RegTech company Konsentus led the field at the Emerging Payments Awards by being recognised in three categories for their first-class PSD2 Open Banking solution.

Industry experts from the world of payments were joined by rising FinTech stars to celebrate achievements from the past year. Konsentus’ Third Party Provider (TTP) Regulatory & Checking solution was confirmed by the acclaimed panel of Judges, chaired by John Chaplin, as being a game-changer for PSD2 Open Banking implementation, winning in:

• Best Technical Service Organisation supporting Emerging Payments

Since the launch of contactless just over a decade ago, innovation in payment cards has struggled to keep pace. While card payments themselves have steadily risen, in an increasingly mobile and digital age, many are already predicting the death of the card.

The beginning of the end for the payment card? Not quite. In recent years, we’ve seen the development and launch of new, non-standard cards that are giving the form factor the boost it needs to continue to thrive.

Copper, the London-based custodian for digital assets, is the first institutional custodian to integrate the Telegram Open Network (TON) key generator. This allows investors that took part in the $1.7 billion fundraise to receive their Gram tokens from Telegram.

This news follows an email sent on Wednesday, 2^nd October from Telegram announcing to investors that the Telegram Open Network is planned to be launched in late October.

Stripe, a global technology company that builds economic infrastructure for the internet, announced its official launch in Malaysia. Valued at USD35 billion, Stripe also announced a partnership with Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PayNet) to make FPX available to businesses in the country.

Dirk Vesper, Vice President Product Management, valantic at Sibos 2019