Payments Canada announced today the selection of SIA as the application provider for the country’s new high-value payments system, Lynx. This payments Modernization milestone is the outcome of an extensive procurement process with participation from key industry partners, including Canadian financial institutions.

As regulatory bodies around the world step up enforcement of investment suitability regulations to ensure firms and advisors are properly managing investor wealth, NICE Actimize, a NICE (Nasdaq: NICE) business and the leader in Autonomous Financial Crime Management, has enhanced its Sales Practices & Suitability solution with new flexible client review models and investigative tools that enable firms to align compliance programs with changing business models to better serve customer needs, while also driving down cost

Adyen, the payments platform of choice for many of the world’s leading companies, has today launched a new payment service powered by open banking.

PXP Financial recently announced the public launch of its company. A global payments expert delivering frictionless acquiring solutions built for merchants by merchants, PXP Financial is supported by a management team made up of experienced payment and corporate finance experts.

On April 18, the company Smile-Expo will hold the first Prague iGaming Affiliate Conference – the event about affiliate programs in the industry of online casinos. The occasion will take place as a conference+demozone and will unite arbitrage experts, marketers and game developers from various countries.

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Today, Azur is launching Smart Home, a home insurance product that allows brokers to compete against direct insurers. Whilst clients with higher valued homes and contents trust the advice of their brokers, they still seek a competitive product offered by direct insurers.

Kristoff Zammit Ciantar discusses industry trends, future plans and KYC Portal that allows to streamline and automate the operational side of due diligence.

Naspers-owned PayU, a leading online payments service provider, today announced the appointment of Anirban Mukherjee as Chief Executive Officer of PayU India, reporting to Laurent Le Moal, CEO, PayU Global. As well as leading PayU’s Indian business, Anirban joins PayU’s global leadership team to support its ambitious plans to unlock innovative credit and financial services for underserved populations in high-growth markets.

Allianz X, the digital investment unit of the Allianz Group, announced today it has received additional investment from Allianz SE, increasing its fund size to €1 billion. The increase is the result of Allianz X’s investment track record, successful collaborations with growth companies as well as the contribution towards the Group’s overall digital transformation strategy. The funds will be used to make additional direct investments in digital companies globally that are strategically relevant for the Allianz Group.