Sharpfin AB, a Stockholm-based company developing the next generation of wealth management software, partners with leading Nordic equity crowdfunding platform Invesdor to raise funding.

As cryptocurrency use continues to rise across the globe, one of the most important aspects of cryptocurrency itself has been missed. 

While everyone is busy trying to figure out how to make money from cryptocurrency, these digital currencies are just minding their own business, doing their thing, and creating a lot of opportunity. 

AQMetrics, the award-winning provider of regulatory compliance and risk solutions, today announced the addition of two new clients, Appian Asset Management Limited (Appian) and Macrosynergy Partners LLP (Macrosynergy), to its growing client portfolio.

QR codes have already transformed payments in China. They are becoming increasingly popular in India and other countries promoting cashless economies.

But did you know QR codes can be integrated with mobile money? Youtap has developed new solutions and apps that make it easy.

The Youtap Merchant App enables payments with static and dynamic QR codes; the Youtap Pay App allows customers to pay by scanning the merchant’s QR code or presenting a subscriber QR code.

2018 is set to be a very interesting year - particularly if your role has anything to do with payments or data. The go live date for PSD2 is Saturday 13th January and GDPR a short five months later, on Friday 25th May. Both these high profile initiatives are being driven by the European Commission and the combined implications in terms of what needs to be done in order to comply with these directives are pretty hefty. And the impacts felt by both the industry and the consumer are set to be far reaching.

Based on the security clearance legislation a national Facility Security Clearance can be awarded to a Finnish company contracting with a public organization when sensitive government information is being processed at the facility. The national FSC certificate is valid for five years. 

SafeCharge (LON: SCH), the leading payments technology company, today announced its partnership with the newly-launched all-in-one video game portal Alibagames. The portal is a marketplace where game developers and studios can place their games and gamers enjoy a room full of tools where they can purchase games and enjoy a massive community.

With increased access to person-to-person (P2P) payment services, consumers across generational lines report they prefer to use mobile applications when paying other people as opposed to cash.

Barclays is set to become the first UK high street bank to launch payments using Apple’s virtual assistant, Siri, enabling customers to make payments using their voice. Available now within the Barclays Mobile Banking (BMB) app.

Ebix, Inc. (NASDAQ: EBIX), a leading international supplier of On-Demand software and E-commerce services to the insurance, financial, e-governance and healthcare industries, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Money Transfer Service Scheme (MTSS) Business of YouFirst Money Express Private Limited.