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Aare Reintam Chief Operating Officer at CybExer Technologies
Over the summer, we saw the second phase of the European Union (EU) AI Act come into force, with the addition of obligations for general purpose AI models (GPAI). Under the legislation, all GPAI providers have two years to ensure compliance with copyright and transparency obligations. Crucially, this applies to any organisation utilising GPAI mod...
27 October 2025 /security /regulation
Willem Lambrechts Managing Director at Drebbel
"Ransomware attacks in finance continue to increase, according to the latest statistics from cybersecurity firm Sophos. In a survey of nearly 600 IT and cybersecurity professionals in the financial services industry, 65% said they were hit by ransomware in 2024 – up from 64% in 2023. Financial services organizations have been a top target for...
22 October 2025 /security /crime Information Security
Adam Preis Global Strategist at Ping Identity
With mandatory adoption looming, early-moving financial institutions can turn eIDAS 2.0 regulations into a lever for innovation and differentiation, rather than treating it as a burden. From opening a bank account to securing a mortgage or making a cross-border payment, an individual’s digital identity drives trust across European financial service...
16 October 2025 /security /regulation
Eyad Almaaitah VP - Global Product Management at Compass Plus Technologies
Fraudsters don’t stand still. New schemes emerge daily, exploiting vulnerabilities faster than traditional fraud systems can adapt. For financial institutions, the challenge isn’t just spotting fraud in real time - it’s staying one step ahead of it. That’s where technology architecture becomes just as important as detection logic. One of the mos...
15 October 2025 /security /payments
Bo Harald Chairman/Founding member, board member at Trust Infra for Real Time Economy Prgrm & MyData,
1. The Core – You-controlled data This is the data you receive into your wallet - making the MyData make-it-happen mission real: official credentials (ID, diploma, driver’s licence, tax number, company roles, etc.), verifiable credentials from other issuers you decide to trust (skills, power of attorneys, e-receipts, IBAN-credentials etc..) cred...
15 October 2025 /security /identity Innovation in Financial Services
Sam Kohli CEO and Founder at Paynt
For many of us, biometric security, which is the use of unique personal characteristics such as fingerprints or facial recognition, has become second nature. Indeed, these technologies are quickly becoming more integrated into everyday activities, from unlocking smartphones to authorising mobile payments. And what's not to like? It’s quick, effici...
14 October 2025 /security /payments The future of Payments in Europe
Scott Andery Digital Marketing Expert and Writer
In today’s digital-first economy, trust and data security have become essential for business success—especially for startups and growing enterprises. As companies increasingly rely on cloud-based solutions, third-party integrations, and customer data management, ensuring compliance with industry standards like SOC 2 Compliance is no longer optiona...
13 October 2025 /security
Anand Salodkar Director at Dolby Labs
The End of Perimeter Thinking For decades, audit and security teams have relied on a familiar map: users inside the perimeter were trusted, those outside were not. But that map no longer matches reality. Data lives in the cloud, users work from everywhere, and machine identities now outnumber humans. In some companies, AI models themselves initiat...
05 October 2025 /ai /security
Raktim Singh Senior Industry Principal at Infosys
Quantum computing threatens the cryptography that secures banking, payments, and digital assets. Discover how post-quantum cryptography (PQC) can future-proof financial systems, build customer trust, and prepare institutions for regulatory mandates. Introduction: The Invisible Clock About every generation, financial infrastructure experiences a gen...
27 September 2025 /security /payments
Paul Holt EMEA Group Vice President at Digicert
Late one evening, I tried to make a routine transfer through my online banking app. Instead of a smooth transaction, I was met with repeated error messages. The following day, it became clear that several banks had been hit by a DNS outage. For me, it was inconvenient. For the institutions involved, it was far more serious. Payments were delayed,
22 September 2025 /security /retail Information Security
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