These past few weeks have been flooded with news of COVID-19 (“coronavirus”), with the consequences of this epidemic going far beyond health issues. Businesses in multiple sectors globally are suffering, but few have been as severely affected as the airline industry, where the predicted financial impact is substantial.

Paysend, a UK based Fintech has started the creation of an educational program to help customers improve their knowledge about digital money through a series of articles, blogs and videos.

One key issue that the world is experiencing these days is about personal safety in the usage of cash. Cash can play a big role in the movement of viruses from person-to-person, given the frequency that each note is used. In the UK, an average £20 can be used some 2328 times in its life- time.

With a newly updated version of Global Net Cash, BBVA takes another step forward in the digital transformation of banking for global businesses and institutions. In the current context, BBVA recommends more than ever the use of digital channels and joins the challenge #iwillstayathome.

Customer demand for credit won’t alter, in fact it’s likely to increase during times of economic uncertainty, says Will Hurst, Head of Commercial Development at Monevo.

Will says Fintechs, such as Monevo, part of Quint Group, are well placed from an infrastructure perspective in light of the coronavirus outbreak.

Semafone^®, the leading provider of data security and compliance solutions for call and contact centres, has achieved global certification under the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) for its omnichannel digital payments solution, Cardprotect Relay+.

DeeMoney, a fintech company based in Thailand specializing in digital cross-border money transfers, today announced its platform is now processing live transactions, in partnership with Ripple, the enterprise blockchain solution for global payments.

 Minima, the world’s first truly decentralised Blockchain protocol that runs in full on mobile phones, announces the completion of a successful proof of concept with the Isle of Man based mobile operator, Manx Telecom. The trial saw Manx Telecom send tokens on Minima’s blockchain, from one phone to another, granting network access without touching any of the operator’s existing billing systems.