In ever more challenging times, the payments industry needs to maintain trust by finding a way to protect consumers from the constant threat of payment fraud and theft. Consumer’s wishing to limit physical contact during the current pandemic has led to the popularity of contactless payments which has accelerated in multiple territories.

Entrust, a leading provider of trusted identities, payments and data protection, today announced the Sigma® Instant Desktop Issuance solution, an innovative direct-to-card solution for instant physical and mobile ID issuance.

Huobi Global, the world's leading digital asset exchange, today announced support for the Australian dollar (AUD), British pound sterling (GPB), and Euro (EUR) through Banxa, an internationally compliant fiat-to-crypto gateway solution. The partnership allows users in Australia, UK, and the European Union to purchase cryptocurrencies with their official fiat currencies.

Leading experts from the banking, finance and investment industry will come together for an exciting andinformative two-day virtual conference called “Future Banks Summit KSA” schedule on 23-24 November 2020 from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM (KSA time), organized by Verve Management, a UAE based business intelligence and event company.

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Fast growth fintech TradeCore today announces a partnership with Plato, supporting the payments business in bringing quicker, easier and more cost-effective payment transfers to customers.

COVID-19 has been a major stress test for digital transformation. Merchants have had to ramp up their e-commerce, delivery and card-not-present capabilities. As COVID-19 continues to take its toll, players in the payments market will need to continue to innovate to meet their customer needs.

Detected, the world’s first agnostic business verification platform, has closed its pre-seed funding round at £250,000. This first tranche has been raised from a number of prominent angel investors within the founding team’s network. Participants include:

Lanistar, the hassle-free banking alternative set to revolutionise how customers streamline their money, has today announced it has opened a new European office in Athens, as part of its rapid expansion plans. 

Fintech is not everything - but it touches everything. This is probably the best way to describe the rapid speed at which fintech services continue their victorious march across the world and across every segment of the global economy. While the revenues that the fintech provides are astonishing, not everyone is happy with its swift growth.