As we are now deep into Q1 2017, analyst firm Celent recently released the results of a survey on the state of innovation within financial services.

As data encryption is more widely adopted to protect sensitive applications and information, Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced the launch of two new solutions that give enterprises unparalleled speed, performance and security when encrypting data across the cloud, enterprise applications and high-speed corporate networks. 

trivago N.V. (NASDAQ: TRVG) announced today that selected financial data of the company for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2016, have been released by Expedia, Inc., trivago N.V.'s majority shareholder, as part of its quarterly and annual segment reporting. The earnings release is available on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at http://www.sec.gov.

At our very core, OANDA has always been an extremely client-focused organisation, dedicated to creating a fair and transparent arena in which retail clients can trade, safe in the knowledge that we have their best interests at heart. That’s why we believe the affirmative stance taken by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) against the misrepresentation of interests to retail clients trading the global currency markets is an extremely positive move.

MEGA International has opened a Sydney, Australia office, its ninth office worldwide. The international company, which develops software for business and IT transformation, now has offices on six continents. 

MEGA’s office are in countries where demand for business transformation software is strong and growing … Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Singapore, the UK and the US. The company also has more than 50 technology, distribution and consulting/services partners around the world.

Building on yesterday’s blog, there was another interesting debate about the risks of humans in the network.  Humans screw up.  Humans cause problems.  Humans have emotions.  Humans are not welcome here.

Did you know that 80% of people spend their time on only 5 apps? Have you ever heard them mentioning online banking app as one of their favourite? I highly doubt it!

As the importance of mobile banking applications grows, its design takes centre stage too. In the digital banking playground, there has been little innovation design-wise for quite a long time. However, since the growth of challenger banks like Qonto or Bankq,  it's clear that the industry is going through an important shift towards better designed digital experiences.