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in the foreign exchange market, reported today average daily volumes (ADV) across Integral

platforms totaled $39.0 billion in March 2019. This represents an increase of 17% compared to the

previous month and 8.8% more than March 2018.

“Our growth in March was driven by a combination of new customers beginning to trade on the

The Cologne-based business of Talanx AG, Ampega Asset Management, is using Murex’s flexible and open MX.3 platform for portfolio, order and risk management. With more than 130 billion euros under management, the company has implemented the platform MX.3 for a wide range of asset classes including fixed income, equity, funds, FX and derivatives for all business lines.

T-Mobile, one of the leading US mobile carriers, will use the FICO^® Cyber Risk Score as a key quantitative risk metric in its vendor management program. The score, which indicates the likelihood that an organisation will be breached, will help T-Mobile assess the effectiveness of vendors’ data protection procedures. By improving its third-party risk management, T-Mobile will take targeted actions to reduce its supply chain risk.

Broadway Technology, a leading provider of high-performance fixed income and foreign exchange solutions, today announced it has acquired 100% of Barracuda FX, a global provider of FX order management technology. With this acquisition, Broadway will continue to expand its product suite and deliver its multi-asset solutions across more parts of the investment lifecycle while allowing clients to automate additional workflows. 

The finleap ecosystem is proudly growing. Penta, who offers fast and easy business banking for digital companies, is becoming a finleap portfolio company by acquisition. This is a new extension of the finleap ecosystem and steering the internationalisation of Penta at the same time: In the course of 2019, the company will collaborate with Beesy, a finleap portfolio company focusing on digital business banking for freelancers, which launched in Italy. 

Wirecard, the global innovation leader in digital financial technology, has won ANA, a leading Asian airline and Japan's largest carrier with 54 million passengers annually, as a new client for digitalized payment processes. The new cash-free solution will allow ANA passengers in selected European airports to receive quick and convenient compensation for delayed or disrupted flights. Wirecard is providing ANA with a branded, digital card solution that can be loaded with the applicable amounts and distributed to passengers.

The Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC), the leading industry association for the blockchain ecosystem, has appointed David Treat of Accenture to its Board. David is a managing director and co-lead of Accenture’s Blockchain Business.  

The rapid expansion of the cryptocurrency ecosystem demonstrates the power of the blockchain to revolutionize financial services and beyond. Yet at the same time, the inherent volatility provides a cautionary tale.

With blockchain implementations gaining traction, it is clear that a new approach is required to enhance the security and usability of crypto and digital assets. But how can this be achieved?

A token gesture or real security?

Tokenization is a trusted, proven technology already used to secure billions of payments in-store and online.

The San Juan Mercantile Bank & Trust International (SJMBT) announced today that it has received its first client deposit and commenced operations, following the bank’s receipt last month of its license to operate from Puerto Rico’s Office of the Commission of Financial Institutions (OCIF).

EBANX, a global fintech company with Latin American DNA, which processes payments in LatAm to more than 1,000 international websites, is happy to announce the beginning local operations in Brazil. This is a soft launch of EBANX new business and the product is available to selected customers.