nexo standards, the international association dedicated to enabling global interoperability in payment acceptance, today welcomes Saudi Payments as its latest Principal Member and the first in the association’s history from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Last month, FIME attended Banking Frontiers’ Finnoviti & Technoviti 2020 in India. This year’s theme ‘Experience Everywhere’ reflected the growing emphasis put on the user-experience in today’s evolving payments ecosystem.

TransFICC, the specialist provider of low-latency connectivity and workflow services for Fixed Income and Derivatives Markets, and SoftSolutions, the developer of high-performance mission-critical platforms, have announced a partnership to provide clients with connectivity and workflow solutions for Interest Rate Swaps.

Network International, the leading enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, and China’s UnionPay International have successfully executed their first pilot QR code -based payment transaction at a merchant outlet in the UAE.

70 per cent of business executives say security concerns have restricted their organisation’s adoption of public cloud. This is according to a new report titled Future Shock: The Cloud Is the New Network, commissioned by Barracuda Networks, the trusted partner and leading provider of cloud-enabled security solutions.

ACA Compliance Group (ACA), a leading provider of governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) advisory services and technology solutions, today announced that it has become a global sponsoring partner of the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA).

The move is designed to reinforce ACA’s unwavering commitment to providing the hedge fund community a superior customer experience through specialised expertise, a deep understanding of the regulatory landscape, and the holistic use of technology to maximise efficiencies and value to clients.

TIBCO Software Inc., a global leader in enterprise data, empowers its customers to connect, unify, and confidently predict business outcomes, solving the world’s most complex data-driven challenges.

The trend to Open Banking in real time continues: With a project in Hungary, a comprehensive solution package has been created for the customers of the Erste Bank Hungary. The subsidiary company of the Erste Bank Group Vienna operates one of the largest branch networks in Hungary.

Blockchain.com, the leading provider of cryptocurrency products including the most popular crypto wallet, has launched Borrow, a new product offering for users to borrow USD-denominated stablecoins against crypto held in their Blockchain.com Wallet. In doing so, it becomes the first major cryptocurrency platform to offer lending directly to everyday consumers.

Wirecard, the global innovation leader for digital financial technology, is entering into a payments partnership with Grab, Southeast Asia’s leading super app, that will see Wirecard process transactions made via the GrabPay e-wallet, starting with the Malaysian, the Philippines and the Singapore markets.