• ACI Worldwide offers ACI Low Value Real-Time Payments to organizations adopting the FedNow Service

Central banks across the globe are exploring and testing Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) to provision Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC). In this blog, Arjeh van Oijen, Head of Product Management, and Atul Verma, Senior Payments Architect at Icon Solutions, explore how DLT overcomes the restrictions of existing financial infrastructures, to provide a viable digital alternative to physical coins and banknotes.  

The changing face of money

Rapid identity verification, using biometric technology, enables a seamless customer journey for users.

Tesco Bank today announces a partnership with Onfido, the global identity verification and authentication provider. Onfido provides a secure application process for new Tesco Clubcard Pay+ customers, following the launch of the new product in January.

Building upon success at Arbuthnot Specialist Finance Limited (ASFL), broader bank to adopt cloud-native platform

 Fime has supported QuantumAeon to become the first transit payment terminal vendor to completely design, build, test and certify in India. With Fime’s technical advisory and certification services, the terminal has been approved in line with the EMVCo contactless EMV^® Level 1 requirements.

U.S. President Joe Biden’s long-awaited executive order on cryptocurrencies showcases the real value of Bitcoin and digital money, believes the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory, asset management and fintech organizations.

Exciting news... the iFX EXPO is now taking bookings for sponsorships and booths at the iFX EXPO International 2022 taking place in Limassol, Cyprus! It's back at the Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Center (Palais de Sports) meaning bigger and better opportunities for booths and sponsorships so the race is on to secure the top spots.

The event offers unrivalled panels, international speakers, stellar networking opportunities and glamorous parties so fintech and finance brands won’t want to miss out.

“Banks have been preparing for a successful launch of Secure Customer Authentication (SCA) since September 2019. Ahead of the next deadline on the 14^th, many financial service providers are now updating their consumer applications and finalising communications to both commercial clients and customers - therefore, we should expect them to be ready to step-up their authentication measures when the deadline arrives.

Ayoconnect, Southeast Asia's largest open finance platform, and Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI), Indonesia’s largest bank by total assets, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) today to leverage Ayoconnect’s open finance technology in BRI’s digit

A new digital tool for administration and financial management