NZX is pleased to announce the appointment of Benjamin Phillips as Head of Market Operations. Benjamin has held the Head of Clearing role at NZX since joining in September 2014.

Benjamin’s appointment follows the resignation of Chief Operating Officer Mandy Simpson, and is effective 3 October 2016 when Mandy departs. Benjamin will report to CEO Tim Bennett.

 Mastercard today makes it even easier for developers to create next-generation commerce solutions with the launch of Mastercard Developers.

This single gateway enables Mastercard partners to access a diverse range of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) across payments, data and security. The platform also includes a ‘New and Experimental’ API category that enables partners to test new technologies and applications.

I find it a little amusing to see the noise being made by banks about FinTech.  Lots of noise, not so much action.  And where there is action, it’s not necessarily real.  There are a few exceptions, but the majority seem to be tackling FinTech as more of a marketing requirement than an active cultural change program.  That’s the mistake: are you a financial institution using technology or a technology firm offering finance?  The two are very different, as financial institutions using technology think within their blinkered views of existing products and services; the technology firm offerin

nCino, the worldwide leader in cloud banking, has introduced Loan Auto Decision to its Bank Operating System, enabling financial institutions to automatically run loan requests against their existing, proven credit policies, rendering decisions and providing customers with funds more quickly and efficiently than ever before.

Empowered with research, reviews and real-time discount information, shoppers making purchases of $500 or more are more decisive and deal-oriented than ever before, according to Synchrony Financial’s Fifth Annual Major Purchase Consumer Study.

BlackRock, a global leader in investment management, risk management, and advisory services, has partnered with financial technology firm Artivest to provide broader distribution and efficient access to its alternative investment strategies to an expanded segment of qualified investors through their advisors. Artivest’s technology-driven investment platform connects a wider audience of investors with alternative investment opportunities that have traditionally been available only to institutional investors.

Accuity, the leading provider of financial crime compliance, payments and know-your-customer (KYC) solutions, and BELLIN, a global leader in providing web-based treasury software and services, announced today a new strategic technology partnership to provide integrated sanction screening and compliance for corporate treasurers.

Innovation has been the buzzword of 2016 with the launch of hundreds of exciting new products and services from big businesses around the UK. With the rise of the Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, virtual reality, omnichannel retail, challenger banks and Pokemon Go, technology is advancing the way businesses and consumers interact, operate, and live their lives. 

 DH Corporation (TSX: DH) (“D+H”), a leading provider of technology solutions to financial institutions globally, and Rabobank today announced the execution of a proof of concept that has shown that D+H’s payments services hub, together with Coin Sciences’ multichain blockchain solution, is able to execute cross-border payments in near real-time for the bank, using distributed ledger/blockchain technology.

The solution has been proven to successfully address three key areas: