ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a leading global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, today announced that its UP Merchant Payments solution is available in the cloud. Based on a multi-tenant architecture, it offers the scalability required to meet the channel growth needs of merchants now and into the future.

Blockchain Expo, the leading global blockchain for business event, has announced dates for the 2018 World Series.

Offering Global, Europe and North America events, the series is expected to attract over 25,000 delegates during 2018. The events feature two days of content designed to address key industry verticals, including supply chain, financial services, healthcare, utilities and more.

Delegates are also invited to an extensive free-to-attend exhibition hall, where over 300 companies will be exhibiting the most disruptive technologies across blockchain, IoT & AI.

Having launched only in May 2017, more than 2 million –TROY branded cards are in circulation. With ambitious goals and innovative solutions like mobile contactless payment, TROY aims to contribute digital transformation in Turkey's payments ecosystem.

RegTek.Solutions, today announced the launch of Validate.Trade for SFTR, the only independent data quality assurance solution for ESMA’s Securities Financing Transaction Regulation (SFTR). 

BELGRAVIA CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INC. is pleased to announced that the second cash payment of USD $1.4 million, due from Cartesian Capital Group controlled Intercontinental Potash Corp. (USA) has been received.  The Canadian equivalent amount received is $1.74 million. Current working capital, prior to the completion of the current financing, announced on January 3, 2018, is CAD $5.1 million.

Saxo Payments Banking Circle, the ground-breaking financial utility, has once again been recognised for its high level of innovation on behalf of the financial services (FS) industry.  Banking Circle Virtual IBAN has been shortlisted for two FSTech Awards: ‘Financial Sector Innovation of the Year’ and ‘Most Innovative Product of the Year’.  This adds to the two nominations in the 2018 Card and Payments Awards.

Baker Hill, a leading provider of technology solutions for commercial loan origination, risk management, relationship management and smart data analytics, has expanded its partnership with Marquette Bank and will implement several Baker Hill NextGen™ solutions.

For its exceptional work, Arab African International Bank (AAIB) has been awarded the accolades of Best Banking Group and Most Sustainable Bank in Egypt, 2017, by World Finance magazine.

When AAIB was established in 1964, it became Egypt's first Arab multinational bank. Today, it's the country's fastest growing bank in terms of both size and profitability.

Mambu today announced it has signed a deal with Kreditech, the leading technology group for digital consumer lending using machine-learning based underwriting, to support the online lender’s entry into the Indian market. Kreditech currently operates in Europe and Latin America and will expand into India in early 2018, together with its partner PayU, a global online payments provider and Mambu client in Latin America. Mambu’s SaaS banking engine will empower Kreditech to launch a short-term lending product specifically tailored to local consumer and regulatory needs.