Security
Blockchain, attracting talent and creating a safe environment for IoT
Wednesday 12 December 2018
Christian Bacher, Co-Founder & CEO at Jaroona, talks to FinTech Finance at this year’s FinTECHTalents Festival about protecting systems that use the blockchain and how that security can enable more robust IoT applications. “First off we are looking for talent, we are looking for young people, programmers, interested people in the blockchain space to be
- Published in Blockchain, Cyber security, Featured, Fintech, FinTECHTalents, Innovation, Payments, Security, Start-ups
Changing the way businesses send content
Friday 30 November 2018
Will Hackett, VP, business development at Pushfor talks with FinTech Finance at this year’s FinTECHTalents about how using ‘push’ technology allows businesses to save “thousands of hours” of time and money by providing a simpler way to access sensitive information. In addition to networking and showing off Pushfor’s product offering, Will’s team also samplied ‘all
- Published in Data Privacy, Featured, Fintech, Innovation, Partnership, Risk, Security, Start-ups
In the words of our community – FinTECHTalents 2018 was ‘Inspired’
Friday 02 November 2018
I was sitting on a pallet late in the afternoon of of Day 2 of FinTECHTalents – the event was *almost* finished. The last sessions were winding down in the streams, the final FinTech companies were telling their stories on stage, one of our awesome live music acts was still entertaining the crowds while students
The importance of secure communications during mergers and acquisitions
Monday 29 October 2018
PushFor demonstrates the power of security by design to mitigate risks in the mergers & acquisitions process. Pushing – rather than sending sensitive information – allows mobile executives to collaborate and share sensitive information safely. Mike Williams, CEO, Pushfor Mergers and acquisitions take place every day (there were 2,183 globally in 2017 alone) with a
- Published in Data Privacy, Fintech, Identity, Innovation, Risk, Security, Start-ups
456 Day Ones ago – FinTECHTalents was an idea
Thursday 25 October 2018
Around 15 months ago Victor Cruz had an idea. That was FinTECHTalents. The idea was that this event would bring together, not only FinTech innovators from startups, growth companies and incumbent financial institutions, but also computer science students from the UK and Europe’s top universities. This event would not be an event at all, but
Fortune 500 Bank Relies on Segasec to Foil Advanced Phishing Attacks
Thursday 18 October 2018
Segasec’s customer is a Fortune 500 multi-channel bank and one of the most respected financial institutions in Europe. The bank serves millions of private clients and small and medium-sized enterprises worldwide via hundreds of branch offices, insurance agencies and electronic channels. Among the bank’s services are debt capital, domestic cash equity, corporate banking, private banking,
- Published in Customer Experience, Data Privacy, Fintech, Innovation, Security, Start-ups
Jaroona aims to protect our blockchains
Thursday 18 October 2018
Christian Bacher, Co-Founder & CEO at Jaroona, talks us through how blockchain will offer ‘profound and diverse’ benefits to our society and how those benefits need protection from malicious vendors. While his technology is forward looking, Bacher’s beer is more traditional, preferring to savour a European draft lager. What does Jaroona do – what problem are you
- Published in Blockchain, Data Privacy, Featured, Fintech, Innovation, Security
Segasec confronts the ‘never-ending’ chase of fraudsters
Wednesday 17 October 2018
Segasec aims to provide a proactive, consolidated, end-to-end protection from phishing, which can cost billions of dollars to enterprises and brands. When not combating fraudsters, the Segasec team sip whiskey, non-alcoholic beer and enjoy listening to winners of the Eurovision Song Contest. What does Segasec do – what problem are you solving? As a leading innovator
A digital identity platform for the mobile age
Wednesday 10 October 2018
Country music and red wine fan, Antonio Virzì seeks to turn Android & iOS smartphones into secure and easy-to-use personal devices that can replace traditional smart-card and token-based digital identities allowing users to easily authenticate online, authorise transactions, sign legal documents, provide consent and more. What does biid do – what problem are you solving?
- Published in Data Privacy, Featured, Fintech, Identity, Innovation, Risk, Robotics, Security
Push it for secure content
Tuesday 14 August 2018
As customers and businesses realize the power and value of their data, issues around security and control become paramount. FinTech veteran and self-described ‘continuous mutant’, Mike Williams, CEO at Pushfor, talks about how pushing content rather than sending it reduces the risk of sensitive information falling into the wrong hands to virtually zero. We have
- Published in Data Privacy, Fintech, Innovation, Regulation, Risk, Security, Start-ups