Smartlands, the next-generation blockchain-based global investment and digital banking ecosystem, will be expanding its legal framework in order to create a broader set of options for high-net-worth individuals.

Managers and directors in British businesses want more action and less box-ticking in their workplace in 2020, according to a major new study conducted by YouGov for IRIS Software Group.

The research, which looked at the views of over 500 respondents in multiple fields across business and education, revealed nearly half (48%) are yearning for software to reduce their administrative burden. Respondents highlight this as the one thing that would have the biggest positive impact on their organisation in 2020, allowing them to focus on higher value work each day.

IHS Markit, a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions, today announced a collaboration with Credit Benchmark in which it will use Credit Benchmark’s credit risk analytics in its Securities Finance platform to offer additional performance measurement and reporting capabilities for global lending programs.

Deutsche Apotheker- und Ärztebank eG (apoBank), headquartered in Düsseldorf, is further expanding its cooperation with the Avaloq group by offering securities settlement through Avaloq’s Business Process as a Service (BPaaS) solution.

Fenergo, the leading provider of digital transformation, customer journey and client lifecycle management (CLM) solutions for financial institutions, has announced today that it has closed its latest funding round. The award-winning enterprise software provider has raised capital from ABN AMRO Ventures and DXC Technology.  ABN AMRO’s investment follows the investment by DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) into Fenergo in the summer of 2019. 

72% of the E-Invoicing Exchange Summit participants 2019 feel that their organizations are impacted by global interoperability challenges. There are numerous successful regional and national initiatives and models for interoperability, but what does it need to build a truly global framework? Since so many different national approaches and regulations exist, this is a very complex issue. Which recognizable strategies already work consistently and what is the reason for it? Are these the elements that can be the starting point of a global approach?

The leading pan-African bank, Ecobank, has signed a cross-border remittance agreement with Alipay, the world’s leading payment and lifestyle platform, that aims to bring more inclusive financial services by providing a fast, safe, affordable and convenient way for workers to transfer money back home.

RSA (@RSAsecurity), a global cybersecurity leader delivering Business-Driven Security™ solutions to help organizations manage digital risk, announces the general availability of RSA Adaptive Authentication for eCommerce version 20.5.

Wolters Kluwer’s Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) division has won three major accolades, recognizing it as a “Global Employer of the Year”. The awards, all decided by independent editorial panels, “celebrate Wolters Kluwer GRC as an employer that values it’s staff, recognizes and promotes talent from within and fosters a collaborative and high-performing culture,” according to a statement from the company.

Monica Eaton-Cardone, COO and Co-Founder of dispute management specialist, Chargebacks911, has been named winner of the Women in Payments US Innovation Award.

The 2020 awards program, which took place at the Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner, in Virginia this week, recognises the achievements of those that distinguished themselves as leaders and innovators in the payments industry throughout 2019.