Worldline, the European market leader in payment and transaction services, proudly announces the winners of its e-Payments Challenge 2019, the industry’s unique hackathon that speeds up the innovation-to-business cycle. The competition showed an extraordinary level of professionalism amongst the Fintechs and produced spot-on solutions to a multitude of industry challenges. Best examples are OneVisage that won the Grand Jury award and Cloudasset, awarded with a special prize.

With greater scrutiny of traditional financial transactions and more effective systems to identify fraud and malpractice across most sectors, criminals are increasingly searching for new ways to hide and move money online. Across the world, bad actors are looking for gaps in Anti-Money Laundering (AML) defences and loopholes to escape the notice of law enforcement agencies and regulators. They are doing so mainly through digital channels, where the landscape is vast and constantly evolving.

A global survey of institutional investors commissioned by financial automation software leader BlackLine, Inc. (Nasdaq: BL) reveals that 82 percent of global investors believe companies in their portfolio often resort to legal but ‘creative’ accounting tactics in order to attract or satisfy investors, causing investors to increase scrutiny over portfolio company financials.

Microgen Financial Systems and Touchstone Wealth Management, leading providers of financial services technology systems, today announced their merger, becoming the leading provider of technology to the Trust and Corporate Services market.

How to develop a practical approach to the surveillance challenge facing compliance and control professionals at global asset managers and hedge funds.

Signicat, the Trusted Digital Identity Companyä today announced that it was recognized as a leader in Identity Proofing by One World Identity (OWI). OWI is a market intelligence and strategy firm focused on identity, trust, and the data economy. Each year, OWI designs an Identity Landscape, providing a comprehensive and holistic view of leaders in the identity space.

From banknotes, cards and mobile payments to cryptocurrencies and, more recently, Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), the world is witnessing breakthroughs in financial technology.

ICS Financial Systems Limited (ICSFS), the global software and services provider for banks and financial institutions, Islamic team have participated in The Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) workshop, the leading international not-for-profit organisation primarily responsible for development and issuance of standards for the global Islamic finance industry.