SWIFT today announces a proof-of-concept (PoC) on e-Voting, using distributed ledger technology (DLT). SWIFT will jointly conduct the PoC in the Asia Pacific region, with leading securities software provider SLIB and the Singapore Exchange (SGX), along with Deutsche Bank, DBS, HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank.

Fenergo, a leading provider of digital Client Lifecycle Management (CLM) solutions for financial institutions, today announced the launch of the next generation Fenergo Hierarchy Manager (FHM). The sophisticated ultimate beneficial ownership (UBO) and counterparty hierarchy modeling and visualisation tool, built on the latest Force-directed graph technology, streamlines anti-money laundering (AML) screening enabling financial institutions to better manage and mitigate risk.

Stable, the venture backed fintech that is rapidly disrupting the commodity price risk management (CPRM) industry, today announces the launch of its risk management platform. The new platform is initially focused on food and farming businesses in over 15 countries around the world.

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the bank of the world’s most innovative companies and their investors, released its Women in Technology Leadership 2019 report. The report shows that while there has been some progress over the last year, a lack of gender parity persists.

Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, today announced the availability of three new cloud-based Hardware Security Module (HSM) services, HSM On Demand for CyberArk, HSM On Demand for Hyperledger and 

Cognizant today announced it has acquired  Meritsoft, a privately-held financial software company based in Dublin, Ireland. Meritsoft is best known for its FINBOS platform for post-trade processing, an intelligent automation solution for managing taxes, fees, commissions, and cash flow functions between financial institutions.  Meritsoft’s products are currently used by five of the world’s eight leading investment banks. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. 

Flywire, a company that solves complex payment problems for leading businesses and institutions, continued its rapid growth in 2018, reaching new milestones in cross-border payment volumes and customers. The company, which raised $100 million in new funding mid-year, expanded its presence significantly in Asia-Pacific and EMEA and saw significant gains in both regions. In addition, Flywire rebranded and integrated OnPlan, a domestic payment capability acquired earlier in the year, into its product suite.

Worldwide Blockchain Spending Forecast to Reach $2.9 Billion in 2019, According to New IDC Spending Guide

azultec, provider of an eco-friendly concept for cloud computing, kicks off its ICO (Initial Coin Offering). This is to further optimize the production of water-cooled rendering workstations as well as to finance the development of the world's largest decentralized cloud computing network. The ICO is managed from Germany.

FinTech Sandbox is pleased to announce today a partnership with Euromoney TRADEDATA, a leader in providing trusted reference data solutions to the global future and options industry. Euromoney TRADEDATA will provide data to promising startups selected by FinTech Sandbox for use in the development and testing of a wide range of exciting and transformational products and services.