Experian today launches the newest version of its fraud prevention platform to help businesses dealing with the rapid surge in demand for digital services and the growth of online accounts.

Due to the digital acceleration instigated by Covid-19, online retailers, businesses, and their customers are at risk of the growing threat from fraudsters exploiting outdated and unsophisticated fraud prevention systems. 

Market-leading Turkish fintech Papara has appointed Ziya Uçar, Founding Member of Istanbul Police Department's Anti-Cyber Crime Branch as Corporate Relations Director for cybersecurity. He will be responsible for implementing and managing intrusion detection and preventative controls against cybercrime at the fintech. 

Mastercard and NatWest Group today announced an expansion of their payments partnership by agreeing to convert all the Banking Group’s retail and business debit cards to Mastercard. The agreement includes all NatWest Group brands: NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland, Ulster Bank and Coutts, totalling 16 million cards.

Cashflows, the platform that makes it easy for merchants to accept payments, has launched Anytime Settlement. The new service enables businesses to access funds in a matter of hours following a transaction, rather than the industry average of three working days.

Nutanix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTNX), a leader in private cloud, hybrid, and multicloud computing, announced the appointment of James Sturrock as Systems Engineering Director for Western Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa (WEURSSA).

Today Datomize announced the completion of its $6 million seed funding round for the commercialization of its synthetic data solution that accelerates time to market for artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML) models and new products that drive business growth.

Josh Gunnell, head of fraud & ID pre-sales at TransUnion in the UK, comments on the recent ONS fraud statistics:

Medius, a leading provider of cloud-based spend management solutions, today announces that it has been named a ‘Leader’ in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled Accounts Payable Automation Applications for Midmarket 2020–2021 Vendor Assessment (doc # US47032620, December 2020).

Quorsus, providers of consultancy services to financial institutions, has today announced its appointment of Kieran Mullaley as Managing Partner and Head of Consulting Delivery.