On hand at Money20/20 (October 23–26, 2016; The Venetian, Las Vegas) are two senior executives from Entersekt, the mobile app security and authentication market leader. They can provide commentary on advances in online and mobile banking security and how critical mobile innovation is to financial institutions’ long-term futures.

Dewald Nolte is a co-founder of Entersekt. As SVP partnerships and alliances, he is responsible for building Entersekt’s global network of strategic alliances and technology partners.

Paysafe, a leading global payments provider, will be showcasing its latest payment technology products and insights at Money 2020, taking place on October 23 – 35 at The Venetian in Las Vegas.

Seaport Global Securities LLC is pleased to announce the continued expansion of its equity research team with the addition of four senior research analysts and three associate analysts.

Western Europe is thriving, thanks to the region’s highly developed banking infrastructure and the growing maturity of the market.  It’s home to 19 different countries that boast an average annual income of around $55,000 (compared to a world average of below $10,000) as well as a wealth of diverse cultures and payment methods to match.  Western Europe’s more sophisticated and established banking infrastructure enabled shoppers to purchase an incredible $475.7 billion worth of goods and services online last year. 

Ivy has expanded the way investors can access active investment management that is packaged with the tax and cost efficiencies found in exchange trading.

Ivy Investment Management Company (IICO) today introduced its first three Ivy NextShares as part of a planned lineup of NextShares exchange-traded managed funds. IICO becomes among the first to offer the new structure.

Visa announced that Charlie Scharf is resigning as chief executive officer effective December 1, 2016, and the board of directors has unanimously voted to appoint Alfred F. Kelly, Jr. as CEO. Mr. Kelly, a current Visa board member, is the president and chief executive officer of Intersection Co. and the former president of American Express Co.

Misys today announced the successful implementation of Misys FusionBanking Essence for Banco CTT, a new bank launched by Portugal’s national post service, CTT Correios de Portugal. The bank opened its first branch in November 2015 and then launched 51 branches in one day in March 2016 – the largest such opening in the country’s history – and is aiming for 200 branches by the end of the year.

Many commentators and thinkers have spoken about how platforms have disrupted most areas of life and business. A core theme of web 2.0 is the emergence of platforms as compared to the old model of pipes.

Platforms are now the largest players in many segments- from Apple to Andoird to Facebook to Alibaba to Uber to Airbnb etc.