It has been said that even if he is alone, an Englishman forms an orderly queue of one. New research from leading payments provider Adyen reveals the evolving – and often confusing – relationship the British public have with retail, both online and in-store. Whether it’s our baffling bond with queues, our beloved bargains or even the rarely discussed boys shopping day out, one thing is for certain – there is nothing simple about shopping.

TrueLayer, the fintech developer platform that provides easy access to bank APIs,  has secured $3 million in series A funding. This follows a successful beta testing phase which garnered strong interest from developers including many from high growth fintechs and renowned brands. The round was led by Anthemis Group, whose partner, Yann Ranchere, will join TrueLayer’s board. Existing investor Connect Ventures, with partner Pietro Bezza, also participated in the round. 

OpenLink, the global leader in trading, treasury and risk management solutions for the energy, commodities, corporate and financial services industries, today announced that its newly developed solution, Asset Transaction Management (ATM), is now live at three leading energy clients – including Williams Midstream Partners and SemGroup – and open to the market.

Quantave, the only complete trade life-cycle infrastructure for digital assets, officially entered their closed beta-testing phase today. The infrastructure opens the digital assets market to institutional traders and investors, transforming the way they engage and transact with this dynamic market, whilst ensuring the safety and security of their assets. Quantave is now rigorously testing the model with its initial partners.

Send Anywhere, the unlimited and intuitive file sharing tool for any device, without restrictions, has officially launched with a revamped website adopted for the European market. The service provides a reliable solution for sharing large files quickly whilst retaining their quality. Founded in 2012, the company has raised $7m in funding to date, using the latest $6m to expand in new markets.

Nuance Communications has launched Nina Coach, a solution to help organisations train, deploy and improve virtual assistants faster than ever before by tapping into artificial intelligence and leveraging existing human knowledge. 

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.