FICO, a leading analytics software firm and provider of financial crime compliance solutions, today announced a partnership with Arachnys, a leader in risk investigation solutions for client onboarding, Know Your Customer (KYC), customer due diligence & enhanced due diligence (CDD/EDD), and anti-money laundering (AML).

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], the European market leader in payment and transaction services, announces the launch of its e-Payments Booster Program to support Start-ups and Fintechs with easy access to payments. With this move, Worldline demonstrates its strong commitment to supporting the development of the Fintech community by applying a true collaborative approach.

 HALL Group announced today that Abacus Group, a global provider of IT services for alternative investment firms, has leased 6,891 square feet at 2401 Internet Boulevard at HALL Park. Abacus will begin occupying their new space on November 1, 2019.

Cloudian® today announced the creation of EDGEMATRIX, a majority-owned subsidiary led by Hiroshi Ohta, Cloudian co-founder. The new company will provide solutions for Artificial Intelligence (AI) processing of large-scale data sets at the edge, building on the innovation and momentum Cloudian has demonstrated in the Japanese AI market.

It took 200 years before the invention of the printing press heralded the widespread use of modern banknotes. Four centuries on and blockchain technology – still barely a decade old – is moving so rapidly that the days of cash are surely numbered.

The way we use money has been revolutionised by plastic cards, online banking, contactless and smartphone payments. The next big development will see blockchain turn the concept of a cashless society from science fiction to reality.