MineralTree, an Accounts Payable (AP) and payments automation solution provider, has been named to 

Cypherium, the enterprise-focused blockchain platform facilitating interoperability between blockchains and Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), has today announced the company has concluded its public sale round and has now raised $28m through the sale of its native token, CPH.

HSBC announced two new senior technology roles to drive forward the bank’s digitalisation, including to improve customer experience and to create innovative growth opportunities.

Kate Platonova has been promoted internally to Chief Data and Architecture Officer. Catherine Zhou joins the bank as Global Head of Venture, Digital Innovation and Partnerships. Both roles will report to Group COO, John Hinshaw.

Contactless payments have taken a leap forward during 2020, in part driven by concerns around the potential spread of COVID-19. In the Nordics, the contactless payment ratio has grown from around 57 per cent in early January to 75 per cent of all in-store card payments in late October this year, according to data from Nets, a leading Nordic payment provider.