The World Financial Innovation Series 2020: LIVE- AFRICA brought together 1000+ participants over the course of two days. The virtual event featured a selection of 16 presentations along with panel discussions that threw light on some of the latest technologies and innovations.

The participation of leading local and international speakers representing some of the top organizations across various industries, brought to the fore new information and business development opportunities.

The WFIS 2020 :LIVE- INDONESIA brought together 700+ participants over the course of two days. As part of the conference agenda, the virtual event featured a selection of 16 presentations along with panel discussions that threw light on some of the latest technologies and innovations.

The participation of leading local and international speakers representing some of the top organizations across various industries, brought to the fore new information and business development opportunities.

Avelacom, the high-performance global connectivity and IT infrastructure provider for the financial services industry, is adding the Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3)’s real-time market data to its service portfolio. This will provide investment banks and low latency trading firms with B3’s native market data feeds to markets in North America, EMEA and APAC via Avelacom’s 80+ global points of presence (PoPs). Firms will be able to improve price discovery and arbitrage strategies across all derivatives, as well as access B3 markets for trial purposes.

Global analytics software provider FICO today released its analysis of UK card trends for October 2020, which may ring some alarm bells for lenders ahead of the traditional festive spending season.

Financial crimes like money laundering can often seem far removed from the reality of daily life and the humdrum world of international business. But the truth is there’s a huge human cost to the criminally obtained funds flowing through the global financial system—and perhaps nowhere is this greater than in the area of human trafficking. It’s a cost increasingly weighing on the minds of banking customers and compliance professionals alike.

The financial services industry has always been impacted by legacy technologies and skills gaps. According to a 2020 World Economic Forum report, 74 percent of companies are unable to find the right skills in the local labour market, and 43 percent report skills gaps in their present leadership teams.

Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) today announced that Ursula Morgenstern has joined the company as its president of Global Growth Markets (GGM) and a member of Cognizant’s Executive Committee effective December 14, 2020. She is based in London.

Horizon Software, leading provider of electronic trading solutions and algorithmic technology for the global capital markets, today announces that it has successfully completed its System and Organization Controls (SOC) for Services Organizations (SOC 2^®)Type 1 examination as of 15 November 2020 for their Managed  Services with trusted third-party security and compliance firm, A-LIGN ASSURANCE (A-LIGN).

Trulioo, the leading global identity verification provider, today announced a partnership with True Medical, a UK-based digital healthcare provider committed to offering patients easily accessible quality healthcare combined with outstanding customer service and ongoing support, to deliver real-time identity verification during custome

Admiral Financial Services Limited (AFSL), part of FTSE 100 company Admiral Group, has selected challenger credit reference agency Credit Kudos to provide Open Banking data to initially help with income verification in a bid to support consumers across its personal loan products.