Elavon, a wholly-owned subsidiary of U.S. Bank and one the largest payments processors globally, today appointed Pari Sawant as Chief Product Officer.

As Chief Product Officer, Elavon, Sawant will oversee the organization’s global product management efforts and a worldwide team. Sawant joins Elavon with more than 20 years of experience as an executive and senior leader in consumer, SMB and enterprise software. This work encompassed global product management, financial management, marketing, analytics, AI and product development.

Opsmatix, an innovative fintech providing AI-powered  unstructured communications management solutions, announces the appointment of New York-based  seasoned finance and technology executive Dan Kramer as CEO. Dan replaces Justin Forrest, who is now  the global COO of the company. 

AstroPay, the global leader in online payment solutions, has launched a new in-app feature, Transfer, which enables users to transfer money to even those contacts who don’t have an existing AstroPay account as long as they are in the same country. Available in over 150 countries, this new functionality makes transferring money between digital wallets even easier and is commission free.

India’s largest trade finance network, announced today that it has raised a further INR 114cr as part of its Series C funding from International Finance Corporation (IFC) and PayU, the Payments and Fintech business of Prosus. Vayana plans to use the funds to build products focused on helping MSMEs better manage their working capital and become credit ready.

Day trading involves buying and selling assets, whether stocks or currency pairs, within a short period of time to within a day. Day trading is highly risky because it relies heavily on price fluctuations and the volatility of the financial market for profit-making.

Real-time economic intelligence provider, QuantCube Technology, today announced that it has added three new real-time economic indicators to the QuantCube Macroeconomic Intelligence Platform – tracking congestion in three of the biggest ports in the world: Shanghai, Los Angeles/Long Beach and Rotterdam. The QuantCube Port Congestion Indicators aim to provide an early signal about problems in global supply chains.

According to a recent research, point-of-sale or POS terminals are all set to grow by 156% by 2026.

If you own a small business, chances are that you don’t want to spend too much money on your physical retail location.

One of the ways you can save money while still providing a more pleasant experience for your customers is by installing a POS system at your place of business.

A POS system will keep more money in your pockets in the long run through lower business costs and higher sales volume.

Paysend, the UK-based fintech with over 6.5 million customers, today announced that it has opened its Americas headquarters in Miami. The move embraces Miami’s reputation as America’s new FinTech capital, with a growing community of venture capital and fintech startup firms flocking to the area to take advantage of proximity to LATAM markets as well as an influx of top entrepreneurial and technology talent.

 Moneyhub, the market-leading Open Data and payments platform, is partnering with financial technology platform

 TORA, provider of the industry’s most advanced order and execution management system (OEMS), today announced that Higo bank has selected TORA to upgrade their electronic trading operations.