Icon Solutions has announced that its payments platform solution – IPF – has been selected by a major Swiss bank as the core of its payments transformation programme that includes instant schemes, traditional ACH and cross-border payments.

NEAR Foundation, the Swiss non-profit that oversees the governance and development of the NEAR protocol, today announced it has partnered with the Borderless Tech Association to launch a regional hub in The Balkans dedicated to ongoing blockchain innovation, education and talent development throughout the region. 

Moneybase, a fintech subsidiary of Calamatta Cuschieri Finance Group - Malta’s largest independent financial services firm which pioneered the Maltese financial services industry in 1971, has launched Moneybase, a new digital payments app and card issuing platform using the award-winning payments platform, TranzAxis, from Compass Plus Technologies.

Worldline (Euronext: WLN), a global leader in payments services, has been named as one of the top places to work for women after being listed as one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2022 in the UK.

• Powwi will deploy BPC’s SmartVista Suite to answer the needs of its customers in Colombia’s fast growing digital economy

• SmartVista caters to banking solutions such as e-wallets, instant payment, fraud management, switch, card management, merchant management, and ATM management. This platform provides cards and payments processing and provides both issuing and acquiring functions. 

New study finds that the pandemic encouraged large firms to enhance technological capacity and smaller firms to capitalize on a first-mover advantage

Today, Arthur Hayes, CEO of BitMEX, was sentenced for violating the Bank Secrecy Act. He received six months of home detention and two years of probation, in addition to the $10 million fine he agreed to pay. This is the result of “his willful failure to establish, implement, and maintain an anti-money laundering” program at BitMEX.

Marble, the all-in-one insurance rewards platform where households can confidently organize, optimize, and save on all of their insurance, no matter who their provider is, announced the launch of their highly anticipated mobile app today.

OutSystems, a global leader in low-code application development, today announced its second annual OutSystems Cloud Innovation Summit, taking place virtually June 7-8. The Cloud Innovation Summit “Build it for Your Business,” will showcase tech leaders developing a strong partnership with their business to achieve their transformation goals.

YAP, a leading fintech revolutionizing the digital banking experience in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia has announced that it has been granted an In-Principle Approval (IPA) from the State Bank of Pakistan for an Electronic Money Institute (EMI) License. The approval provides a tremendous opportunity for YAP to provide dynamic financial service tools for consumers.