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What does it mean to be ‘regulator ready?’
The Encompass RegTech 20:20 podcast discusses key themes with guests Samantha Sheen, financial crime expert, and Daniel Gozman, Director of Engaged Research, The University of Sydney
- 30 October 2020
Lanistar on course to become £1bn fintech with global expansion to European hub in Athens
The hassle-free banking alternative founded, by serial entrepreneur Gurhan Kiziloz, is on course to become the next £1bn fintech company, hiring hundreds of new staff and opening a state-of-the-art European hub in Athens, Greece
- 22 October 2020
Hackers impersonate M&S CEO Steve Rowe in £35 'free gift voucher' scam
Steve Rowe, CEO of Marks and Spencer impersonated by cyber criminals in sophisticated phishing scam, offering shoppers £35 gift vouchers via Facebook adverts
- 21 October 2020
Zoho CRM offers free Remote Sales Office for rest of 2020 to help virtual sales teams
Free for all organisations up until December 31st, Zoho CRM’s Remote Sales Office improves communication, collaboration and client onboarding for sales teams
- 21 October 2020
More than one third of workers ‘feel closer to colleagues’ despite Covid-19 lockdown
Workers feel closer to their colleagues, despite social distancing restrictions as collaboration tools and a drive for digital skills continues
- 20 October 2020
Global pandemic has accelerated cloud transformation for nearly half of organisations
Research also found maintaining flexibility and security for remote workforces, digitising more processes using cloud-native services are top two modernization priorities for the next 12 months
- 16 October 2020
Encompass Corporation named a ‘favourite’ vendor in Wavestone RegTech Radar 2020
Encompass Corporation named a ‘favourite’ vendor in Wavestone RegTech Radar 2020
- 15 October 2020
Amazon Crime! Hackers targeting consumers with phishing attacks this Amazon Prime Day
Cybersecurity firm Tessian issues dire warning that cyber criminals and malicious hackers are exploiting potential shoppers with a barrage of fake emails designed to steal passwords, PIN numbers and other controversial data
- 13 October 2020
Spearvest wealth management acquires Zaragoza logistics development (ES)
Leading international provider of wealth management services Spearvest, has acquired Zaragoza logistics development (ES)
- 9 October 2020
Crown Prosecution Service guilty of over 1,600 data breaches in the last year
Crown Prosecution Service suffered 1,627 data breaches in the last 12 months, accordingy to official figures.
- 8 October 2020
HMRC hit with 5,000 malicious email attacks every day
New research into online attacks reveal over 1,000 phishing emails amongst the estimated 5,000 spam and malware assaults launched against HMRC's systems every single month
- 5 October 2020
UK consumers back temperature checks for Covid-19 safety
Boris Johnson’s proposals for more secure and regular testing for the Coronavirus infections sparks fears from the British public, who back temperature checks in restaurants, pubs and bars to protect them from the virus
- 30 September 2020
Encompass podcast explores financial crime and the emergence of RegTech in the USA
New podcast is hosted by Alex Ford, VP Product and Marketing, Encompass, and guests, Dr Henry Balani, Head of Delivery, Encompass; Pawneet Abramowski, Chief Compliance Officer
- 29 September 2020
8 in 10 IT leaders believe companies are at a greater risk of cyber attacks when working from home
New Tessian research reveals 85% of IT leaders feel under more pressure to secure permanent remote working structures, following Government’s U-turn directive on working from home
- 29 September 2020
TableRes free app launched to help hospitality sector cope with new table service rules
As Boris Johnson imposes table service restrictions on UK pubs, restaurants and hospitality venues, a new free app called TableRes to enable menus, ordering and payments
- 28 September 2020
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