Alain Gloden has been appointed as Global Head of Business Consulting to lead the company’s newly launched service. He is based in Zurich and reports to Paco Hauser, Avaloq’s Group Head of Markets.

Cloud based accountancy software provider FreeAgent has today launched a series of improvements that will allow its customers to oversee, plan and protect their business with more than ease than ever before. 

From today, FreeAgent is visible within NatWest’s online digital banking platform, allowing businesses who bank with NatWest to view their finances and accounting together.

Standard Chartered Bank (www.SC.com) and Airtel Africa have today announced a strategic collaboration to drive financial inclusion across key markets in Africa by providing customers with increased access to mobile financial services.

Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the banking software company, announced it has been named a Visionary in Gartner’s 2020 Magic Quadrant for Multiexperience Development Platforms (MXDP) report. Temenos deems the recognition in the Gartner report to be validation of its continuous investment in innovative technology to drive outstanding customer experience.

Barclaycard has launched Barclaycard Payment Intelligence (BPI), a new service which uses in-depth data analytics to provide procurement departments with the most comprehensive picture of their supply chain – driving cost efficiencies as result.

In its bid to offer financial liberation to the masses, PayNearby, India’s largest hyperlocal fintech startup, this Independence Day, has launched a module to bring the best of banking offerings - Nivesh (Savings), Udhaar (Lending), Suraksha (Insurance) and Payments at a store nearby. The platform is tailored to offer customised products, relevant to all income cohorts ushering in true financial inclusion.

iProov, the leading provider of biometric authentication technology for Genuine Presence Assurance, announces its partnership with self-sovereign identity (SSI) specialists, Evernym.

Evernym is the market leader in SSI, working with over 100 organizations in the technology, government, nonprofit, finance, insurance, communications, and healthcare sectors to issue, accept and verify portable digital identity credentials.

Horizon Software, the world’s leading SaaS provider of electronic trading solutions and algorithmic technology, announced that The Bank of East Asia, Limited (“BEA”), one of the professional warrants and Callable Bull/Bear Contracts (“CBBCs”) issuers in Hong Kong, has started handling the market making of warrants it issues by utilizing the Horizon Hosting and Managed Services (

Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the banking software company announces that Banco Ripley has gone live with Temenos Transact, the next generation core banking product. The implementation was delivered 100% in the cloud and 100% remotely amidst the COVID-19 lockdown. Temenos’ digital core banking technology replaces Banco Ripley’s legacy IT system with advanced cloud and open API technology to provide digital experiences to more than one million retail store customers in Peru.

Fast growing European identity verification provider, IDnow (www.idnow.io) is reporting substantial growth across its global operations as COVID-19 accelerates the need for digital processes.