Block X Capital Corp. is pleased to announce that further to its press release on December 7, 2017, the Company has completed a change of business from a Mining Issuer to an Investment Issuer and has received approval from the Canadian Securities Exchange to resume trading.

In connection with the change of business, the Company has changed its name to "Block X Capital Corp.".  Trading of the Company's common shares will resume under the new name and under the new ticker symbol "BXXX" at market open on January 24, 2018.

India’s emergence as a digital payment powerhouse is an unlikely story.

Until recently, cash accounted for 95% of transactions, 85% of workers were paid in cash, and 70% of online shoppers chose ‘cash on delivery’ as their preferred payment option.¹ Yet, the Indian mobile wallet market is set to grow by 150% over the next five years, with transactions totalling $4.4 billion.²

Chatbots are quickly becoming the interface of choice for many organisations.

FIX Trading Community, the non-profit, industry-driven standards body at the heart of global financial trading, today announced the release of the FIX-over-TLS (FIXS) standard and guidelines to assist users of the FIX Protocol meet certain security requirements. 

Juvo, the pioneer in mobile Identity Scoring, today announced a strategic investment from Samsung NEXT that will help provide access to the billions of prepaid users around the world who are currently unbanked or financially underserved.

A new survey¹ launched today by ING Bank and Illuminate Financial² has found that fintechs and banks believe they are partners in disrupting the financial services market.

The vast majority (70%) of banks surveyed view fintechs as enablers and playing a positive role in supporting the wholesale banking sector. This might come as a surprise to those who have positioned the businesses as direct competitors.

Accuity, the global financial crime compliance, payments and KYC solutions provider, announced the appointment of Sean Norris as Head of Sales, EMEA & APAC. Bharath Vellore has been appointed as the company’s Managing Director for Asia-Pacific (APAC).

Sean and Bharath have assumed their new appointments effective, 2 January 2018. The two senior leadership appointments reflect the company’s commitment to talent development and deepening its relationships with clients and prospects globally.

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IMM, the leading source of eSignature and eTransaction management for financial institutions, announced today that Chambersberg, Pa.-based 1st Ed Credit Union has successfully implemented IMM’s eReceipt and eTeller Check21 (Teller-based Capture) solutions. 

Hartford InsurTech Hub, powered by Startupbootcamp, announces a new partnership with Crawford & Company, the world's largest publicly listed independent provider of claims management solutions to insurance companies and self-insured entities. The partnership was formed through Crawford Innovative Ventures, LLC, an entity created by Crawford & Company in 2016 to invest in strategic acquisitions and partnerships.