Semafone®, the leading provider of data security and multi-channel compliance solutions for call and contact centres, has appointed Marc Cremer as Executive Vice President of Sales for North America. Cremer will be responsible for leading Semafone’s direct, partner, and channel sales teams as well as growing strategic relationships with high-value customers and partners. Additionally, he will lead the expansion of Semafone’s North American sales team, adding top talent in 2020 and beyond. 

Bahruz Naghiyev, Member of the Executive Board, Pasha Bank at Sibos 2019

Pico, a leading provider of technology services for the financial markets community globally, is pleased to announce the launch of an optical dark-fiber network with capacity of up to ten terabits per second (Tbps), initially connecting Wall Street liquidity centers Equinix NY4 (Secaucus), Nasdaq (Carteret), Intercontinental Exchange NYSE (Mahwah), and Cyxtera NJ2 (Weehawken).

ICAP Information, part of TP ICAP, the world’s largest inter-dealer broker, has launched a data package covering African OTC markets.

Solactive is pleased to announce the launch of the Solactive ARC ESG Big Data Europe Index, which was developed with ARC Responsible Investment earlier this year, and is designed to track the performance of European stocks with a high consensus Environmental, Governance, and Social (ESG) Score, based on data provided by OWL Analytics and Investment Research. Simultaneously, the Index includes high dividend stocks and displays a low-risk profile. HSBC has licensed the Index to manufacturing products for its markets clients.

Previse, the fintech that uses AI to get suppliers paid instantly, today announced that it was selected to join Start Path, Mastercard’s award-winning startup engagement programme for later-stage scaling startups. Through the six-month programme, a dedicated Mastercard Sponsor provides a gateway to operational support, technology expertise, commercial engagement with Mastercard’s global ecosystem and opportunity to secure strategic investment.

Yolt users in the UK, France and Italy can apply for a Raisin account accessing a wide range of deposit products, select from competitive Raisin offers and see their deposits, directly within the app. The integration builds on Yolt’s mission to enable users to make informed financial decisions. Within the Yolt marketplace, users can currently switch their household bills, shop for insurance, make investments, combine their pensions and now, grow their savings via Raisin.

RegTech company Konsentus led the field at the Emerging Payments Awards by being recognised in three categories for their first-class PSD2 Open Banking solution.

Industry experts from the world of payments were joined by rising FinTech stars to celebrate achievements from the past year. Konsentus’ Third Party Provider (TTP) Regulatory & Checking solution was confirmed by the acclaimed panel of Judges, chaired by John Chaplin, as being a game-changer for PSD2 Open Banking implementation, winning in:

• Best Technical Service Organisation supporting Emerging Payments

Since the launch of contactless just over a decade ago, innovation in payment cards has struggled to keep pace. While card payments themselves have steadily risen, in an increasingly mobile and digital age, many are already predicting the death of the card.

The beginning of the end for the payment card? Not quite. In recent years, we’ve seen the development and launch of new, non-standard cards that are giving the form factor the boost it needs to continue to thrive.