RS2 Group, the global payments processing and technology provider, has entered into a partnership agreement with MOViiRED Colombia. As part of this partnership, RS2 will launch its new direct acquiring business for the first time anywhere in the world. RS2’s direct acquiring service will have the capacity to acquire transactions in an omnichannel environment, including e-commerce, MOTO and point of sale transactions. Colombia is one of Latin America’s fastest-growing markets, and widely seen around the world as a market with outstanding potential.

Global fintech firm, Gresham Technologies (Gresham), has appointed Mark Bolton as its Head of International Sales to spearhead its global growth plans.

In his new role, Mark will be responsible for directing the firm’s sales strategy across Asia and North America, and identifying target market segments for expansion across the entire Clareti platform. Prior to joining Gresham, Mark held senior sales leadership positions at SunGard and FIS where he was instrumental in overseeing the growth of the reconciliation sales organisation in both Europe and the US.

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Chatbot developer Kasisto has closed a $22 million Series B extension financing, bringing the total amount raised by the New York-headquartered company in this funding round to $51 million.

The Board of Directors of SIA, meeting today under the chairmanship of Federico Lovadina, approved the start-up of the process to list the company's ordinary shares on the Mercato Telematico Azionario (MTA) market, organized and managed by Borsa Italiana, expected to take place by summer 2020.

Lightspeed, the global point-of-sale and ecommerce platform, is partnering with Stripe to power in-store and online payments for retailers and restaurants in the US and Canada.

WorldRemit has announced a partnership with Alipay, enabling consumers to use the WorldRemit app or website for cross-border remittances to the Alipay app, bringing more convenient and inclusive transfer services to users around the world.

 Standard Chartered, a leading international banking group, and Infor, a global leader in business cloud software specialised by industry, today announced a strategic agreement to introduce the Infor Nexus network to the Bank’s clients. By digitizing the financial supply chain, businesses can minimize supply chain delays and friction, while suppliers can benefit from improved access to capital.

 Kneip, the global leader in fund data management, is today announcing that it has appointed Calum Muskett as the company’s Chief Commercial Officer.

Muskett joins from ICIS, a RELX PLC Company, where he achieved worldwide success in delivering considerable revenue and profit growth, building valuable commercial partnerships and creating new channel strategies. Prior to this, Muskett worked with various leading financial business intelligence and information providers, including Morningstar, FactSet and Reuters.