Blockchain startup SMART VALOR has appointed Julien Bringer, Ph.D. as Chief Security and Cryptography Expert to develop its overall security framework. Bringer brings a wealth of experience in researching and deploying projects in the field of security, identity and cryptography.

Contego, the RegTech and compliance specialist, has been chosen by The Open Banking Implementation Entity (the ‘OBIE’), the body created by the UK’s largest personal and small business current account providers to create a better way to move, manage and make more of your money, to verify its users and to support the much-anticipated technological revolution that promises to give people greater control over their finances.

AxiomSL, the leading regtech provider of regulatory reporting and risk management solutions, today announced the appointment of Patrick Ward as Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Business and Partnership Strategy. Pat will play a key role expanding the company’s footprint across EMEA anddeveloping strategic global relationships.

Squirro, the AI driven context intelligence and insights solution provider, has announced the launch of its new financial services (FS) solution, Squirro for Corporate Financial Services, an artificial intelligence (AI) driven solution that unlocks the insight within the vast amounts of unstructured data held by FS firms.

eGain (NASDAQ:EGAN), the leading provider of cloud-based customer engagement solutions, today announced that Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. (NYSE:WDR) selected eGain Solve(TM) to provide omnichannel customer service.

Workday, Inc., a leader in enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, today announced a partnership with Duo Security, a cybersecurity leader specialising in trusted access and multi-factor authentication (MFA) technologies that are easy to use, yet powe

For many people, paying with a card is still associated with a “swipe” or a “dip”; however, for the owners of more than 370 million contactless cards accepted in over 8 million locations in 111 countries, they pay with a tap. Mastercard first introduced contactless cards back in 2003 to give consumers a safe and simple way to pay that helps speed them through the checkout line. And that same foundational technology (and many of the same standards) also powers our ability to pay with a phone. 

Aptean, a leading global provider of mission-critical enterprise software solutions, has formed a strategic partnership with FAST Technologies in Northern Ireland. This partnership is an important part of Aptean's growth strategy in the European market, specifically the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.   

Self-Service Banking Asia returns to Indonesia on 21st and 22nd March 2018. RBR’s flagship ATM conference in the region will address the most pressing issues facing the industry today, including cash recycling, omnichannel integration, branch transformation, ATM security and the latest ATM innovations

Southeast Asia has some of the world’s most dynamic ATM markets

In recent years the payments landscape has evolved and transformed, in the near future it seems likely to continue to do so. 2018 is being seen as a watershed year in terms of regulatory implementation deadlines across the financial services space and the payments industry is testament to this. With the implementation of SEPA instant payments officially set for November 2017, PSD2 for January 2018 and the GDPR for May 2018 there is no doubting that payment professionals face a barrage of deadlines and challenges over the coming year.