Commenting on the latest lockdown measures, John Dobson, CEO at AML specialists SmartSearch, said: “Although in some ways it feels a lot like March 2020 all over again, there are some significant differences this time around. Not least, businesses have much more idea of what to expect and how to deal with operating in a lockdown scenario. And, crucially, sectors such as the property market will still be able to function.

CoinCorner, the UK’s leading Bitcoin exchange, is excited to announce support for the Bitcoin Lightning Network, bringing free and instant transactions to its users.

CoinCorner is the first Bitcoin exchange in the UK to announce support for Lightning sends and receives, joining approximately 5 other exchanges around the world that support the scaling technology.

Today Refinitiv announced its plan to launch the Refinitiv Term SONIA benchmark on January 11, 2021.

Specialist RegTech provider Shield today announced it has partnered with mobile archiving specialist TeleMessage to enable the direct capture and storage of Mobile and WhatsApp voice and chat messaging. The TeleMessege mobile capture capabilities, coupled with Shield’s comprehensive compliance & surveillance hub are covering

Nets, having recently announced a merger with Italian PayTech leader Nexi, continues to progress towards its goal of becoming a European payments champion.

Experts from SnapLogic, provider of the #1 Intelligent Integration Platform, believe that the following key areas will play a large role in 2021:

Automation

PXP Financial Inc., the US subsidiary of PXP Financial Ltd., the expert in global acquiring, payment, fraud and data analysis services, has today announced its partnership with US gaming operator BetMGM, the joint venture between MGM Resorts and Entain (formerly GVC).

Kneip, the global leader in fund data management, is announcing today that it has appointed Jacob Koopmans as the company’s Chief Commercial Officer.

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR), a global Fintech leader, has announced its collaboration with SLIB, a leading-edge software vendor in electronic voting and security services based in France, to offer a joint, cross-border proxy voting solution for Shareholder Rights Directive II (SRD II) compliance, covering European shareholder meetings.