Global investment in financial technology (fintech) ventures grew 10 percent in 2016, to US$23.2 billion, driven primarily by a wave of blockbuster deals in China, according to Accenture (NYSE:ACN) analysis of data from CB Insights, a global venture-finance data and analytics firm.

“Alibaba and JD.com were two major fintech investors this year, as they focus on providing their customers with end-to-end services including payments and lending”

HID Global®, a global provider of trusted identity solutions, today reported that Infineon Technologies AG became a new partner supplying the chips for its ultra-thin Polycarbonate (PC) ePrelaminate inlay for electronic ID (e-ID) cards. 

The inlays are more than 30 percent thinner than alternatives enabling space for added security features. The solution uses patented HID DBond™ technology, which is available for high frequency (HF) systems. The ultra-thin Polycarbonate ePrelaminate was introduced by HID Global in August 2015.  

Risk Ident, a specialist and leading provider of fraud prevention software within the European market, has strengthened its partnership with Computop, one of the leading payment service providers. The two companies have signed a partnership agreement and, in doing so, are strengthening the existing successful partnership, deploying ‘Device Ident’, a Risk Ident software product capable of identifying cases of online transaction fraud in real time through device recognition.

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Bolero ePresentation solution achieved a major savings in time and cost on a complex shipment of iron ore from Australia to China in November 2016 for Cargill, the worldwide provider of food, agriculture, financial and industrial products and services. This transaction was handled by Cargill’s Metals business with operations in Singapore and China.

SIGFOX Foundation announces today at Mobile World Congress 2017, a 6-month experiment for a new rhinoceros tracking system. Involved in the conservation of the endangered species, the Sigfox Foundation is partnering with three of the largest international organizations committed to rhino’s conservation.

The first phase of the experiment, called "Now Rhinos Speak", took place from July 2016 to February 2017, on a conservation area protecting 450 wild rhinoceroses in Southern Africa.

Swish Payments Ltd, the Malta-founded card acquirer and payment solutions provider, will be rebranding as Truevo Payments on 1st March 2017.

Banker's Toolbox, Inc., the leader in Bank Secrecy Act anti-money laundering compliance solutions, announced today the acquisition of Georgia-based Integra Systems.

Zikher formally launches SaaS platform that uses consumer-facing technology to streamline the loan application pipeline.

Mastercard has implemented mobile payments technology at Change Please, a social enterprise that allows homeless people to train as specialist baristas and sell coffee.