Mastercard today announced the appointment of Jennifer Erickson as executive vice president, Global Communications, effective September 23. She will lead corporate, internal, external and digital communications, reporting to Raja Rajamannar, the company’s chief marketing and communications officer and president, Healthcare.

Global consulting firm Protiviti has opened a new Protiviti iNN^TM innovation site in London, following on from the opening of sites in New York and Chicago earlier this year. The London site will serve as an in-house incubator and accelerator of ideas and next-generation solutions for clients and the firm. The presence of the site within Protiviti’s London office significantly differentiates Protiviti’s innovation culture, reminding employees and clients of the firm’s commitment to innovative solutions on a daily basis.

Torstone Technology, a leading provider of post-trade securities and derivatives processing, today announces that Credit Suisse Securities (Canada) Inc. has selected its award-winning post-trade processing platform, Inferno, to replace the firm’s existing third party outsourced platform and service.

Luc Gueriane, formerly Head of Business Development at Wirecard, has been appointed by Moorwand as its Chief Commercial Officer. Moorwand is a dedicated BIN sponsor, issuer and acquirer that provides Electronic Money Services and access to VISA, Mastercard, JCB and UnionPay card schemes to payment providers.

Leading payments provider, Klarna, has announced a major expansion of its existing partnership with online fashion powerhouse boohoo group to include the US and UK. From today, US online shoppers at boohoo group’s four brands — boohoo, boohooMAN, PrettyLittleThing and Nasty Gal — can benefit from Klarna’s flexible Pay in 4 payment option.

Later this year, UK customers will have access to Klarna’s Pay in 3, ensuring they can buy their favourite clothes, shoes, accessories and beauty products in interest and fee-free instalments. 

The financial sector is at the forefront of digital innovation with disruption taking place at every level.

New technologies, increasing competition and ever-growing consumer expectations have resulted in a turbulent financial landscape, bringing both challenge and opportunity.

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SIA and AVM Holding (Azienda Veneziana della Mobilità – the Venice public transport company) have signed an agreement to create an innovative digital platform that will allow residents and tourists to buy tickets using payment cards and smartphones, also in contactless mode, on board the “vaporetto” boats where the crew will be equipped with 650 Android SmartPOS terminals. (VIDEO) 

Finastra announced today that it has launched a tailored, Securities Financing Transaction Regulation (SFTR) reporting tool that will help banks prepare for the April 2020 deadline. Built on Finastra’s existing Regulatory Reporting solution and based in the cloud, it meets banks’ need for fast, automated trade reporting, and will help them reduce time and costs associated with data capture and compliance.