MetaBank^® today announced the launch of its faster payments platform, which will enable its partners to disburse funds in near real-time.

Integral (www.integral.com), the technology partner trusted by leading banks, brokers, and asset managers to help them outperform their competition in the foreign exchange market, reported today average daily volumes (ADV) across Integral platforms totaled $34.7 billion in January 2019.  Though down slightly compared to the previous month, this represents an increase of 1% relative to the same period in 2018.

TrustArc, the leading data privacy management company, today announced that Info Security Products Guide, the industry's leading information security research and advisory guide, has named the TrustArc Privacy Platform a winner in the 15th Annual 2019 Info Security PG’s Global Excellence Awards® in the Best Compliance category.

Baker Hill, a leading provider of technology solutions for common loan origination, risk and relationship management, CECL compliance, and smart data analytics, announced that Farmers and Merchants Bank has chosen Baker Hill NextGen^® Statement Spreading to support the bank’s continued growth.

Softomotive, a leader in robotic process automation solutions, is pleased to announce a refreshed and enlarged RPA Academy.

 OneSpan, a global leader in software for trusted identities, e-signatures and secure transactions, today announced the launch of its open API, cloud-based Risk Analytics solution to help financial institutions stop fraud, including Account Takeover and New Account Fraud.

Worldpay, Inc. (NYSE: WP; LSE: WPY), a leading global payments technology provider, and Sage Pay, part of Sage Group (FTSE: SGE), a market leader in cloud business management solutions, have today announced a partnership that broadens the range of card payment solutions available to businesses. 

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The Private Banking arm of Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the region, recently introduced The LaunchPad, a homegrown concept that identifies the region's brightest start-up ideas and connects them with world-class angel and early-stage investors.

More than three-quarters (80%) of bankers believe challenger banks are an increased threat to their business, while almost one-third (30%) believe they will be the single most disruptive threat in 2019. The survey, commissioned by fintech provider Fraedom, found that in response the challenger bank threat, bankers expect their organisations to invest heavily in updating legacy systems (44%) and new technology (26%) in 2019.