Cash-flow is the heartbeat of most organisations. Without access to secure working capital, it is difficult for businesses to operate effectively on a day to day basis. In the long-term, poor cash flow can impact more than just the operational efficiency of the business. It can also affect relationships with suppliers, increase employee stress and cause businesses to miss sales opportunities. As such, the management and collection of debt is an important activity as this ensures that sales are converted into cash as quickly as possible.

Silicon Valley analytics software firm FICO today announced that Amazon Web Services (AWS) is joining FICO® World 2018, a leading Decisions conference on artificial intelligence (AI), applied analytics, and decision management, as a platinum sponsor. AWS and Amazon executives will discuss their relationship with FICO to help drive digital transformation in organisations.

Banco Santander today announced the launch of a new international payments service using blockchain-based technology. The service is available to retail customers in Spain, UK, Brazil and Poland, and will be rolled out across more countries in the coming months.

The new service, known as ‘Santander One Pay FX’, makes it possible for customers to complete international transfers on the same day in many cases or by the next day. The service also shows them the exact amount that will be received in the destination currency before they make the transfer.

With the rollout of such a massive regulation as MiFID II, there are bound to be some hiccups, but so far firms are mainly wrestling with trade reporting and data quality issues.

TruRating, a technology company specialising in point-of-payment customer feedback solutions announced today an official extension with Magento Commerce, the worldwide leader in cloud digital commerce innovation. TruRating is now available for Magento merchants looking to select innovative solutions that enhance business operations. 

Workday, Inc., a leader in enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, today announced it is expanding its operations into Italy with the opening of a new office in Milan. Services partners that currently support existing local customers are ready to assist new Workday deployments in Italy.

Aryaka, the leading global SD-WAN provider, today announced that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has given Aryaka a 5-Star rating in its 2018 Partner Program Guide.

Mastercard has been partnering with city authorities and transit operators to bring the best secure digital payment technologies to their transport systems for years. More recently we’ve observed the rapid rise of mobile ride-hailing apps like Uber, Grab and Lyft competing for ridership in cities.

COSS.IO, a Singapore-based cryptocurrency trading platform announced today that it has included the MARK (MRK) coin launched by MARK.SPACE platform into its list of digital currencies. The listing is symbolically confined to the date April 12th, which is celebrated internationally as the Day of Human Space Flight.  

Inclusion is important to Mastercard. As such, it’s important for us to be engaged in forums where we can help shape that thinking and align our actions with our values.  Mastercard is proud to participate in the annual Women in the World Summit for the fourth year. “We stand for inclusiveness and helping to create brighter futures for all people,” Craig Vosburg, President of North America.