Do you remember coins? When was the last time you actually carried around a pocketful of pennies to pay for something? Given the rapid growth of contactless transactions, mobile payment apps and online shopping, it was probably quite a while ago now. Advancing banking technology, means we are fast moving towards a cashless society.

DriveWealth Holdings, Inc., a leader in global digital trading technology, announced the further strengthening of its executive team, naming Ryan Burke to the role of Chief Information Officer of its subsidiary DriveWealth Technologies. Burke has more than 16 years of senior operations, brokerage and risk experience in the equities and capital markets sector.

Wirecard, the global innovation leader in digital financial technology, and Affin Bank Berhad (“AFFINBANK”) today announced an extension of their collaboration focused on revolutionizing internet banking for consumers in Malaysia. Through this partnership, over 300,000 AFFINBANK customers are already benefitting from an array of services such as e-commerce and mobile payment powered by Wirecard technology. By leveraging more of Wirecard’s platform, AFFINBANK is able to launch a complete internet banking solution which will drive customer growth and retention and boost e-banking usage.

Spendesk, the leading spend management platform for small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs), today announced it has raised €35M in a Series B round led by Index Ventures. This round brings the total raised to €45M. The investment will help fund product development and accelerate international expansion, with new offices opening in Berlin and London.

Worldline, the European market leader in payment and transaction services, announces the readiness of its Acquiring and E-Commerce platforms with respect to the mandatory processing of transactions according to the new 3D Secure 2.0 standard.  With live transactions performed for European retailers, e.g. in the retail sector, digital services and ticketing. Worldline proves its capabilities to support merchants in meeting the demanding new requirements of PSD2 - which officially come into effect on 14 September 2019.

Brewin Dolphin, one of the UK’s leading wealth managers, has launched it’s ‘MyBrewin app’. This new app is an extension of the current MyBrewin online client portal. The client app has been made available both on the iPhone and Apple Watch and Android-based devices, and will provide Brewin Dolphin clients with instant access to current information about their portfolios, asset allocation and performance.

FIME’s EMV^®* 3-D Secure (3DS) test platform and laboratory have been qualified by EMVCo for ACS component testing, protocol 2.1. The combination of an automated test platform and FIME’s 3DS experts brings agility and efficiency for payment solution providers (PSPs), EMV 3DS vendors and banks while ensuring the compliance of new authentication implementations.

PBZ serves a wide range of business, corporate and institutional clients comprising Government and government agencies, all types of companies, societies, clubs, associations, NGOs, United Nation boards, Diplomatic Missions as well as individuals. We offer current accounts in both local currency (Tanzanian Shillings) and in foreign currencies (Sterling Pounds (GBP), Euro and US Dollar). 

Delta Capita, the international business and technology consulting and managed services firm, has today announced it is collaborating with The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, to help market participants meet their Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR) trade reporting obligations.

Adaptive, a consultancy delivering real-time trading technology, today announced that it has ranked 82 in the 19^th Annual Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100 league table. Tech Track comprises the top 100 private tech, media and telecoms (TMT) companies in Britain that have displayed the biggest commitment to research innovation and product development.