The Foundation for Interwallet Operability (FIO) has announced the game-changing integration of leading wallets and non-custodial service providers, ShapeShift, Coinomi, ChangeNOW and Mycelium. The use of FIO protocol will now be extended to over a million more cryptocurrency users and enables people to participate in the blockchain ecosystem without needing complex public addresses.

ING announced today that Ljiljana Čortan will be appointed chief risk officer of ING. Ljiljana Čortan until recently served as chief risk officer of HypoVereinsbank – UniCredit Bank (HVB) in Germany. She will succeed Steven van Rijswijk, who was appointed CEO of ING effective 1 July 2020.

Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA and HKEX: 9988, “Alibaba” or “Alibaba Group”) today announced its financial results for the quarter ended September 30,  2020.

Global law firm DLA Piper in collaboration with Aldersgate DLS (Digital Ledger Solutions), has launched TOKO, a unique tokenisation engine and vital component in the digital asset ecosystem.  Developed with Aldersgate DLS, TOKO provides smart contract functionality and digital asset creation functionality and assurance.

Today, An Post has introduced a great new piece of functionality to its An Post Money Current Account with the addition of Apple Pay.

An Post Money Current Account customers can now enjoy all the benefits of their An Post Money Current Account Mastercard debit card with Apple Pay on iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad and Mac.

Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the banking software company, today announced the appointment of Phillip Finnegan as Managing Director for the Pacific region. Finnegan will be responsible for customer engagement and regional strategy in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. He brings 20 years’ experience in financial services technology to spearhead Temenos’ continued business growth and support the rapid pace of banking innovation in the region.

British Business Investments, a commercial subsidiary of the British Business Bank, today announces a £30 million commitment to support UK small businesses through Funding Circle’s UK SME Direct Lending Fund.

Payment processor technology leader Paymentology has been accepted by global professional services firm PwC to join their Scale Fintech Programme.

The programme acts as a platform to allow financial institutions and fintechs to work closer together and focus on progressive benefits for the industry.

PwC believes that collaboration is a key part of innovation and are on a mission to bring the best from both the scale-up and large corporate worlds together.