Appian, a leading Low-Code and Business Process Management platform provider, today announced it was awarded Technology Alliance Partner of the Year at Blue Prism World 2018 in New York City.

Cryptocurrencies are not of primary importance for business, blockchain-based payments is what defines the future while mining is becoming more power consuming. These are key points voiced at Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Australia in Sydney, a large international event dedicated to blockchain, cryptocurrencies and ICO, on May 29.

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The possibilities for paying via smartphone are increasing:
major retail chains, following individual merchants, are choosing SIA’s service  

Banca di Asti and Biver Banca among the most recent to join the 130-strong subscriber banks

Ex-HSBC Commercial Bank COO Commits to Customer Centricity and Capitalising on Key Strengths  

• The Fintonic platform processes the entire loan procedure for amounts up to 30,000 euros in just three minutes while you are still connected to the app.
• Fintonic provides real-time information on bank accounts, credit cards and insurance policies. Its alert system helps you to manage finances better.
• Entities such as EVO Finance, Wanna, WiZink or Zaplo have also joined the loan marketplace.

SoftServe, a leading global digital authority and consulting company, announced today it has achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) DevOps Competency status.

Concardis Payment Group will merge with Nets to further drive the European expansion of the combined Group

Customers will benefit from a comprehensive portfolio of state-of-the-art solutions

Both companies will retain their brands

Finastra today announced the appointment of Simon Paris as Chief Executive Officer. Paris, who currently serves as Finastra’s Deputy CEO, will take over as CEO from Nadeem Syed as a part of a planned succession process. The company’s strong performance during its first year has been driven by double-digit bookings growth and the integration of Misys and D+H.

Joint offering additionally helps customers to comply with PSD2, AMLD5 and eIDAS regulations  

Mitek (NASDAQ:MITK) a global leader in digital identity verification software solutions, and Signicat, the world’s leading trusted digital identity provider, today announced a partnership to improve the digital customer on-boarding process for Europe’s financial services companies, while helping clients in their efforts to comply with a number of regulations, including PSD2, AMLD5, and eIDAS.

More than two thirds of the people in Finland, Sweden and Norway are worried about how companies use the personal data they collect. This is one of the main findings in a new SynoInt survey commissioned by Tieto. Over 90 percent of the respondents say it is important to be informed about how companies use their personal data but only one third believe that the companies do this well enough.