BPC Banking Technologies, the leading provider of Open System payment solutions, announces the launch of SmartVista Host Card Emulation (HCE) solution ready to be implemented as an integrated or stand-alone module or as a service. SmartVista HCE solution is compliant to all functional and security standards set by international payment systems.

BPC Banking Technologies’ HCE solution includes: server part (HCE cloud), crypto-module and specific interfaces to SmartVista processing system related to authorization and virtual cards issue and replenishment. 

Avention Inc (“Avention”), a leader in business information solutions, has appointed Arthur Bradbury and Rob Eaton to its fast-growing London team, as Vice President Enterprise Sales and Director of Sales SMB respectively. Both join Avention at an exciting time in the company’s evolution as it looks to continue growing sales beyond its core US market through a vertical market strategy in Enterprise, an acquisition plan in SMB and expansion in Asia Pacific.

Bloomberg has been granted regulatory authorisation to launch a multilateral trading facility (MTF) in Europe for the trading of OTC derivatives products.

Market participants will be able to execute interest rate swaps (IRS) and credit default swaps (CDS) on Bloomberg Trading Facility, using both request for quote and order book functionalities.

Bloomberg operates a similar platform in the US through its swap execution facility, which also enables the execution of IRS and CDS products, as mandated by rules under the Dodd-Frank act.

 Alliance Data Systems Corporation (NYSE: ADS), a leading global provider of data-driven marketing and loyalty solutions, today announced its Columbus, Ohio-based 

 MasterCard and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd today announced they are extending their global partnership leveraging the MasterCard Digital Enablement Service (MDES) to deliver Samsung Pay in Europe.

Subway has unveiled new updates to its mobile app and website that will include more mobile payment options, as well as the capability to order on-the-go.

Mexico's central bank is expected to hold borrowing costs steady on Thursday but signal that it is ready to follow the U.S. Federal Reserve with an interest rate hike to prop up a slumping peso.

All 24 analysts polled by Reuters expect Banco de Mexico to hold its key rate at 3.0 percent on July 30, thanks to tame inflation and despite a dramatic tumble in the peso to a new record low this month.

But fears of further peso volatility and investor outflows mean analysts are now forecasting a 25 basis point hike on Sept. 21 if the Fed hikes at its meeting earlier that month.

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Secure Trading has announced a partnership with enterprise-level digital currency exchange BlockEx as a turnkey payments solution.