Citi has established a service for clients facing the SEC’s Rule changes affecting the U.S. mutual fund industry later this year. 

Ecobank (www.Ecobank.com), the leading pan-African banking group, is inviting African fintech entrepreneurs to enter its Ecobank Fintech Challenge. Now in its second year, the initiative gives African start-ups the chance to promote their fintech solutions, and potentially to partner Ecobank in rolling-out their solutions across Ecobank’s 33 markets.

Israeli start-up Virtual Crypto Technologies (https://virtual-crypto.com/) Ltd., which develops and provides solutions for making cryptocurrencies accessible, has unveiled a product that allows businesses to receive real time payments in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

Today, Mitratech a leading provider of legal and compliance software, announced the acquisition of ThinkSmart LLC, creating an end-to-end platform designed to transform legal operations into a center of innovation and excellence.

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technology (ICT) is today launching with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) a new digital platform to expand global access to key ICT data and reporting.

Baker Hill, a leading provider of technology solutions for common loan origination, risk management, relationship management and smart data analytics, announced it will present its latest Baker Hill NextGen^® features at FinovateSpring 2018 for the second co

Luxoft Holding Inc., a global IT service provider, today announces it has built a blockchain adapter for Appian's (NASDAQ:APPN) rapid application development platform. It is now available exclusively to businesses using Appian's Business Process Management (BPM) tool and will allow its users to integrate a blockchain network into their day-to-day business processes, creating a secure, digital environment that facilitates data sharing.

JCB says it will soon be dropping PIN authentication and will conduct a pilot trial of its latest JCB Biometrics Card with fingerprint authentication.

JCB’s Contactless payment solution is provided by IDEMIA, a global Augmented Identity provider, supported by Toppan Printing which will also take part in the demonstration trial in respect of card personalization.

Richard, organizer of the original Bitcoin, Ethereum and Blockchain Super Conference, held in February, is hosting a follow-up conference in September. Like the first conference, the second offers attendees a rare opportunity to network with many of the most respected players in the cryptocurrency and blockchain space – including developers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and “smart money” hedge fund managers who are now piling their capital into blockchain assets.