first direct has appointed Chris Pitt as Chief Executive (CEO), with effect from 1 October. Chris is currently Head of Marketing, HSBC UK.

Chris will be responsible for delivering first direct’s strategic growth plans as it focuses on giving customers confidence in digital experiences and a humanity they can’t get elsewhere.

FinecoBank today announces the expansion of its investment products with a suite of funds from Algebris.

With the new funds from London-based Algebris, Fineco clients in the UK now have access to a wide variety of investment strategies and asset classes. The funds include: 

Intellect Design Arena Ltd, a global leader in Financial Technology across Banking and Insurance, announces its membership of global banking standards organisations, Banking Industry Architecture Network (BIAN), the non-profit organisation that promotes and provides a common framework for the banking industry.

Today, Singapore-based Broctagon Fintech Group announces that it has upgraded its NEXUS 2.0 liquidity aggregator technology, with the launch of Native Altcoin Liquidity Management. The precision-based liquidity management system (LMS) allows exchanges to regulate the demand and supply of their native altcoins via algo-automated execution to achieve healthy liquidity and enhance token tradability.

CrossTower, a new exchange

GlobalPlatform, the standard for secure digital services and devices, has released a new specification to simplify and bring greater trust to the authentication of digital services on smartphones and biometric-enabled cards.

The global pandemic is driving consumers to seek flexible payment options while issuers and merchants alike want to provide cardholders with choice, control and simplicity at checkout. To address this, Mastercard today announced a new partnership with TSYS, a Global Payments company, that will enable consumers to use their Mastercard to split transactions into installments before, during or after checkout.

SWIFT and BAE Systems Applied Intelligence today published ‘Follow the Money’, a new report that describes the complex web of money mules, front companies and cryptocurrencies that criminals use to siphon funds from the financial system after a cyber-attack.

Financial technology leader FIS™ (NYSE: FIS) announced today that it has signed a long-term agreement with CACEIS, jointly owned by Credit Agricole S.A. and Santander, to provide the asset servicing firm with an enhanced payment hub to industrialize payment operations, reduce processing costs and provide a smooth payment experience.

Leading international health and security provider, Healix International, has announced plans to integrate with SAP® Concur® solutions. SAP Concur is the world’s leading brand for travel, expense and invoice management solutions. The new version of the Healix Sentinel Tracker will leverage SAP Concur data to address the safety challenges facing employers with global workforces.