Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ:WDAY), a leader in enterprise cloud applications for 

AirPod, the cutting-edge airport sleeping pod, today announces the launch of its beta prototype, in preparation for the first commercial trial to be implemented in EU airports in autumn 2018.

The total number of complaints against financial service institutions has increased, despite investment in customer service processes. Complaints data from Financial Ombudsman Service revealed a rise from 1,456,396 between 2017/2018 up from 1,394,379 the year before.

Earlier this week, futurists and innovators from across financial services industry gathered at Mobey Day Toronto to explore the social, economic and technological forces shaping a new generation of banking consumers. Elina Mattila, Executive Director at Mobey Forum, recaps the key themes.  

The Derivatives Service Bureau today announced the members of its newly formed Technology Advisory Committee (TAC). The mission of the TAC is to provide guidance and recommendations to the DSB Board on technology implementation and investment to support the DSB role as a critical market infrastructure for providing financial instrument identifiers. As part of the DSB governance structure, it will also enable the DSB to sample industry sentiment regarding potential changes in services or performance.

Mastercard today announces the creation of Accelerate, a new programme to drive growth at scale for the fast-evolving FinTech industry. The initiative is designed to support the ambitions of players in the FinTech sector through tailored support arrangements including access to insight, tools, technology and investment to support innovation. Designed to operate alongside the successful Start Path programme, Accelerate broadens and deepens Mastercard’s engagement with the payment Fintech community including the next generation of digital banks.

Mobile voice service revenue in Latin America (LATAM) will decline from $33.7bn in 2017 to $27.1bn by 2020, with a negative Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 7.0% between 2017 and 2020, due to the growing adoption of over-the-top (OTT) voice applications such as Skype, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, according to 

Most people can remember a situation in their lives in which they experienced a huge amount of stress when dealing with money. Whether it was a bad encounter with online banking, a struggle when planning a budget or keeping track of spending, the majority of us can relate. But, how often do we wonder about how these situations can impact our lives, and those of our families and loved ones? In order to create a life-saving financial design, it’s vital to understand the role that emotions play when it comes to money.

Mastercard today announced that leading cybersecurity expert Simon Hunt will join the company as executive vice president to head its cybersecurity solutions unit.

Dianrong, a leader in online marketplace lending in China, and R3, a global enterprise software firm, today announced that Dianrong’s next version of its supply chain finance solution will be made available on Corda, R3’s blockchain platform for finance and business.