Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, has enabled Belgian mobile ID scheme itsme® to enroll 350,000 users and securely process one million transactions per month for both private and public online services – making it one of the most successful mobile ID applications in Europe within one year of launch.

 Ondot Systems today announced a comprehensive end-to-end digital card services platform for card issuers to provide seamless user journeys - from invitation to acquisition to instant issuance to secure payments - providing full card life-cycle management associated with the "digital card" in a single platform.

One third of global business decision makers report that their organisation would try to cut costs by considering paying a ransom demand from a hacker rather than invest in information security. In the UK, this figure drops to a fifth (21 per cent) of respondents.

Paysafe Group, a leading global payments provider, announces today that it has completed the acquisition of iPayment Holdings, Inc. (iPayment) which was signed on April 12, 2018. 

iPayment, a U.S. based provider of payment and processing solutions for small and medium-sized businesses, generated processing volumes of over $25 billion in 2017 from more than 137,000 merchant customers across the country.  Combined with Paysafe's acquisition of MCPS last year, the acquisition establishes Paysafe as a top 5, non-bank, payment processor in the U.S.

Algeco Investments B.V. (together with its subsidiaries, "Algeco"), the leading global business services provider of modular space, secure portable storage solutions and remote workforce accommodations, today announced that James O'Malley, its former European General Counsel, has been appointed Group General Counsel following the concurrent resignation of Azuwuike Ndukwu, who had served as the Group's General Counsel since 2011.

Appian, a leading Low-Code and Business Process Management platform provider, today announced it was awarded Technology Alliance Partner of the Year at Blue Prism World 2018 in New York City.

Cryptocurrencies are not of primary importance for business, blockchain-based payments is what defines the future while mining is becoming more power consuming. These are key points voiced at Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Australia in Sydney, a large international event dedicated to blockchain, cryptocurrencies and ICO, on May 29.

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Blockchain in business

The possibilities for paying via smartphone are increasing:
major retail chains, following individual merchants, are choosing SIA’s service  

Banca di Asti and Biver Banca among the most recent to join the 130-strong subscriber banks

Ex-HSBC Commercial Bank COO Commits to Customer Centricity and Capitalising on Key Strengths  

• The Fintonic platform processes the entire loan procedure for amounts up to 30,000 euros in just three minutes while you are still connected to the app.
• Fintonic provides real-time information on bank accounts, credit cards and insurance policies. Its alert system helps you to manage finances better.
• Entities such as EVO Finance, Wanna, WiZink or Zaplo have also joined the loan marketplace.