SWIFT announces that it is to open its world-leading Know Your Customer platform, The KYC Registry, to corporates.

In a first step, from Q4 2019, all 2,000 SWIFT-connected corporate groups will be able to join The KYC Registry, and use it to upload, maintain and share their KYC information with their banks.

IX Reach, the leading provider of SDN cloud connectivity, remote peering and Ethernet services to more than 170 global locations is proud to announce it has upgraded its network Point of Presence (“PoP”) at the Scottsdale data centre of Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM), the global leader in storage and infor

Since January 2018, Open Banking has been driving dramatic change across the financial world, revolutionising everything from payment solutions and budgeting tools to lending applications and credit evaluations.

But what exactly do companies offering Open Banking do? Regulated providers build and maintain the digital pipes that allow data and payments to be securely requested from banks. Companies can provide two core services available through Open Banking through two distinct FCA authorisations:

• IDology provides GBG with a strong foothold for Identity Verification and Fraud Prevention in North America, a key growth region for the company. 
• The acquisition will strengthen GBG's product portfolio and enhance its world-class customer experience, while delivering unbeatable regulatory compliance. 
• A strong cultural alignment based on an established commercial partnership.

Black Knight, Inc. (NYSE: 

ADCB has gone live in the United Arab Emirates with its personal finance management (PFM) application built on Strands' technology. The MoneyBuddy app helps ADCB customers understand and manage their finances in a smarter and more independent way.

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank is introducing a new way of communicating with its clients, focusing on a transformative user experience and offering their users all the tools they need to get a 360º snapshot of their entire financial world.

Solactive, the German index engineering firm, will collaborate with San Francisco-based AI company Truvalue Labs, intensifying efforts to meet a significant increase in client demand for ESG indices.

Card expenditure continues to rise with customers increasingly expecting to be able to use their cards, even for low value payments

Convenience and speed drive increasing card usage for lower value payments

ACH Alert, an award-winning provider of electronic payments fraud prevention technology for financial institutions of all sizes, announced today its latest Payment Data Xchange (PDX) service module within its flagship Fraud Prevention HQ  platform.

Tradeteq, the innovative AI-driven trade finance investment platform, has partnered with World of Open Account (WOA) to become Chair Partner of their “receivables as an investment class – funding and capital” Learning Lab.

WOA’s Learning Labs gather members of the WOA community to provide insight and knowledge into four areas of strategic importance to the open account ecosystem: People and Talent; Risk and Regulation; Products and Markets; Innovation and Development.