SumUp (sumup.co.uk), today announces the appointment of Alexander von Schirmeister, a former executive at eBay, as its Executive Vice President, Europe.

SIA has created the digital platform that enables passengers in Rome to pay for their tickets in Atac’s subway and railway network directly at the turnstiles using contactless credit and debit cards (MasterCard, Visa and American Express), also virtualized on smartphones and wearable devices, in a simple, fast and secure manner.

Volante Technologies Inc., a global provider of technology and software as a service to accelerate digital transformation and payments modernization, today announced it has launched financial message validation on the cloud, available as an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) on the AWS Marketplace. 

TIBCO Software Inc., a global leader in integration, API management and analytics, today announced its TIBCO NOW™ conference, taking place September 25-26, 2019 in London, is sold out. Following sold-out events in both Singapore and Chicago, the global tour brings together customers, partners, and TIBCO thought leaders to share best practices on how to innovate everywhere and digitally transform business.

Acronis, a global leader in cyber protection, today announced a $147 million investment round led by Goldman Sachs. The investment round sets the valuation of the company to over one billion dollars and enables Acronis to expand its engineering team in Singapore, Bulgaria and Arizona, build additional data centers, and grow through acquisitions.

Payrexx - a fast-growing payment provider in the DACH region - will integrate with the EU payment fintech and merchant acquirer, Clearhaus, for processing Visa, Mastercard, Google Pay and Apple Pay payments online. The partnership will bring two quickly expanding fintech players together to offer superior payment solutions to online stores across Europe.

Edge has won “Best Edge Computing Platform” in the IoT Innovation category at the Future Digital Awards 2019. The award was given following a thorough judging process undertaken by the analyst team at digital research consultancy Juniper Research.

Juniper judged award entrants on a number of elements, specifically: Product Features and User Benefits; Product Innovation; Commercial Partnerships; Commercial Launches; Compliance & Certification; and Future Business Prospects.

The key strengths and advantages of Edge noted by the judging panel were:

InstaReM, the Singapore-headquartered digital cross-border payments provider has launched its services in Canada, solidifying its presence in North America. InstaReM offers quick, convenient, and cost-effective digital cross-border money transfers to individuals and businesses globally.

Klarna and Mothercare have today announced an extension of their current payments partnership, which will see Klarna’s Pay later, Pay in 3, and Slice it (0% interest) products available online and in-store across the UK. 

The partnership offers new convenience for Mothercare shoppers, as Klarna’s smooth and easy payment options are available online for the first time. Parents searching for cots, clothing or car seats, can now sleep easy — or try to — knowing they have the option to pay for items later, or in instalments.