Texas Dow Employees Credit Union (TDECU), a texas-based credit union with assets over $3 billion, implements interfaces' AI-Powered Digital Assistant, helping drive the conversion rate to 42% with first-time bankers. Coaching and guiding end-users throughout the application process, Max (TDECU's Digital Assistant ) is tailored to proactively assist all non-members to fill out their application forms.

iSunOne, Asia's leading asset management and private social chatting platform, has partnered with European Digital Bank Dragon Services. iSunOne is realizing better banking on blockchain through strategic partnership and acquisition, creating a new peer to peer financial service system fueled by cryptocurrency and stable tokens.

Luxoft, a DXC Technology company (NYSE: DXC) has formed a global alliance with GoldenSource, the global software company in the Enterprise Data Management (EDM) industry.

The alliance makes Luxoft a preferred implementation and business development partner for connecting banks, brokers, investment managers and capital markets service providers with GoldenSource’s platform.

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SWIFT today announces the further enhancement of its gpi service with the full go-live of SWIFT gpi for corporates, a capability designed and built in conjunction with banks and corporates which enables multi-banked corporates to initiate and track payments across multiple banks directly from their treasury and payment systems. More than 50 of the world’s largest companies – including LVMH, Microsoft and Petronas – have already signed up to the service.

Mobile cybersecurity leader, Trustonic, announced today that it has joined the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) as a new Participating Organization. Trustonic will work with the PCI SSC to help secure payment data worldwide through the ongoing development and adoption of the PCI Security Standards.

Path Solutions, a global provider of Sharia-compliant banking software solutions and services, has won four categories in the 2019 ACQ5 Global Awards. Building on last year’s three-win, the company topped the Core Banking, Digital Banking, Sharia-compliant Microfinance, and GameChanger of the Year - Islamic Finance categories in this year’s rankings.

Ebury, one of the UK and Europe’s largest fintechs, is pleased to announce it has entered into a partnership with Spain’s seventh largest bank, Unicaja Banco.

The agreement will enable Unicaja to offer international payments and cash management services through Ebury’s global transaction banking platform to its 400,000 SME customers and 3 million retail customers. Using Ebury’s regulated and future-proofed capabilities, Unicaja will significantly enhance its offering, particularly to its SME customer-base.

SumUp (sumup.co.uk), announces today that it has raised a €330m facility from Bain Capital Credit, Goldman Sachs Private Capital, HPS Investment Partners, and TPG Sixth Street Partners.

Equistone Partners Europe Limited (“Equistone”), one of Europe’s leading mid-market private equity investors, today announces its agreement to acquire Moody’s Analytics Knowledge Services (“Knowledge Services”), a leading provider of bespoke research, analytics and automation technology to the financial services sector, from Moody’s Corporation (NYSE: MCO).