The rise of digital identities

The meshing of the physical and digital world will bring significant changes to how we think about our identities. In 2019 we’ll see a global shift towards digital identification systems, driven by banks, mobile operators, OEMs, service providers and governments. 

NEXT Biometrics (Oslo Bors: NEXT), a global leader in fingerprint sensor technology, today announced a global collaboration with IOTA Foundation, a non-profit foundation focused on distributed ledger technology (DLT) and permission-less ecosystem development. NEXT and the IOTA Foundation will work together to develop Internet of Things (IoT) solutions integrating NEXT’s leading fingerprint sensor technology and IOTA Foundation’s open-source protocol.

Against the backdrop of numerous national currencies affecting trade and growth on the continent, the AFRO provides a reliable, safe and secure solution suited to Africa’s development challenges.

VERMEG the banking and insurance software solution leader has announced today that Australian Challenger Bank, Judo Capital have selected VERMEG’s AgileREPORTER package, to meet its’ Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) reporting requirements as part of its’ full banking licence application.

Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the banking software company, today announced that Banque de l’Habitat (BH)  has signed for T24 Core Banking, Payments, Channels, Analytics, Financial Crime Mitigation and Enterprise Risk Management. Banque de l’Habitat selected Temenos for its best-in-class technology, superior functionality, and the lowest total cost of ownership over a five-year span.

RSRCHXchange, the research marketplace and aggregator, today announced the launch of its Partner Provider Programme including the first intake of sell side firms. Over the past few months, RSRCHXchange has witnessed a growing demand for a research marketplace from banks, brokers and independent research providers. The new Partner Provider Programme represents those firms who opt into the RSRCHX marketplace to sell their research services, including subscriptions, individual reports or time with analysts.

According to Finance UK, there were 50,500 new homeowner re-mortgages completed in October which was 23.2 per cent more than in the same month a year earlier. The £9.2bn of re-mortgaging in the month was 22.7 per cent more year-on-year.[1]

SWIFT CEO Gottfried Leibbrandt has notified the Board of his intention to step down at the end of June 2019, after seven years in the role.

Cisco and UBS will host an ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) Conference Call/Webcast for the Financial Community, at 11:00 a.m. ET/ 4:00 p.m. GMT on Monday, December 17, 2018.

Kathy Mulvany, Cisco’s VP of Corporate Affairs, and Darrel Stickler, Cisco’s Environmental Sustainability Lead, will provide an overview of Cisco’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategy, priorities and goals, and explain why Cisco’s CSR initiatives play an important role in overall shareholder value creation.