Flywire, a provider of global payment solutions for businesses and institutions, today announced the appointment of Rob Orgel to the newly created position of President and Chief Operating Officer. In the role, Orgel will oversee the company’s global payment network, business operations, finance, legal, compliance, and corporate strategy and development. He will report to CEO Mike Massaro who will now focus his efforts on the company’s long-term growth plans, strategic partnerships, and go-to-market expansion.

A survey by Compass Plus, an international provider of retail banking and electronic payments software to processors and financial institutions, has revealed that while millennials rely heavily on their mobile phones, they consider them one of the least secure payment methods.

The flagship Current Account Switch Service, which is owned and operated by the UK’s leading payments authority Pay.UK, today welcomes another brand to join the service.

Unity Trust Bank is the latest to offer consumers a simple, reliable and stress-free means of switching banking provider.

Independent research firm Forrester has named F-Secure Consulting as a “Strong Performer” in their recent report, The Forrester Wave™: European Cybersecurity Consulting Providers, Q4 2019*. The evaluation is the first to assess F-Secure’s newly-formed consultancy unit. In it, Forrester recognized F-Secure Consulting for demonstrating “superior technical skills.”

The regulatory landscape is becoming increasingly complex on the buy-side, with the introduction and evolution of regulations like Solvency 2, PRIIPs and IFRS 9. On a yearly basis, CACEIS needs to produce over 10000 annual and semi-annual reports, for different business lines (Mutual Funds, Private Equity & Real estate Funds) for a dozen of jurisdictions, up to 250 pages long, with around 30 different contributors and in 4 or 5 different languages. The amount of time spent on these reports is not only time consuming, but time-sensitive.

The rapidly growing Finnish savings bank, OmaSp, has chosen Nets to enable mobile payments for its customers. Initially OmaSp will offer Google Pay for Visa Credit cardholders, with debit cards on the roadmap for 2020.

By partnering with Nets, banks can offer their customers the freedom to choose their preferred payment method.

Moorwand, a dedicated BIN sponsor that turns compliance into a competitive advantage, has today launched its online acquiring solution for customers – banks, fintechs, processors, PSPs and merchants – across Europe. Moorwand’s Merchant Acquiring provides a single payment gateway with access to multiple global payment schemes, and a multitude of payment methods, enabling businesses to process transactions, profitably.

Specialist Regtech provider Shield is proud to announce it has been awarded 'Fintech Innovation: Best Regtech Platform 2019' by Juniper Resear

NatWest today brings its business banking customers Apple Pay, which is transforming payments with an easy, secure and private way to pay. With Apple Pay on iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad and Mac, customers can make fast and convenient purchases in stores, in apps and on websites.

NatWest has launched the new feature across its full range of VISA debit cards to its 1 million Business Banking customers, complementing the existing range of payment options for SMEs.

ACH Alert, an award-winning provider of electronic payments fraud prevention technology for financial institutions of all sizes, announced it is attending the 2019 Hawaii Payments University & Fraud Day for the second year, taking place November 5-7 in Honolulu.