Singapore Exchange (SGX), the world's largest and fastest-growing Asian foreign exchange (FX) futures marketplace, and Cassini Systems, the leading provider of pre- and post-trade margin and collateral analytics for derivatives markets, have partnered to provide a free service for SGX market participants, to help them prepare to meet the Uncleared Margin Rules (UMR) requirements.

Button, the leading mobile commerce technology company, announced its partnership with Plum, the money management AI assistant.

Leading LendTech company, DivideBuy, has revealed the results of its partnership with Grass Warehouse, the UK’s leading retailer of artificial grass and the online-only subsidiary of the Walton Flooring Centre.

Payments company EBANX is ready to provide debit card payment processing in Brazil to all global merchants. By integrating once with the EBANX debit card solution for the country, merchants will be able to offer Brazilian consumers the option to pay using a variety of debit cards, from both local and global schemes, including the virtual debit card recently launched by the Brazilian Caixa Econômica Federal. 

Following the signing of a five-year contract, Equifinance has successfully migrated its existing secured loan portfolio onto the Phoebus account servicing product. Migration took place over the weekend of the 8th August and the implementation project was delivered on time and on budget.

One of the world’s leading online marketplace platforms, Marketplacer, and international digital commerce consultancy, Tryzens, have partnered to enable online retailers to drive sales, gain rapid access to sellers, and manage products via a simplified dropship system.

It has been made abundantly clear that only the most innovative, fast-moving and customer centric carriers will survive. As the spotlight shines on our industry more than ever, now is the time to move digitalization and tech investment to the top of your agenda. With more options – and competition – than ever for the latest technologies, the real challenge for carriers is not only knowing what works but getting to market before others.

Recent digitisation is a big opportunity for the planning industry to reach a wider audience and do things differently. According to the Office of National Statistics, 93% of UK households had access to the internet and nine out of ten adults used the internet at least once a week in 2019. This means that there is now a real democratic reason to drag heels.

The only constant in society and culture is change. Humanity’s infinite urge to innovate transforms our everyday life to an unimaginable extend, and innovative technologies open doors for more interconnection and efficiency. From top artists performing live concerts through online video games, to prestigious universities offering some of their degrees completely online, our social lives are becoming more and more dependent on technology by the day.

ConsenSys, an industry-leading blockchain software company, today announced the acquisition of Quorum®, an enterprise-variant of the Ethereum blockchain developed by J.P. Morgan (NYSE: JPM).