B-Hive, one of the most successful fintech ecosystems in Europe, announces that the company has reached all original goals set up on its inception and is now ready to hand over the torch to the broader community.

Successful innovation and strong alliances 

Over the last three years, B-Hive brought together a fintech ecosystem of over 180 members, helped position Brussels as a gateway to Europe and saw major brands such as Lloyds, MoneyGram and TransferWise open offices in the country.

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a leading global provider of real-time 

Signifyd, a global leader in ecommerce fraud protection, has seen its new research and development centre grow faster than expected, contributing to the Silicon Valley-based company’s ability to launch an unprecedented number of products in the past nine months.

The company announced its Northern Ireland R&D centre in February with a plan to hire 150 employees. With its current headcount of more than 60, Signifyd has been able to fuel its hyper-growth and the innovative product development necessary in an era of ecommerce disruption. 

EMVCo has reaffirmed its commitment to industry engagement with the launch of an enhanced EMVCo Associates Programme (EAP), increasing the number of organisations that are eligible to provide strategic input and further encouraging merchant involvement.  

Financial IT speaks with James McGivern, Head of Non-Bank Financial Institutions at Cashfac during Open Banking Expo 2019. James McGivern highlights the importance of Virtual banking and Cash management.

Payment solution provider, Girmiti Software, is today announced as the latest company to join the membership base of industry association, nexo standards, becoming the first in the association’s global expansion to join from India.

Last week at Finastra Universe Dubai, Finastra announced that Askari Bank, a leading commercial bank in Pakistan, has chosen its market leading trade finance solution, Fusion Trade Innovation, to digitalize its trade finance business. The solution will enhance the bank’s comprehensive digital trade capabilities via built-in workflow features and will improve services for its corporate and retail customers by providing a smart user interface.

European payments leader, Nets, today announces it is delivering issuer card processing and API services to The PCKT Money Corporation. The five year contract will enable PCKT Money Corporation to realise its growth ambitions in Europe.

PCKT Money helps children and adolescents to understand the value of money, and the meaning of spending, saving and investing, through an innovative app and debit card. The card comes in various designs to appeal to a young audience.  

equensWorldline, a subsidiary of Worldline, the European market leader in payments and transactional services industry, is proud to announce that the company has successfully supported several banks in obtaining exemption from the fall-back mechanism required under PSD2. These include Credit Europe Bank N.V., Banque de Neuflize OBC, Banque CPH and vdk Bank.