Exactpro, a leading software testing provider for mission-critical financial market infrastructures, today announces the publication of a case study detailing its contribution to the successful launch of the Members Exchange (MEMX) into the U.S. equity market, and subsequent completion of its U.S. stock exchange rollout with the trading of all NMS symbols, through delivering extensive functional testing and test automation to the innovative, customer-centric market operator.

Drawbridge, a premier provider of cybersecurity software and solutions to the alternative investment industry, today announced it has named Scott DePetris President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) and appointed him to the Board of Directors. In his role, DePetris will drive Drawbridge’s global strategy and business operations to meet new client and market requirements and continue to scale the business through a period of hyper growth. 

Cellulant (www.Cellulant.io), a leading Pan-African payments company,  unveils its new brand identity and affirms its commitment to partner with global, regional and local businesses to accelerate Payments’ digitisation across Africa.
Over the last couple of years, Cellulant has evolved to become more than just a business but an idea and belief that Africa should build Africa’s future.

Pico, a leading provider of technology services for the financial markets community has attained Outsourced Provider Audit Report (OSPAR) attestation in Singapore, highlighting Pico’s strong record of robust governance and operational excellence.

MENA-based BaaS provider and modern card issuer processor NymCard partnered with e-money platform and card issuer, Instapay to help MENA’s fintech’s expansion plans across Asia. The strategic partnership allows NymCard to enable its MENA clients to start scaling across Asia starting with Malaysia.

NymCard’s modern open API platform will power MENA and Malaysian fintechs by enabling them to launch innovative payment card programs at speed.

TruNarrative has been chosen by the Rational Group, home of the cutting-edge FX and payment companies RationalFX and Xendpay, to boost its customer onboarding and identity verification processes and deliver a seamless customer experience. 

Established in 2005, RationalFX is a market-leading foreign exchange and international payments company. RationalFX has facilitated over $12 billion of international payments for their 180,000+  registered clients across over 170 countries. 

 SEI, announced today it has extended its contract with UK wealth manager Netwealth Investments Limited (Netwealth) for a further five years.

The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) has announced the appointment of Nandika Buddhipala MCSI as President of its Sri Lanka National Advisory Council (NAC).

Nandika takes over from Nihal Fonseka FCSI(Hon), who became founding President in 2011.

The author is Maxim Bederov. 

The once strict lines separating traditional finance and crypto finance are melting away. And it could lead to once-unthinkble cryptoasset prices much sooner than any of us believed possible. 

Digital transformation alongside automation enablers like artificial intelligence (AI) and Robotic Process Automation (RPA), coupled with the responsible utilisation of data assets will be determining business success factors over the next five years, according to Grant Phillips, Group CEO at e4.