ACA Compliance Group (ACA) announced today that Anthony Bennett has joined ACA Mirabella, part of ACA Compliance Group, as head of sales and client development.

On January 22nd, Trilo (Trilo Group Ltd.) powered the first ever Point of Sale (POS) payment using Open Banking at Naama Studios. The customer simply had to scan a QR code in order to make a £170 payment. In return for using Trilo, the customer also had a 1% donation made to the UK-based charity, Forward Trust, on their behalf. With this landmark payment, merchants across the UK can now offer their customers the chance to pay directly from their bank account by simply scanning a QR code.

Path Solutions is pleased to announce that International Development Bank (“IDB”) in Iraq - one of the fastest growing banks in the region, has successfully gone live with iMAL*BI from Path Solutions.

Yolt Technology Services (YTS), the leading open banking provider, has today expanded out the applicability of its Account Information Services (AIS) to provide enhanced data insights for UK mortgage lenders.

Made possible by the growth of financial data sharing under the Open Banking framework introduced by the CMA in 2016 – and supporting regulation by the FCA – AIS facilitates the secure transmission of an individual’s transactional data across to a regulated lender, with that individual’s permission.

Nutanix survey finds hybrid cloud is becoming a strategic business requirement

United Fintech has entered the Market Data & RegTech space with the acquisition of German fintech, TTMzero. United Fintech has taken a 25% stake in the market leading firm, with the intention of increasing to 80% over the next three years.

ZEN (zen.com), a newly launched licensed European fintech company, and SIA, a leading European hi-tech company in the payment services and infrastructures sector, controlled by CDP Equity, have announced their partnership to bring ZEN’s innovative digital financial solution to consumers and entrepreneurs in 32 European countries [1], including the UK.

GBG, the global specialist in identity data intelligence, has announced  an enhanced  partnership with leading Near-Field Communication (NFC) technology provider InnoValor, to implement their patented ReadID technology into GBG’s suite of identity verification and fraud prevention tools.

 LINE Bank announced today that it has been granted an operational license by Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission for launching an internet-only bank. After receiving a banking permit in 2019, LINE Bank has been cooperating with the regulatory authorities on the due diligence process.

Integral, a leading FX technology provider, announced today that Spuerkeess has chosen Integral’s BankFX™ workflow and trading technology to support its eFX operations worldwide.

Spuerkeess sought an experienced FX technology provider and selected Integral for its highly configurable cloud-based systems and sophisticated modular solutions. The deployment of Integral technology has delivered advanced risk management services and enabled full automation of the group’s execution workflow.