Semafone®, the leading provider of data security and compliance solutions for over-the-phone payments, has called on contact centres to pay heed to changes to the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) guidance for protecting telephone-based payment card data.

Latin America has established itself as a leading region in terms of innovation in the financial services sector that has seen more than 1,100 FinTech ventures and around a 50% annual growth rate in the main markets, according to research conducted by Startupbootcamp in Latin America.

New York-based ETF provider Global X releases the new Global X E-commerce ETF (EBIZ), which tracks the Solactive E-commerce Index (SOLEBIZ) that is based on a proprietary algorithm to select its index components.

E-commerce is experiencing a genuine boom. In 2017, 2.73 billion online shoppers accounted for sales of over USD 2.3 tn. While the user base is expected to grow to 3.1 billion people globally in 2021, the E-retail revenues are projected to rise to USD 4.88 tn in 2021. 

Mambu, the leading SaaS banking engine today announced it is powering Lendico Switzerland AG, helping the Swiss marketplace lender bring its digital alternative to traditional small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) financing to the Swiss market.

Lendico Switzerland AG, a company of PostFinance, provides new investment opportunities to private and institutional investors. Since its launch in 2016, the lender has quickly established itself as one of the market leaders in Swiss SME financing.

Online dating provider insparx has partnered with optile, the next-generation open payment platform for global online businesses, to introduce local payment options in regional markets including the Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Brazil and Mexico. The integration of new payment methods helps insparx establish its dating portals be2 (an online dating service) and c-date (a digital platform for non-binding dates) in new markets. Key to success is that users are offered a variety of local and global payment options.

The company Penkių kontinentų bankinės technologijos (BS/2), belonging to the Penki Kontinentai Group and specializing in software and hardware for financial organizations and retail, is listed in Top10 European banking technology companies according to the Banking CIO Outlook ranking.

Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, says the energy and utilities sector is on the verge of a technological revolution that will see consumers increasingly engaged in their day-day energy needs, which alongside broader disruption, spells profound change for the industry.

Family Bank Limited (FamilyBank.co.ke), a leading bank in Kenya, has partnered with London-based financial technology firm SimbaPay (www.SimbaPay.com) to launch an instant money transfer service from Kenya to China through WeChat – a service that will help boost Kenya-China trade.

The EU’s e-Privacy regulation, which is expected in 2019, is set to be the next major piece of legislation designed to protect the privacy and security of personal information. A step on from GDPR, e-Privacy protects meta data (as well as voice and email data) and  will oversee and regulate privacy in ‘Over the Top’ eComms channels (i.e. social media and messaging) – something which many younger traders are already relying upon to do business.