The Wall Street Blockchain Alliance has joined enterprise software firm R3’s collaborative initiative to develop innovative applications and solutions on its Corda blockchain platform.

FactSet, a global provider of integrated financial information, analytical applications, and industry-leading services, today announced the expansion of the Open:FactSet Marketplace (OFM), with the launch of new features and data offerings, including investment signal data from IHS Markit.

Wolters Kluwer’s CASH Workflow™ solution has been named Commercial Loan Origination Solution of the Year by US Business News, as part of its Technology Elite awards series. 

ReachX, an emerging financial platform looking to transform wholesale banking and research in a post-MiFID II environment, is pleased to announce the launch of its webcast series.  

Brex, today announced that it will start issuing World Elite Mastercard for Business with an enhanced rewards structure and rich suite of travel benefits.

Mastercard today announced the appointment of Paul Stoddart as president, New Payment Platforms, effective March 1, 2019. Stoddart succeeds David Yates, who will transition into a senior advisory role focused on real-time national and cross-border payments strategies.  

In this role, Stoddart will oversee the development and strategic integration of Mastercard’s real-time payments capabilities beyond traditional card-based solutions. Among these solutions are our Vocalink account-based payments, the Homesend joint venture and Mastercard Send.

Since the 1980s, momentum behind real-time payments (RTP) – also known as faster or instant payments – has grown at an accelerated pace, because of its benefits to both consumers and businesses. Estimates currently suggest approximately 35 countries, including Switzerland, Taiwan, India, China and the UK, have implemented or are developing RTP schemes. 

Secure Trading / acquiring.com have announced today the extension of their complementary cloud-based payment gateway (Secure Trading) and next generation acquiring solution (acquiring.com), thanks to the addition of AEVI’s vendor-agnostic payment app, and smart point-of-sale solution. The partnership will allow Secure Trading / acquiring.com to offer omnichannel point-of-sale solutions, powering payments for merchants and partners by leveraging SmartPOS, MPOS, Unattended, Internet of Things (IOT), and new payment form factors.