The 5th Blockchain Life 2020 returns to Moscow on April 22-23 at the unique media venue Music Media Dome. The international forum annually gathers over 5000 participants from 70 countries, proving to be one of the biggest events on blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and mining in the world.

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With 2020 dawning in a matter of months, the start of a new decade provides an opportune time to reflect on the evolution of the equity-trading market: What will it take for buy-side institutions to thrive in this fast-changing world? How quickly can you adapt to seize upon opportunities created by new economic, regulatory,  technological, and political realities? 

Finastra today announced the launch of four new retail banking apps on FusionStore, the firm’s app marketplace.

How can payment solutions be changed into a driver of sustainable development and corporate social responsibility? While more and more companies in the retail sector are adopting solidarity rounding, allowing customers to make micro-donations when they pay, other solutions are also emerging to create social value from payment transactions, while reducing the carbon footprint linked to the purchasing act.

Chargeback dispute management specialist, Chargebacks911, today launches a new onboarding product for partners that allows merchants to connect to their technology platform through their existing service provider.

Tinkoff announces it has signed a title partnership agreement with the Russian Football Premier League (RFPL). 

The agreement covers the 2019/2020, 2020/21 and 2021/22 football seasons. Starting from February 2020, the most popular sporting event in Russia will be called the Tinkoff Russian Football Premier League.

Under the signed agreement, Tinkoff will be the title sponsor of the League and the Tinkoff brand will be integrated into various sponsorship formats, including in television broadcasts, digital platforms and at stadiums where RFPL games are held.

With the rise of Database DevOps deployments in 2020, companies of all sizes are now looking for solutions to ensure fewer code defects and lower lead times for change deployment. This is according to the fourth annual State of Database DevOps Report from Redgate Software.

Azimo, Europe’s leading digital money transfer service, announced today that it has partnered with Ripple, the enterprise blockchain solution for global payments. 

Azimo has launched its first service using Ripple’s On-Demand Liquidity solution (ODL) to send faster and cheaper cross-border payments to the Philippines, with plans to expand to more markets in 2020. The Philippines is one of the top remittance destinations globally, receiving $34 billion in 2018. 

Klarna, a leading global payments and shopping provider, has today announced its latest figures showing sustained growth both in the UK and globally. The year on year global volumes and revenue increased by 32% and 31% respectively while the volume processed now amounts to over USD 35 billion.