Risks news and trends

Businesses Fail To Manage Risk Despite Preparing For ‘Major Crisis’
B2B Payments // January 28, 2019

Corporates aren’t prepared to tackle the headwinds of market risks, according to two separate reports released last week. FTI Consulting released its inaugural Resilience Barometer report during the World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland last week. The report explores how companies in G20 nations...

Switchfast: SMB Employees Outperform Managers On Cybersecurity
B2B Payments // August 28, 2018

Follow the leader? When it comes to small business (SMB) cybersecurity, perhaps not. A new report form IT consulting firm Switchfast revealed the mistakes professionals make that expose their firms to cyber risks, with everyone from CEOs to entry-level employees making some missteps. Interestingly, though,...

Bitcoin Daily: India Considers Crypto For Financial Transactions; Bitcoin Makes Up Half Of Crypto Market
Bitcoin // August 14, 2018

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) in China is seeking to double down on its efforts to make a fertile environment for blockchain technology development, Cryptovest reported. To that end, the ministry said it would “will speed up pushing innovative applications of blockchain technology,...

Regulators Should Eye Risks Tied to Financial Innovation: Panel
Regulation // December 15, 2017

Financial innovation carries risks that need to be monitored, said a regulatory panel based in the United States. The warning came on Thursday from the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), which Reuters said looks at risks that threaten the financial system. The concern, hinted the newswire, means...

Interviews & Exclusives
Karamba And Securing The Connected Car Future

July 19, 2017
The connected car future is more or less becoming the connected car present, and with that changeover, cars are becoming more than they ever have been before. The next iteration of the automobile will be able to buy its own gas, download its own direction, make its own playlist suggestions and, perhaps someday soon, even […]

Quick Reads
Analytics Co RELX Buys Anti-Fraud Startup Emailage For $480M

February 05, 2020
RELX will acquire Arizona-based Emailage for $480 million in the former’s push to establish a footprint in the fraud prevention market, according to Financial Times (FT). Using machine learning, its own data and its network of partner companies that extends all over the world, Emailage can predict fraud with email addresses and online identities. While […]

Bitcoin Daily: India Considers Crypto For Financial Transactions; Bitcoin Makes Up Half Of Crypto Market

August 14, 2018
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) in China is seeking to double down on its efforts to make a fertile environment for blockchain technology development, Cryptovest reported. To...

Regulators Should Eye Risks Tied to Financial Innovation: Panel

December 15, 2017
Financial innovation carries risks that need to be monitored, said a regulatory panel based in the United States. The warning came on Thursday from the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), which...