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OneSpan™, a global leader in software for trusted identities, e-signatures and secure transactions, today announced that Bank Millennium, a rapidly-growing subsidiary of Banco Comercial Português (Millennium bcp), has deployed Cronto® technology to secure transactions while improving the experience for its corporate banking customers.
OKEx, the world’s largest futures cryptocurrency exchange, today announced the launch of USDT-Margined Futures. After a successful simulation beginning November 5, 2019, BTC/USDT Futures Contracts officially went live today, November 14, 2019, on the OKEx futures market.
Banking Circle, the ground-breaking provider of financial services infrastructure has been shortlisted for three awards in the upcoming Card & Payments Awards. Banking Circle Virtual IBAN is up for the Best Service to Business award, and together with Ixaris Payments is shortlisted for Best Technology Initiative of the Year. In addition, Ixaris Payments and Banking Circle are shortlisted for Best Achievement in Payments Processing.
Ingenico Group, the global leader in seamless payment, today reported record breaking transaction volumes and payment authorization rates on its most successful Singles Day ever. The company outperformed last year with more than four times as many online transactions as 2018’s event and recorded its highest number of Transactions Per Second (TPS) ever. During the event, Ingenico’s Amsterdam-based ePayments division processed millions of payments seamlessly for leading Chinese-owned websites and marketplaces including AliExpress, Tmall and DHGate.
Standard Chartered’s innovation, fintech and ventures unit, SC Ventures, has participated in a Series A funding round for regtech Silent Eight.
The AI-powered anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing startup raised an oversubscribed US$6.2 million in the round, with OTB Ventures and Wavemaker Partners also participating.
The capital will be directed at new hires, with plans to double its 50-strong global headcount by the end of Q1 2020.
Proposals by seven UK banks to levy a per transaction fee for for certain Faster Payment transactions as a means to provide a long-term, sustainable funding arrangement for the reimbursement of APP scam victims, have been knocked back by governing body Pay.UK following an industry-wide consultation.
Protiviti and the International RegTech Association (IRTA) have released the findings of a global market study they conducted to investigate the effectiveness of current ‘Know Your Customer’(KYC) processes. The study reveals an urgent need for more effective industry alignment to accelerate the digitizing of KYC processes and greater use of shared platforms.
Avaloq, the leading cloud platform and service provider for banks, wealth managers and investment firms, has successfully closed the acquisition of Zurich-based Derivative Partners AG, the number one independent information and data provider for structured products and derivatives in Switzerland. The deal was first announced in July this year. Derivative Partners will continue to operate as an organizational entity, with all staff retained. Detailed financial terms are not being disclosed.
Abacus Group, a leading provider of hosted IT solutions and services for alternative investment firms, is pleased to announce that four of its managers have been selected as finalists in the 5th Annual Markets Choice Awards: Women in Finance, presented by Markets Media Group.
