Alipay, the world’s leading digital payment platform operated by Ant Financial Services Group, and First Data (NYSE: FDC), a global leader in commerce-enabling technology, today announced an expanded partnership that adds 35,000 merchants to the growing roster of businesses accepting Alipay in store. 

Australian Securities Exchange and Frankfurt Stock Exchange cross listed iSignthis Ltd (ASX : ISX | DE_FRA : TA8), the world leading RegTech for identity verification and payment services, is pleased to announce that it has extended the scope of its Paydentity solution to XM.com to include provision of Chinese identity verification services, as a standalone service. Electronic Know Your Customer (eKYC) services have been provided to XM by the Company since beginning of this month. 

Merrill Corporation, a global provider of solutions designed to improve outcomes in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), today announced the launch of its new SaaS application for due diligence, Merrill DatasiteOne. 

DLocal, a payments technology company uniquely focused on emerging markets, is building on the momentum of another year of solid growth with expansions in its boardroom, C-Suite, and roster of regions where its ecommerce customers are uncovering opportunities. 

Digital Reasoning, a leader in Artificial Intelligence (AI) that understands human intentions and behaviors, today announced that it has raised $30 million in new funding. BNP Paribas led the round and Angel Rodriguez-Issa, Global Head of Strategic Investments, Global Markets at BNP Paribas, has joined Digital Reasoning's board of directors.

Olga Feldmeier, CEO of SMART VALOR at FinovateEurope 2018 talks about Valor marketplace.

As consumer expectations towards their digital user experience are increasing, banks are striving to provide outstanding customer experience on their online and mobile banking channels. According toGartner, 89% of companies will primarily compete on the customer experience they provide, and banks are not an exception.

The number of transactions processed through emovis's toll interoperability cloud-based hub in Ireland has reached a record high with over 50 million transactions cleared in 2017.

Thanks to its toll interoperability solution, emovis is contributing to the improved mobility of millions of Irish drivers, by allowing them to travel seamlessly with just one toll tag across the whole country.  As of January 2018, over 650,000 toll transponders are in use. 

One of the UK’s leading boutique city law firms, Avery Law, has selected encompass verify to support and enhance its Know Your Customer (KYC) compliance processes.

Based in the heart of London, Avery Law specialises in Corporate and M&A; Banking and Finance; Commercial and IP; Litigation and Dispute Resolution; and Financial Services Regulation.

The only provider of simultaneous, real-time access to multiple sources of global company and person data, encompass corporation is the creator of KYC automation for major global financial and professional service firms.

InfiNet Wireless, the leading global manufacturer of carrier-grade broadband wireless solutions, has successfully deployed a high-performance wireless infrastructure for Shubarkol Komir JSC, the largest coal producer in Kazakhstan. This new network effectively represents a major upgrade to the IT infrastructure and the mission-critical video-surveillance platform previously used by this energy company.