Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR), a global Fintech leader and part of the S&P 500® Index, has entered into an agreement withPreqin, the leading provider of global private market data, to offer clients private assets and flows data for alternative products. The Preqin data comprises intelligence on approximately $10.42 trillion of assets in private equity, venture capital, hedge funds, real estate, infrastructure, private debt and natural resources.

Konsentus today announced that the innovative online bank Moneyou, a subsidiary of ABN AMRO, with over 500,000 customers in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and Austria, has selected Konsentus to support the roll-out of their PSD2 open banking offerings.

Konsentus will provide Moneyou with Third Party Provider (TPP) Identity & Regulatory checking – a vital component of the PSD2 directive – and allow Moneyou to remain PSD2 and GDPR compliant by ensuring that they only provide authorised and regulated third parties with access to their customers’ transaction accounts.

NTT Security, the specialised security company and centre of excellence in security for NTT Group, has launched its inaugural Women in Cybersecurity Awards as part of an initiative to recognise and inspire talented female professionals and newcomers in the cybersecurity industry.

Xero, the small business platform, has announced a partnership with Stripe to develop new innovations that help small businesses get paid faster, in more ways, and gain more visibility over their business performance.

Global financial crime protection firm TruNarrative has strengthened its gambling and commercial team with the appointment of Adam Doyle as its new head of gaming.

Having previously worked for identity management specialist GBG – leading the company’s gaming team for over six years – Adam brings over nine years’ experience of identity management and fraud specialising within the gambling industry.

Adam has been brought on board to grow the company’s presence within the sector in the UK and Europe, as well as facilitate service expansion into the USA market.

Wolters Kluwer’s Finance, Risk & Reporting (FRR) business has won a major award from Risk magazine. For the second year running its OneSumX for Regulatory Reporting solution has been named Regulatory Reporting System of the Year in the publication’s annual Technology Awards which celebrate excellence and innovation.

Xero, the small business platform, has formed a global collaboration with the multinational professional services network, PwC. The collaboration now allows local PwC firms around the world to provide quick and easy access for their clients to access the Xero platform.

As worldwide card fraud continues to rise, it is fundamental that the payments industry steps up to the challenge to prevent further data breaches and losses. One of the key elements of keeping data secure is PCI DSS compliance. The security standard has been around for a long time. But, shockingly, not all payments actors take it seriously. So, what is PCI DSS and why is it so important?

Introducing PCI DSS

NatWest is the first high street bank to enable customers to open an account in minutes using a selfie and photo ID to verify who they are.

Using state of the art AI, real-time biometric checks confirm their selfie matches the image in their photographic ID and ID documents are authenticated preventing fraudulent applications and removing the need to provide ID documents either by post or in branch.

Frans Woelders, Chief Digital Officer at NatWest, said: