“In announcing the UK Government’s intentions to explore the use of Central Bank Digital Currencies, the Chancellor has made the most significant step of anyone globally to date, in bringing about mainstream adoption of digital currencies. This is a far cry from the early days of cryptocurrencies, when they were often dismissed for their links to illegal activity. 

Integral, a leading FX technology company, is delighted to announce that it has been recognised as ‘Best in Cloud' in the 2021 Markets Choice Awards. Integral won by demonstrating how its native cloud technology afforded users with highly configurable and fully automated workflow at all stages of the FX trading lifecycle, coupled with a scalable and flexible infrastructure that allows financial institutions to quickly deploy sophisticated FX technology and serve the unique needs of their clients.

NYMBUS®, a leading provider of banking technology solutions, today announced Locality Bank IO has selected Nymbus and its unique GROW model to launch South Florida’s newest digitally-enhanced community bank for se

The Hong Kong ICT Awards (HKICTA) 2021 is open for enrolment today (April 23). Entries of locally developed information and communications technology (ICT) products and solutions are invited to compete for the Grand Awards in the eight award categories, and the top accolade of the competition - the Award of the Year. The deadline for enrolment is July 16, 2021.

FinEx ETF has announced the launch of a new ETF, the FinEx Fallen Angels UCITS  ETF, that allows investors to capture risk premium in USD bonds classified as Fallen Angels. The fund  tracks Solactive USD Fallen Angel Issuer Capped Index. 

Commenting on today’s positive UK economic data, Rupert Thompson, Chief Investment Officer at Kingswood, said: “UK retail sales bounced 5.4% in March ahead of the relaxation of lockdown restrictions, considerably more than expected. This encouraging news was reinforced by business confidence also beating expectations in April, with the composite Purchasing Managers Index moving up to 60.0, the highest level since 2013.

• Marco Distefano is appointed as Managing Director for Motor and Home at AXA Retail Insurance
• Marco joins from Aviva where he launched the Quote me happy.com brand 
• Anna Fleming appointed as AXA Retail Insurance’s Chief Operating Officer 
• Anna joins from the Motor Insurers' Bureau

To further push the digitalisation of trade finance in major trade hubs in the region, DBS Bank has expanded its offerings on Contour’s rapidly growing trade finance network to corporate customers in four key markets in the Asia-Pacific region (APAC).

Why was 2020 such a defining year for the payments industry?

I think we’d all agree 2020 was a year like no other. For every sector, digital transformation was accelerated, in fact, according to McKinsey, COVID-19 sped-up digital transformation plans by seven years.