GFT, the leading provider of business, design and technology consulting to the investment banking community, today announces the appointment of John Downing, Enterprise Architect and Programme Manager.

John joins GFT with over 20 years’ experience as an entrepreneurial, pragmatic and successful enterprise architect and ProgrammeManager in treasury and investment banking.

Provenir, the risk analytics and decisioning solutions provider, today announces that fintech lender Oakam has chosen its platform to help it deliver rapid, accurate loan decisions to personal customers.  

 Startupbootcamp FinTech New York, the leading global FinTech accelerator, today announced new partnerships with Deutsche Bank, Route 66 Ventures and WilmerHale, further expanding the participation in its FinTech Accelerator program. The New York FinTech program welcomes them on board to provide expertise, exposure channels, APIs and access to a network of industry professionals, that most early-stage FinTech startups would not otherwise be able to access.

OneSumX FCC package assists financial institutions in combating financial theft and fraud as well as complying with regulatory reporting standards accepted in the industry. The solution supports operations in the following areas – Anti-Fraud, Anti Money Laundering, Anti Money Laundering (Asia), Currency Transaction Reporting, Customer Due Diligence, Enhanced Case Management, Governance, Know Your Customer.    

Thomson Reuters announced today it has partnered with Startupbootcamp FinTech to bring technology and market data access to startups undergoing the Singapore accelerator program.

Solutions from Chain enable institutions to design, deploy, and operate blockchain networks that can power any type of asset in any market.  

Digital-only challenger bank Fidor has launched its first physical product in the UK market, a contactless debit card developed with input from its online user community.

SWIFT announces that 45 leading banks have signed up to its global payments innovation initiative, announced at the end of December 2015.

The 45 participating firms include major transaction banks from Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Americas. More banks are expected to join this initiative in the coming months.

Elliptic provides outsourcing of wallet security and development through its multi-signature cold storage platform.  

ACI Worldwide is to exit the community bank and credit union market, selling its Community Financial Services business to Fiserv for $200 million in cash.