Exberry, the exchange technology pioneer, has been appointed by London Derivatives Exchange (LDX) to provide matching engine technology. The new technology partnership will enable LDX to launch global markets and cover a wide spectrum of asset classes.

Infor, a global leader in business cloud software specialized by industry, today announced that it is partnering with DBS Bank, Southeast Asia's largest bank, to integrate digital trade financing capabilities into the Infor Nexus global network of more than 68,000 businesses.

QuantaVerse, which uses AI and machine learning to automate financial crime investigation processes, engaged an independent model validation firm to ensure the regulatory rigor of its AI and machine learning platform. Leveraging its proprietary modeling framework to thoroughly analyze QuantaVerse’s AI solutions, the firm delivered a comprehensive model validation.

Quantexa – the contextual decision intelligence software company that empowers organisations to make better decisions – has today announced that it has closed a Series C round, raising a further $64.7 million (£51.2m) in funding.

As consumers increasingly leverage digital channels for their banking needs, Finzly, a modern fintech provider of banking applications for foreign exchange, trade finance, payments and digital banking, announced the availability of its contactless consumer digital account opening solutions that empower community financial institutions to deliver convenient, modern banking experiences to account holders while eliminating manual processing and driving operational savings.

This year, the financial sector’s plans have been thrown off course by a global pandemic that sent a wave of disruption rippling through the business world. The resulting national lockdowns sparked a flurried uptake of remote working tools by businesses looking to maintain operations with employees working from home.

Bottomline’s virtual media roundtable, hosted by the company’s Ed Adshead-Grant last month, gave three financial experts the chance to discuss the findings of the Bottomline Business Payments Barometer 2020 and their implications across the UK payments landscape.

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Gavin Maclean, Head of Cash Management and Payment Product, Lloyds Banking Group:

Maitland, the leading global advisory and fund administrator, has announced it is enhancing its AML regulatory compliance capabilities to meet rising demand among Luxembourg fund managers.

Driving the need for outsourced compliance services in Luxembourg is the latest anti-money laundering (AML) guidance from the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF).

Eventus Systems, Inc., a multi-award winning global trade surveillance and risk management software platform provider, today announced the appointment of Joseph Schifano as Global Head of Regulatory Affairs, Mikhail Gasiorowski as Sales Director, North America, and Diane Imas as Director of Marketing. Schifano is an attorney with more than 20 years of experience in market surveillance matters, most recently as Deputy General C

Lloyds Banking Group (Lloyds) has today announced a strategic partnership with Form3, a cloud-native payments technology fintech, to accelerate its digital transformation and enhance the digital experience for customers.