech industry,” said Shmulik Zysman, ZAG founding partner. The dollar volume of deals in which VCs took part captured 77 percent of the total raised in 2019.”.

AI

PYMNTS

MAY 26, 2020

RMIT Online has unveiled two postgraduate programs as predictions indicate that 18,000 more cybersecurity workers will be needed in Australia by 2026, according to an announcement from the university. And the cybersecurity space has the possibility to nearly triple in size by 2026, as cited by the report. A global skills gap of 2.93

Cybersecurity

CB Insights

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

As data concerns pile up, healthcare organizations can’t afford to ignore the importance of cybersecurity. The post 5 Trends Shaping Healthcare Cybersecurity In 2019 appeared first on CB Insights Research. The Future of healthcare in 2025. What could healthcare look like in the coming decades? Want the full expert post?

Cybersecurity

FICO

DECEMBER 17, 2018

It’s no coincidence that much of my recent patent work has laid a foundation for what I predict will be the tech industry’s biggest development in 2019: ethical AI. Follow me on Twitter @ScottZoldi to see how ethical AI unfolds in 2019. Follow me on Twitter @ScottZoldi to see how ethical AI unfolds in 2019.

AI

PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2019

Cybersecurity can seem an overwhelming challenge to organizations considering the pace of cyber-attackers’ evolution that seems to force cybersecurity solution providers into a perpetual game of catch-up. Less than half of IT professionals in the U.S.

Cybersecurity

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Cybersecurity company Imperva announced that it has agreed to be acquired by private equity technology investment firm Thoma Bravo. The deal is expected to close late in the fourth quarter of 2018 or early in the first quarter of 2019. This transaction will provide immediate and substantial value to Imperva stockholders.

Cybersecurity

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Cybersecurity company Kaspersky is reporting there has been an uptick in ransomware attacks this year, with many specifically targeting municipalities and their subset organizations. Kaspersky researchers studied 174 municipal institutions and their 3,000 subset organizations that were targeted in 2019.

Ransomware

PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2020

Mastercard has launched a new center called the Intelligence and Cyber Centre in Vancouver, Canada, focused on speeding innovation in artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity and Internet of Things (IoT), according to a release. . The investments illustrate Mastercard’s commitment to supporting technology and innovation in the country.

Cybersecurity

PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2020

WhatsApp, which boasts end-to-end encryption and high-level security, disclosed 12 vulnerabilities in 2019, seven of which were described as critical, according to a report by the Financial Times. The issue highlights potential issues with the app, which is widely seen as safe for people to use as a messaging service.

Cybersecurity

CB Insights

MAY 9, 2019

Banks and their venture arms are increasingly backing cybersecurity startups. Download the free report to find out 2019’s trends, opportunities, and high-momentum startups in the cybersecurity space. The post Banks Are Backing More Cybersecurity Startups Than Ever Before appeared first on CB Insights Research.

Cybersecurity

PYMNTS

MAY 26, 2020

Tencent plans to invest 500 billion yuan, or $70 billion, in cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity over the next five years, Reuters reported. Tencent has been doing well this year, PYMNTS previously reported , with better earnings in the first quarter of this year than it had in 2019.

Cybersecurity

PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2019

Of course, strong AI use cases must still emerge (and they will), and that will also get consideration during the conference — along with a dose of talk about the roles of cybersecurity and mobility in the digital healthcare ecosystem. Autonomous Vehicles.

Payments

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton said corporate America needs to be more proactive about cybersecurity, warning that the threat of cyberattacks will continue, CNBC reported. Speaking on CNBC's “Power Lunch,” Clayton said cybersecurity risks compounded on the pandemic and the U.S. presidential election.

Cybersecurity

PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2020

Check Point, a cybersecurity company based out of Israel, recently released research highlighting numerous security flaws in the popular smartphone app TikTok , which is incredibly popular with teenagers and one of the most downloaded apps in the world, according to a report by The New York Times on Wednesday (Jan.

Cybersecurity

The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

Building on previous policies, in 2020, six core strategic industries were introduced to link investment through Taiwan’s ‘Three Major Plans’ of 2019. The six core strategies are: information and digital, cybersecurity, precision health, national defence and strategy, green and renewable energy, and strategic stockpile industries.

Innovation

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

MGM Resorts said it had hired cybersecurity experts to execute an internal investigation into the hack. A technology website called ZDNet originally reported the data breach and passed along the 10.6 million number. The resort said it had upgraded its security to make sure a data breach like this one never happens again.

Data Breach

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Looking back at 2019, and at cryptocurrencies, we may well make the declaration that fraudsters got a lot more brazen … which may mean 2020 is the year lawmakers and regulators clamp down through a global, concerted effort to root out financial crime. million, was the lowest tally seen in years.

Digital Currency

Fintech News

MAY 8, 2024

He managed a large team responsible for a comprehensive range of IT services, including infrastructure and cybersecurity in these roles. He played a crucial role in the company’s public listing on the New York Stock Exchange in 2019.

Cybersecurity