Italy's UniCredit says it will cut 8000 jobs and close 500 branches over the next three years as part of a programme to boost shareholder value.

Emerging technology talent specialist mthree has made a string of senior hires as part of its continued growth.

mthree, which works with leading global investment banks and fintechs, now employs more than 600 staff across four continents. The new hires come after the business reported record revenues in 2018 and are on-track to go beyond that with revenues of c. £39m in 2019.

Wirecard, the global innovation leader for digital financial technology is cooperating with CarGo Technologies for seamless payment solutions. The goal is to team up for all in-app payments for the ride hailing platform in Belgrade, Vienna and Zurich where CarGo Technologies is present, and as a payment partner for the company’s expansion.

Mexican small business lender Konfio has completed a $100 million funding round led by SoftBank's Latin American fund.

Europe's top securities regulator has recommended the establishment of a real-time consolidated ticker tape to improve transparency for equities across the EU's fragmented markets.

Frank Jan Risseeuw, CEO of account aggregation platform Yolt, is moving across to ING to take charge of the Dutch bank's 'Model Bank' strategy.

Leaders of banks need to look beyond banking in anticipation of disruption to their industry in the next decade, according to Deloitte.

Keesing Technologies, the leading global identity verification provider, announces the launch of Keesing Platform: the new online information source for and by anyone involved in the security document and identity management industry. The platform will replace one of the world’s most renowned magazines of the industry; the Keesing Journal of Documents & Identity (KJD&I).

With the roll-out of biometric fingerprint authentication smart cards, consumers will soon be able to make payments feeling more confident about the heightened security their new cards will offer. However, it’s not just consumers that stand to benefit from this advanced technology. Biometric payment cards will impact the entire ecosystem - from payment networks, smart card and secure Integrated Circuit (IC) vendors, through to biometric sensor manufacturers, retailers and merchants.

Financial IT speaks with Darcy Sullivan, Vice President - Corporate Communications at FICO