Direct carrier billing (DCB) is the safest and most suitable payment technology for the new mobile economy; The two companies announced the launch of DCB Index to measure industry maturity in different regions.

European technology companies Evina and Telecoming (www.Telecoming.com) have signed a global alliance to work hand in hand in promoting DCB as the safest and most appropriate payment method in the new mobile economy and, in particular, for the fight against fraud.

TP ICAP Group plc (“TP ICAP”), a diversified global markets infrastructure and data solutions provider, today announced that it has launched the brand Parameta Solutions.

Kenyan agency banking startup Tanda is expanding its operations regionally after securing funding from early-stage African tech investor HAVAÍC, Zedcrest Capital, DFS Lab, Victor Asemota and three other investors.

4OTC, the FinTech provider of connectivity services for Digital Assets and FX, today announced that Russell Fernandes and Mark Price have joined Alexis Atkinson as Co-Founders.

Russell Fernandes is well known for his market and technical expertise and previously worked at Rabobank for 20 years, where he was ultimately Head of FX Development. In this role he was responsible for developing and maintaining multiple mission critical systems in FX spot and derivatives electronic pricing, trading and risk management.

As the next set of lockdown restrictions lift this week, smart money app Yolt’s user data* reveals our financial habits paint a mixed picture when it comes to post pandemic optimism:

A European investment company RoboMarkets, providing financial services to clients in many countries of Europe, reports an update on the R Trader multi-asset trading platform.

Ebury, a leading global FinTech, has moved onwards and upwards in the latest Bloomberg FX forecast rankings for Q1 2021.

Following on from being named as the number one EUR/USD forecaster in Q4 2020, Ebury has been ranked among the top forecasters for a total of eight currency crosses in the first quarter of this year, including a handful of major G10 currencies.

Ebury was also ranked as the most accurate forecaster for the USD/SEK cross and the fourth most accurate for EUR/SEK.

 A new study from Juniper Research has found that the number of users of software-based facial recognition to secure payments will exceed 1.4 billion globally by 2025, from just 671 million in 2020.

Delta Capita, a global provider of managed services, technology solutions and consulting acquires International Compliance Partners (ICP). The acquisition enables Delta Capita to further extend its customer reach in Benelux financial services and accelerate growth through the development of innovative propositions with leading-edge technology.

Appzone, the Pan-African fintech software provider building proprietary solutions for the continent’s banking and payments industries, has today announced the close of its $10mn Series A round.