We are pleased to be reporting both our first and second quarters along with the six months ended June 30, 2018, results, and we feel the appointment of John London as Interim CFO will streamline our financial reporting process moving forward.

Eight leading financial technology (fintech) companies presented their solutions and services to top banking, insurance, venture capital and technology executives today at the fifth annual Accenture (NYSE: ACN) FinTech Innovation Lab Asia-Pacific Investor Day, which highlighted the evolution and growth of the industry.

Trade-based money laundering can create a barrier to entrepreneurship, crowding out legitimate economic activity. Hazem Mulhim, EastNets CEO writes about the suspicious activities banks must watch for, and how automation can help fight this exploitation.

LexisNexis® Risk Solutions today at Sibos, the world’s premiere financial services event, released its cybercrime insights report for Australia and New Zealand (ANZ).

The report was created using statistics of actual cybercrime attacks originating to and from the ANZ region, during April to June 2018. These results are the most current available. The ThreatMetrix® Digital Identity Network® (“The Network”) detected the attacks during realtime analysis and interdiction of fraudulent online payments, logins and new account applications.

Banca Popolare di Sondrio launches its new instant payments service aimed at its customers, private and business, thanks to SIA’s “EasyWay” digital platform directlyconnected to EBA Clearing’s pan-European system for instant payments, RT1.

The past 12 months have seen many rush into cryptocurrency investment, guns blazing. Following the initial rise and fall in 2017, the general consensus is that a solid base is forming in the price of cryptocurrency and it’s right to hold (or ‘HODL’) onto the asset as we see what comes next. The problem with this approach is that those having considerable assets tied up in crypto now find themselves with limited options for generating returns from their capital. 

iGTB partnership with Bolero 

More than half of Brits have committed offences that void their car or home insurance, according to new data from leading price comparison website MoneySuperMarket, despite knowing it could leave them unprotected in the event of an incident or burglary.

From letting others drive your car to leaving windows open in the house, the report from MoneySuperMarket reveals the list of seemingly minor misdemeanours that Brits knowingly commit.

The power and potential of Asian FinTech is hard to describe but obvious to see. From alternative lending to open banking and augmented intelligence technology to the tokenized economy, APAC’s innovation is taking on the world.

On 19-21 March 2019, Money20/20 Asia will be back to Marina Bay Sands in Singapore and is set to be even bigger and better.

The world’s leading FinTech entrepreneurs and innovators will meet again in Singapore to debate the key trends and innovations shaping Asia’s FinTech ecosystem, hear form expert speakers and network to get business done.

The Domain Name System (DNS) is one of the cornerstones of the Internet today. It is, in effect, the “phone book of the Internet.” 

However, despite its critical role, it’s also the least appreciated aspect of delivering an online banking user experience, and the most overlooked chink in a bank’s IT armour.