We talk a lot about bank branch closures and, to be sure, there are a lot bank branch closures.  The UK has seen 1 in 10 bank branches disappear over the last two years whilst the USA is seeing a 

OpenLink, the global leader in trading, treasury and risk management solutions for the energy, commodities, corporate and financial services industries, has won the Commodities Now Commodity Business Award for Excellence in CTRM Software 2016.

Moneyfarm, the digital wealth manager, has today launched a partnership with Allianz Global Investors which will provide access to an active wealth management solution at institutional cost to UK employees of Allianz companies. This follows Allianz’s strategic investment in Moneyfarm, which was announced in September 2016.

Today, EFS - a WEX Company, fleet payment solutions provider, announced the implementation of its fleet payment system with 

Members of the BOKIS banking collective have become the first in Denmark to offer mobile payments using Dankort, the national debit and credit card. Last month the collective launched a digital wallet that allows consumers with an Android device to make contactless mobile payments. Today it is launching a mobile wallet for iPhone and, for the first time, is enabling customers to link their Dankort to their device.

Axioma, a leading provider of enterprise market risk and portfolio management solutions, today announced the appointment of Jacqueline Gaillard as Managing Director, People & Talent.

Gaillard was previously Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Talent Management at International Securities Exchange (ISE), the first all-electronic U.S. options exchange.

Global SME lending platform Bitbond and African payment services provider BitPesa announced today that they are partnering to improve access to financing for SMEs in Africa.

Bitbond, which is based in Berlin, Germany, connects fixed-income investors with small business owners who need loans. To make global cross-border lending possible, the platform uses the bitcoin blockchain for payment processing.

InterCard, a German acquirer, has chosen SIA, a company specializing in the management of electronic payments, to allow card payments in Germany with four new international schemes -Diners Club International®, Discover®, JCB and UnionPay.

Thanks to SIA’s technological infrastructure, InterCard is now able to accept payments with cards issued on some of the most widely used schemes in the United States, Japan and China. Customers from these and other countries can now comfortably use their cards for cashless payments in Germany.

On May 19, the capital of the Czech Republic will host Blockchain &Bitcoin Conference Prague – the event dedicated to the development of cryptocurrencies and blockchain. Guests will meet supporters of a decentralized economy, successful blockchain developers and entrepreneurs and enjoy the exhibition of equipment for the industry.