Zenbanx, a financial technology provider offering the industry's only mobile multi-currency account, today introduced "conversational banking," the ability for customers to use messaging platforms to sign-in, check balances, get exchange rates, and send money from their Zenbanx account without ever leaving their conversation. WeChat, one of the most popular messaging apps in the world, is the first messaging platform to adopt Zenbanx's conversational banking feature, a simple and secure solution for saving, exchanging, sending currencies internationally and domestically within WeChat.

The Western Union (NYSE: WU) Company, announced today that it has made a strategic investment in Walletron, Inc. a pioneer in mobile wallet bill presentment and payment capabilities.

The investment supports Western Union’s strategic direction to bring smart and convenient payment experiences to its customers via smartphones. Walletron automates brands’ presence in mobile wallets like Apple Wallet and Android Pay, powering digital engagement and serving billers through a unique and innovative bill-to-wallet solution, moBills.

David Brooks has joined fintech giant Quint Finance Group as US territory director as the company looks to drive its expansion strategy in the American marketplace. 

FlexTrade Systems, a global leader in multi-asset execution and order management systems, today announced the appointment of Aaron Levine as Vice President, OEMS Solutions.  Based in the company’s headquarters in New York, Levine will manage sales and business development for FlexTrade’s new OEMS solution, FlexONE.

nCino, the worldwide leader in cloud banking, today announced that Jeff Babka has joined the company as chief financial officer. A seasoned financial executive, Babka brings more than 40 years of experience in financial and operational management with a specific focus in the technology and software industries.

Saxo Bank, the multi-asset investment and trading specialist, and Phoenix Finance, a financial technology firm, signed a MOU to form a white label partnership. The integration process will start in Q1 2017.

IBM announced new Bluemix services that simplify and speed app development in the cloud. With these new services, developers can now easily access and construct pre-configured toolchains using popular DevOps tools, including GitHub and Slack. 

 

Switzerland-based digital payment software company SecurionPay has announced the release of their latest technology, “Cross-Sales”: a way for online businesses to significantly boost their sales by engaging with customers immediately after the checkout process and offering products or services directly related to the shopper’s initial purchase.

If a business happens to sell laptops, for example, they might offer anti-virus protection, or a smartphone vendor might encourage accessory add-ons like protective cases or headphones.

Three weeks after we launched Spending on Android, we’re very excited to release another huge update to the Monzo Android app. Payments!