Cyberattacks and computer fraud remain among the primary concerns of banks today. As money is kept and transacted by banks digitally, modern-day bank robbers use cyberspace to do their work. Cyberspace is a better option for them as it’s typically more difficult to catch them there.

Ascential plc (LSE: ASCL.L), the global, business-to-business information company, today announces that Money20/20 Europe, its leading pan-European FinTech event, will move venue to the Rai in Amsterdam, in June 2018. 

Money20/20 Europe launched in 2016, attracting just under 4,000 attendees to the Bella Center in Copenhagen. Its second edition, also at the Bella Center, will take place on 26-28 June 2017 before making the move to the larger Rai in Amsterdam for the third edition on 4-6 June 2018. 

 Finastra today announced that Rabobank has selected the global payment services hub from Finastra (previously D+H) to centralize cross-border payments.

US-headquartered loyalty and rewards platform, Loyyal, has secured the GCC’s first ‘series A’ enterprise grade blockchain capital raise. Built on blockchain and smart contract technology, Loyyal has revolutionized how loyalty programmes are run and rewards delivered.

Artificial Intelligence (A.I) is a hot topic in many industries. Most of us, without realizing it, interact with it on a daily, if not an hourly basis. Robotics have been used in factories for decades, Siri has been telling us bad jokes for nearly 7 years and robot hoovers have been transporting cats around kitchens for, well, too long.

When people hear the term A.I, it might conjure up the image of a robotic child, longing to be a real boy (I’m looking at you Steven Spielberg), or of a robot army lined up in a warehouse waiting for Will Smith to appear.

Tsys announced today that it has extended its payments agreement with Tesco Bank to continue supporting the bank’s credit card business in the UK. 

Avalon Solutions Group, a financial technology company specializing in small business SaaS-based payment solutions today announced the launch of Payably™, a mobile payment app that allows small businesses to receive payments on-the-go. 

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. is a leading provider of technology solutions and payment processing services primarily for the financial services industry. Its Symitar® division today announced that TruStone Financial Federal Credit Union has launched the Banno Mobile™ app to deliver a sophisticated and highly integrated digital banking experience to its more than 20,000 mobile banking members.

OpenInvest, an impact investing platform empowering individuals to drive social change with their dollars, announced today the launch of the world's first refugee rights investment screen. 

Vela Trading Technologies LLC (Vela), a global leader in high performance trading and market data technology, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire OptionsCity Software, a global provider of futures and options trading and analytics solutions.