Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, has been awarded a major contract by BankA​xept, the national payment scheme of Norway, to enable all local banks to interconnect through a single credentials management hub for streamlined and secure management of mobile payments services.

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, today announced that J.P. Morgan has been approved as a clearing member for ICE Clear Singapore, effective immediately.

Contego, the multi-source identity verification and risk-scoring platform, today has been appointed by Kuflink, the peer-to-peer lending platform, where loans are secured against UK based property, to carry out checks on individuals to help ensure compliance with Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulation.

As the P2P and property markets are experiencing ever greater regulatory scrutiny, implementing effective fraud mitigation and risk management is crucial for Kuflink in a highly competitive market. For Kuflink, complying with AML regulation is a top priority.

China Construction Bank (CCB), China’s second largest commercial bank and the only authorized Renminbi Clearing Bank in Switzerland, today announced its plans to work more closely with SIX Securities Services, the Swiss post-trade infrastructure.

 Standard Chartered Bank has entered into a strategic partnership with GlobalTrade Corporation (GTC) to become one of the first international banks to offer GTC’s innovative @GlobalTrade™ multibank trade finance platform to clients in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. This partnership will leverage Standard Chartered’s unique network footprint and GTC’s multi-bank technology coupled with SWIFT connectivity to meet the trade finance needs of clients across Asia, Africa and the Middle East more efficiently and effectively.

Redcentric plc, a leading UK IT managed services provider, is pleased to announce the disposal of its metropolitan area fibre networks in Cambridge, Portsmouth and Southampton to CityFibre Infrastructure Holdings Plc (AIM:CITY, “CityFibre”) for a total consideration of £5.0m, in line with book value, paid in cash on completion.

 Fiserv, a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced today that it has been awarded the 2016 SWIFT Certified Application Reconciliation label for its Accurate™ Reconciliation solution for transaction matching, reconciliation and exception management.

Financial IT speaks with Pamela Pecs Cytron, Founder & CEO of Pendo Systems about its enhanced Pendo Data Platform (PDP).

EastNets, a leading global provider of compliance, payment and cloud solutions for the financial services industry, will unveil its advanced systems for countering money laundering and terrorist financing at the 2016 SWIFT International Banking Operations Seminar (Sibos), the latest edition of the world’s premier financial services event. The company will highlight its partnership with Dow Jones, the world's most trusted business news and financial information resource, to provide stronger Watch List Filtering for optimal protection.