Brightwell Payments, Inc., a FinTech company that helps global workers get paid as well as send and spend money safely and easily worldwide, today announced a partnership with Transpay, the cross-border payment company. 

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Credit Suisse today announced it is making Apple Business Chat available to private banking clients with accounts in Singapore and Hong Kong who are Digital Private Banking users, introducing a new way for them to communicate directly with the bank using the Messages app on iPhone and iPad.

BMC, a global leader in IT solutions for the digital enterprise, today announced the completion of the acquisition of BMC by KKR, a leading global investment firm.

Anaplan, a pioneer in Connected Planning, announced the release of an IFRS 17 General Insurance application on its App Hub marketplace, developed in exclusive partnership with Deloitte. The solution combines the strengths of the Anaplan platform for Connected Planning with the depth of actuarial, finance and data expertise from Deloitte. 

The International RegTech Association (IRTA) has unveiled the first iteration of its ‘IRTA Principles for RegTech Firms’, a new set of open standards spearheaded by the IRTA Innovation Working Group, with the aim of facilitating innovation and protecting innovators as they work on developing high-quality RegTech solutions.

Baker Hill, a leading provider of technology solutions for common loan origination, relationship management and smart data analytics, announced they have been named for the third consecutive year to the IDC FinTech Rankings, ranking among the top 100 global providers of financial technology. The annual IDC FinTech Rankings are based on 2017 calendar year revenues attributed to financial institutions.

TIBCO Software Inc., a global leader in integration, API management, and analytics, today announced TIBCO JasperReports IO, an industry-first, highly scalable microservice specifically designed to generate reports and embeddable data visualisations. The content produced by JasperReports IO ranges from pixel-perfect, multi-page reports to interactive data visualisations. Developers can use the service to design and distribute information together with RESTful ease.

 Wirecard, the leading innovation driver in digital financial technology, is launching the Try Before You Buy flexible invoice payment option. Partnering with PVH Corp.’s [NYSE: PVH] Europe headquarters, which operates the Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger businesses in the region, the CALVIN KLEIN and TOMMY HILFIGER e-commerce sites in Europe will be the first to use this technology.

The financial services sector’s need for a technological response to its document challenges are highlighted by some recent survey findings. Entitled the Role of Technology in Financial Documentation Compliance Survey, it reported that 89 percent of financial service professionals indicated that heavy documentation demands affect their ability to efficiently produce thorough, timely reports, records and client notes, which can impact compliance and client service.