Tagged: privacy

Blockchain Network Ontology, Alchemy Pay to Integrate its On and Off Ramp

Ontology, a blockchain network focused on enhancing trust, privacy, and security in Web3 by offering decentralized identity and data solutions, has formed a partnership with Alchemy Pay to integrate its on and off ramp solution. Through Alchemy Pay’s plugin, dApps and platforms on Ontology “can… Read More

Equifax Makes Security, Privacy Controls Framework Available to Public

Equifax (NYSE: EFX) is furthering its commitment to transparency in cybersecurity by making its security and privacy controls framework public for the benefit of security and privacy teams at organizations of all sizes. By enabling the larger technology ecosystem with the tools to design, build… Read More

Privacy Compliance Firm CYTRIO Launches Privacy-focused UX Platform

CYTRIO, a next-generation data privacy compliance company, introduced a comprehensive data privacy UX platform that includes consent and preference management, do not sell my information, Data Subject Access Request (DSAR) management, and policy templates in one data privacy compliance platform. Businesses of all sizes “can… Read More

Decentralized Computing Platform ARPA Network Secures Investment from DWF Labs to Accelerate Growth

ARPA Network has secured a strategic investment from DWF Labs. Together, DWF Labs and ARPA Network will aim to “establish a vibrant, dynamic collaboration, poised to transform the blockchain landscape and usher in new standards of privacy, security, and fairness.” This might “include actions aimed… Read More

Blockchain Protocol BlockBlend Remains Focused on Delivering Privacy to Cryptocurrency Users, Announces V2 Platform

The birth of blockblend.io in March of 2022 brought various privacy features to the crypto space. BlockBlend reportedly became a catalyst “allowing blockchain users to protect themselves and their anonymity.” Aimed at the retail level users, BlockBlend marks one year of operations “with their unique… Read More

DeFi: Violet Launches Mauve, the Decentralized Exchange that Provides Compliance of Traditional Finance

Violet, the provider of privacy-protective compliance and identity infrastructure for Decentralized Finance (DeFi), announced the launch of Mauve, the compliant Decentralized Exchange (DEX) purpose-built “to offer the best of both DeFi and Traditional Finance (TradFi) to the crypto markets.” Backed by $15 million in funding… Read More

Zero-Knowledge Privacy, Compliance Protocol Elusiv Launches on Solana Mainnet

Following a $3.5 million seed round in November, Elusiv has developed rapidly to make privacy in Web 3 practical. Recently, the protocol launched on Solana Mainnet, bringing “a suite of zero-knowledge encryption features to the Solana ecosystem that overcomes a central Web3 pain point: Ensuring… Read More

Blockchain Adoption: Nym, Chainsafe Bring Enhanced Privacy to Ethereum Validators

Nym, a network layer privacy provider, has announced a Nym integration with Ethereum validators and even clients “to provide network-level privacy to the entire ecosystem.” A libp2p module “enables over half a million Ethereum validators worldwide to shield transactions via the Nym mixnet.” The module… Read More

Digital Identity Apps Expected to Grow Over 80% in Next 4 Years: Report

Digital identity is not the easiest concept to define, according to an update from Juniper Research. It overlaps with other, similar, areas.  The crossover with areas “such as security, privacy and data management can be significant, and in some cases, they are indistinct.” As noted… Read More

Dr. Torsten Stuber: CTO at Pendulum Explains How Use of Stablecoins Affects Developments of DeFi Apps

We recently caught up with Dr. Torsten Stüber, Co-Founder and CTO at Berlin-based Pendulum, an initiative focused on traditional finance infrastructure blockchain solutions, which is “the missing link between fiat and DeFi.” Pendulum is an open-source blockchain built on the “proven” Parity Substrate framework, establishing… Read More

Financial Privacy focused Crypto Protocol Beam Shares Key Updates from Past Year

Beam celebrated its 4th anniversary on January 3rd 2023. During that time, Beam claims it has “cemented its place as the top confidential cryptocurrency in terms of features, stability and confidentiality, constantly evolving and improving in all categories.” Launched in 2019, Beam is described as… Read More

Singapore Consumers Want Option to Control Data, Visa Report Reveals

With Singapore consumers living their lives online, nearly eight out of 10 (around 77%) would like the option to control their data instead of leaving it up to the discretion of firms and governments, according to Consumer Data Confidence Research shared by Visa (NYSE: V)…. Read More

Theresa Le: Chief Claims Officer at Cowbell Explains Why Cyber Insurance Is Critical

We recently connected with Theresa Le Chief Claims Officer at Cowbell, which claims to be the leader in cyber insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Cowbell is the provider of cyber insurance for SMEs and the “pioneer” of Adaptive Cyber Insurance. Cowbell reportedly “delivers… Read More

Cybersecurity: Chrome Extension Research Reveals 1 in 2 Extensions have Potential to Wreak Havoc

1 in 2 Google Chrome Extensions have potential to wreak havoc,” Incogni Research shows. Data removal company Incogni analyzed “the risk profiles of 1,237 Chrome extensions available on the Chrome Web Store.” The study reveals “that 1 in 2 Chrome extensions (48.66%) has a High… Read More

Featurespace Secures UK, US Govt Funding for AI Financial Crime Prevention Solution

Featurespace, which claims to be the leader in machine learning fraud and financial crime prevention technology, has secured funding from UK and US governments “to build a new type of artificial intelligence (AI) system to help banks and payments service providers (PSPs) detect financial crime… Read More

Digital Asset Firm Okcoin Completes SOC 2 Type 1 Audit, Ensuring Platform Security

Digital asset firm Okcoin has successfully completed a security audit. This milestone is just another step in their journey of offering their customers the “safest” crypto experience in the industry, the firm claims. As noted in the update, Okcoin has successfully completed the Service Organization… Read More

Financial Infrastructure Fintech Plaid Launches Data Privacy Product

Plaid has launched a new data privacy product – Permissions Manager – which enables their financial services partners “to help put consumers in control of their own data from initial account connections to ongoing connection management.” Plaid’s consumer research has shown that today people “generally… Read More

Coinfirm Integrated Into Veriscope, Shyft Network’s Travel Rule Compliance Provider

Regtech Coinfirm has been integrated into Shyft Network’s Veriscope, a Travel Rule product. Shyft Network is “a public protocol designed to power data discoverability and compliance into blockchain while preserving privacy and sovereignty.” Facilitating the transfer of verifiable data between centralized and decentralized ecosystems, Shyft… Read More

Fintech Global Primex Introduces Private, Virtual Payment Platform VLoad

Global Primex, a “privacy-first” payments company specializing in secure digital payment solutions for merchants and consumers, announced the launch of its payment platform VLoad in partnership with New York-based Metropolitan Commercial Bank (NYSE: MCB). VLoad is an online payment method that provides privacy and security… Read More

Ant Group’s Privacy-Preserving Computation Framework Is Now Open Source

Ant Group recently announced that its “privacy-preserving” Computation Framework becomes open source, aiming “to make the technologies more accessible to global developers and speed up the Framework’s application in various scenarios.” The Framework is designed “to address pain points in multi-party collaboration on information flows.”… Read More

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