As the May 25, 2018, deadline approaches for complying with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), much of the focus has been on the weight of the regulatory burden it imposes and the size of the penalties it exacts for failing to comply with the specified data protection principles. But that’s a somewhat narrow view; look beyond it, and you can see that commitment to GDPR compliance may also be a greater differentiator than many may have imagined.

Financial Risk Solutions (FRS), a Dublin-based provider of unit-linked investment administration and compliance oversight software, is pleased to announce the opening of two offices in Asia; Hong Kong and Malaysia. These are the first offices outside of Europe for the business.

Ensenta, a payments technology provider, announced today that Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. (“Live Oak”) (NASDAQ: LOB) is fully integrated with Ensenta’s Multi-Check API for Business Mobile to offer seamless multi-check remote deposit capture (RDC) capabilities to its small business customers.

Coinsource, the world’s largest bitcoin ATM network, has today announced their single largest installation to date, by deploying 20 new machines in the southern state of Georgia. 

Finastra has successfully completed connectivity testing with SIA, the European leader in payment infrastructure and services, to provide connectivity to the European instant payments infrastructure systems via SIAnet. 

Velocimetrics, the leading provider of real-time business flow tracking and performance analytics and CloudShark, the world’s first web-based packet capture management and analysis system have today announced a tie-up, which will enable traders, network operatives and financial IT specialists to have greater visibility into network packets of data.

Piraeus Bank - the leading Bank in Greece - in conjunction with UnionPay International - the Chinese financial services organization with more than 6,1 billion credit, debit and prepaid cards worldwide - introduces QuickPass to Southern Europe for the first time. 

The Maltese Government is receiving recommendations for an effective legal framework regulating blockchain technology and digital assets.

Christmas gift giving pressure is causing Brits to drop their guard and increasing their chance of being targeted by seasonal online scams, according to new data from Barclays.

A new study has found that two thirds (65 per cent) of parents would use an unfamiliar site to find the must have toys of the year, with 16 per cent saying that the Lego Star Wars BB8 is the most in-demand present for children this Christmas. The Paw Patrol Sea Patroller (13 per cent) and LOL BIG Surprise Doll (12 per cent) follow close behind on their children’s wish lists.

Anna Flach, previously Commerzbank and BNP Paribas, hired to scale the Marketing function at EquiChain

EquiChain, the London-based FinTech specialising in blockchain technology for capital markets, has appointed Anna Flach as Head of Marketing & Communications, effective from 27 November 2017.