Cyber criminals continued a barrage of attacks in 2019, spurred on by botnets of infected IoT devices and by attacker interest in the Eternal Blue vulnerability. A new report from cyber security provider F-Secure, Attack Landscape H2 2019, documents a steep increase in attack traffic in 2019 that was unmatched by previous years.

ZILLIONe, the internationally networked enterprise solutions provider, recently completed the successful implementation of the latest reconciliation software by SmartStream, the Transaction Lifecycle Management (TLM^®) solution provider – for People’s Bank. The solution will enable People’s Bank, to have a consolidated view for all electronic transactions.

OTB Ventures (OTB), a leading venture capital fund specialised in investments in technology companies in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), today joined the Draper Venture Network (DVN), a global alliance of 22 independent venture capital firms across 5 continents, with $1.6 billion in collective assets. DVN is an alliance of independent VC firms that connects leading entrepreneurs and investors around the world. The alliance will provide OTB’s portfolio companies access to a global network of corporate relationships, business development opportunities and the wider investing ecosystem.

Fiserv, Inc., a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions, today announced that it has acquired MerchantPro Express as part of a broader strategy to expand the Fiserv merchant services b

Klarna, a leading global payments and shopping provider, is pleased to announce that Ant Financial Services Group, owner and operator of the world’s leading payments and lifestyle platform Alipay, has taken a minority stake in Klarna, as the two companies deepen their partnership to bring more innovative and convenient financial services to consumers worldwide.

State Street Global Advisors, the asset management business of State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT), today announced the appointment of Kim Hochfeld as a senior managing director and global head of the firm’s cash business, within the Global Institutional Group. (Photo available)

Hochfeld, who has over 25 years of experience and will join the firm in Q1 2020, was most recently with Morgan Stanley Investment Management where she was a managing director and head of liquidity distribution for EMEA and Asia.

Spotcap, a multinational fintech, and Cembra Money Bank have partnered to launch a new digital lending service for Swiss small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) named Cembra Business.

ABAKA and Avaloq have announced a strategic partnership where ABAKA will join the Avaloq.one Ecosystem to collaborate on building new AI platforms and digital solutions for client banks of Avaloq around the world. This latest addition to the ecosystem follows ABAKA’s successful Series A funding round which saw the firm raise USD 6.5 million – one of the biggest investments in technology for the pensions and retirement market.

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and Mashreq today announced the region’s first blockchain data sharing platform, now live in production, to support licensed businesses and corporates opening digital bank accounts instantly.