Global technical body EMVCo has today announced the appointment of Arman Aygen to the role of Director of Technology.

Arman brings proven expertise from across the payments industry, having held senior technology leadership positions in the U.S., Europe and Asia. This includes roles at FIME and UL, where he was responsible for leading payments innovation and strategic relationship management with global payment brands.

X Metaverse Pro, with an aim to re-architect the core part of the financial system, has developed a viable financial management ecosystem, thereby promoting the experiment of decentralized governance. The mission of its native token, XMETA, is to become a DEFI 2.0 reserve currency.

The Payments Innovation Jury today releases its 2022 global report titled: “Payment Innovation: Myths and Realities”, which reveals some surprising insights from senior decision makers across the industry. The 2022 report explores several key areas where payment innovation is currently focused, including A2A payments and BNPL, what actually drives innovation, and which areas of innovation are most overhyped.

Ecospend, the UK’s leading Open Banking payment provider, today announces its partnership with the QR-code-based payment services app, PENG.

Lemonade, the insurance company powered by AI and social impact, today launched in the United Kingdom. Residents across the UK can now get Lemonade Contents insurance instantly, from anywhere, on any device, as well as file claims and get paid in seconds.

It’s 2022, and as more value becomes stored digitally, scammers are evolving too – now stealing millions of dollars from tens of thousands of Web3 users every month. Twitter, Discord, and Telegram are overwhelmed with spam and malicious direct messages, luring users to follow links to giveaways, NFT airdrops, and early access whitelists. Applications are constantly under attack from software supply chain vulnerabilities. Scammers know that they can drain a user’s wallet with just one wrong click, and users don’t have the tools to protect themselves.

On stage at Converge22 today, Circle announced an accelerated crypto payments roadmap enhanced by the recent acquisition of Elements, a merchant and developer-first payments orchestration platform. The announcement includes plans to quickly scale payment offerings to unlock utility value for crypto and lower the barrier of entry for merchants to access next-gen payments and financial services. 

RegTech Africa has emerged as the Leading RegTech Ecosystem Builder in Africa at this year’s World Business Outlook Awards.

The world Business Outlook Awards is a global award with an eye for industry mastery, leadership talents, industry value or net worth, impeccable strategies for success and potential in an international forum.

CellPay and Klarna have partnered to offer consumers more flexible payment options.

America’s most recognised conference for risk management professionals returns to New York on the 20 October in a live format, collating five Risk.net events under one roof - Risk USA, ESG & Climate Risk USA, Buy-Side Risk USA, Quant Summit USA and FX Markets USA.