NYMBUSâ, the core banking modernization company, today introduced NYMBUS SmartDigitalä, a digital-first banking platform that extends a customer-centric banking experience directly to end-user customers through online and mobile channels. The platform allows financial institutions of any size to more fully engage with their digital-minded customers, letting them offer their full range of services and products across all devices and touchpoints with a modern design and user experience. 

PDL Community Bancorp (the "Company"), the federally-chartered holding company for Ponce Bank (the "Bank"), announced today that the reorganization of Ponce De Leon Federal Bank into a mutual holding company structure and the Company's stock offering in connection with the reorganization has been completed.

Vancouver-based Etherparty today launched the official public crowdsale for their FUEL token, the cryptocurrency that will power self-executing digital agreements on the user-friendly smart contract platform. One hour after the ICO officially went live, the company identified a potential security issue, caused by a fraudulent contribution address, and temporarily shut down the website to protect all participants.

The blockchain industry has been developing more rapidly than the boldest forecasts predicted. Having become an integral part of the financial and banking spheres, it has already occupying its niche in medicine, insurance, document circulation, energy, retail and other economy spheres. Today, the blockchain is blooming. However, it is worth knowing what we may expect from the technology in the next 6-9 months.

From nation to nation and through century to century, one thing humankind has always had in common is its ability to tell – and be enraptured by – stories. From the hieroglyphics found on the wall of the tomb of Tutankhamun or the Oscar-winning best picture Moonlight, we evolved the power of storytelling to not only entertain, but, crucially, to share our experiences and our learnings. But, while storytelling is something we all do, doing it well is truly an art form – and a skill that needs to be grown and nurtured.

Alipay, the world's largest online and mobile payment platform, operated by Ant Financial Services Group ("Ant Financial", "Ant"), recently announced an upgraded smart outbound tourist service platform at a meeting of ecosystem partners from over 20 countries and territories in Beijing.

The platform connects Chinese tourists with merchants, airports, travel agencies and other Alipay partners, giving users access to intuitive local offers and services, and merchants the ability to target potential clients.

Around the world, IT professionals, lawyers, and business owners have been highlighting concerns about the potential business risks and challenges they face around the implementation of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). With less than a year to go until the legislation is enforced, most of the press surrounding compliance has been negative.