Viva Wallet, the European payments disruptor to offer a revolutionary PIN on COTS payment solution targeting small businesses, announces further expansion to 12 new markets at Money 20/20 Europe

Viva Wallet, the first European cloud-based digital payments provider that is entirely based on Microsoft Azure, introduces a new payments app to support PIN on COTS solution offering small businesses a new way to accept payments on the go, 24/7 from any location in Europe where the company operates.

Identitii Limited (Identitii or the Company) (ASX:ID8) has become a Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft) ‘Co-Sell Ready’ partner. Achieving Microsoft Co-sell Ready status enables Identitii to direct global marketing and sales efforts towards Microsoft’s significant financial services customer base, including tier one financial institutions, to drive global sales of Overlay+.

SWIFT announces today that it has been awarded a license to provide ESMIG connectivity services from November 2021, as a Network Service Provider for the Eurosystem’s TARGET Services.

SWIFT’s appointment through the Eurosystem’s public tender process evidences both trust and confidence in SWIFT’s services as well as SWIFT’s own commitment to supporting Market Infrastructures and in driving modernisation. SWIFT supports 254 domestic and pan-regional payment systems across the world.

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Featurespace introduced Adaptive Behavioral Biometrics, which uses in-session behavioral data collected from digital channels in real time to detect and prevent fraud during customer onboarding and digital sessions.

Digix (DigixGlobal Pte. Ltd.) announces the official launch of its smart assets with Point-of-Sales solutions provider, Pundi X. This vision is made more possible and practical by the recent partnership between Digix and Pundi X, which will allow users of the Pundi X card to pay for their transactions using DGX at any XPOS-enabled counters.

Mastercard has received certifications under the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Cross Border Privacy Rules system and the Privacy Recognition for Processors system. Mastercard is now one of the few companies that have both implemented Binding Corporate Rules approved by the EU data protection authorities, and achieved the APEC certifications.

As part of an international banking alliance, Bank Leumi of Israel (TASE: LUMI), CIBC and National Australia Bank (ASX: NAB) today introduced Global Alliance Fintech Link, a global online portal developed to help drive client-focused innovation by facilitating collaboration between the banks and financial technology firms (fintechs).

Technology supplier, Altus, and research house, Fundscape, have formed a strategic partnership to develop new solutions and products for the financial services industry. The joint venture will combine rigorous systems engineering with in-depth industry expertise to deliver innovative, market-leading services.

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) today published a report on crypto-assets, which considers work underway, regulatory approaches and potential gaps. The report is being delivered to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors for their meeting in Fukuoka on 8-9 June.