Financial IT catches up with Myles Dawson, UK Country Manager of Adyen to talk about industry trends, the mission of Adyen and the changes brought by it.  

Financial IT: To start, we would like to hear about your background and Adyen. What was your journey like to get where you are?

Today Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT) reported that its TT futures trading platform now has execution and connectivity services through Interxion’s London data center. This move strengthens TT’s presence in Europe, improving the platform’s accessibility and providing users with regional resiliency and enhanced performance.

WEX Inc. (NYSE: WEX), a leading provider of corporate payment solutions, today announced that it will begin issuing virtual credit cards in Singapore, expanding its program in the Asian region that currently includes Hong Kong and Thailand.

Today Euronext, the advanced pan-European exchange in the Eurozone, announces it has signed an agreement with ICE Clear Netherlands, a subsidiary of Intercontinental Exchange for the provision of clearing services for its financial derivatives and commodities markets. Under its “Agility for Growth” strategy, Euronext has deployed significant effort to establish clearing optionality for its clients, including acquiring a 20% stake in EuroCCP and subsequently launching the preferred clearing model for cash equities.

Opus,Compliance and Risk Management SaaS technology leader, announced today the launch of Alacra Compliance Professional (ACP), the new plug-and-play KYC (Know Your Customer) compliance solution. ACP is an entry-level, preconfigured version of ACE (Alacra Compliance Enterprise), the leading SaaS KYC workflow solution.

Growth Street, the SME finance platform, announces that founder Greg Carter has replaced James Sherwin-Smith as Chief Executive Officer. 2016 was a stellar year for Growth Street, which saw it reach a number of important milestones, including gaining Appointed Representative status, welcoming over 500 investors to its marketplace following a successful launch in November, and building on its significant business borrower growth. The company has now matched over £54m on its innovative lending exchange to date.

A strategic cooperation - expanding Objectway’s proposition into the German-speaking countries across Europe - by providing integrated front-to-back software solutions to private banks, investment and asset managers.

Objectway, a major provider of investment management and digital software solutions to the worldwide financial services industry, announced today its distribution agreement with CPB Software AG, one of the leading providers of BPO and back office solutions for private banks, asset and investment managers across Austria, Germany and Switzerland.

“Is government good enough? We don’t think so. Today we are calling on entrepreneurs to join the revolution for better government.”

Timothy Barnes, founder of The Rain Gods Ltd, has issued a rallying cry to entrepreneurs who want to use their skills to build better government in the UK and around the world.

The company operates the Rain Cloud Victoria start-up incubator in Westminster, located just a few minutes walkfrom all of the main UK government departments as well as major local government institutions.

SDK.finance has built API for KB (Komercni Banka, a subsidiary of Societe Generale) during the Hackathon organized by Startup Yard & KB, and integrated it into its framework. The Inaugural Banking coding event took place in Prague, Mar 24 – 26 and hosted 11 talented teams. SDK.finance was awarded a third place.