AdTech Studio of CyberAgent, Inc. (listed in the first section of Tokyo Stock Exchange; Stock Code: 4751) has developed "PFX LIVE," which is specialized in monetizing live streaming services in "CA ProFit-X," a supply-side platform.

UBPartner (www.ubpartner.com) announced today that usage of its XT Cloud Service has soared over the last 12 months.

Now that banking on mobile devices is the norm, SIM swap fraud is becoming a growing concern across the industry. There is serious pressure on banks and mobile operators to address the issue before serious reputational damage is done; with the Financial Ombudsman Service putting more responsibility on banks to compensate affected customers and banks facing financial penalties if SIM swap fraud is not dealt with.

KinerjaPay Corp., a Delaware corporation (OTCQB: KPAY), a digital payment and e-commerce platform, ("KinerjaPay" or the "Company") announced that it has received a signed commitment from PT. Investa Wahana Group, Indonesia to invest $200 million, subscribing for $100 million in shares of the Company's Series F and an addition $100 million in shares of the Company's Series G Convertible Preferred Stock.

UK neobank Monzo has started to prepare for its launch in the US, according to sources familiar with the matter cited by TechCrunch.

To meet booming global demand for Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) IoT connectivity, Gemalto announces a platform of innovative Cinterion IoT Modules based on the latest Qualcomm^® 9205 LTE IoT modem from Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated.

Mastercard today announced that it is dropping its name from its iconic brand mark in select contexts. The interlocking red and yellow circles, referred to as the Mastercard Symbol, will now stand on its own across cards using the red and yellow brand mark, acceptance marks at retail locations both in the physical and digital worlds, and major sponsorship properties.

Semafone, the leading provider of data security and compliance solutions for contact centres, takes an optimistic view of the outlook for the technology industry in 2019. CEO Tim Critchley, global solutions director Ben Rafferty and head of information security Shane Lewis, share their top tech predictions for this year.