Reliance on email as a fundamental function of business communication has been in place for some time. But as remote working has become a key factor for the majority of business during 2020, it’s arguably more important than ever as a communication tool.

These strange times have created many challenges for both foreign exchange (FX) markets and their participants. But they have also highlighted how vital technology has become to our trading activities. Now that working from home has become common practice due to COVID-19, our reliance on technology is greater than ever.

Omnio, the Banking-as-a-Service platform FinTech, has announced the appointment of Rachael Lord as Chief Product Officer (CPO) as part of the company’s ambitious growth plans for its European operations.

Digiterre, a software and data engineering consultancy, today announced that it has partnered with BITA Risk, part of corfinancial, a financial services software and services group, to build the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) functionality for BITA Risk’s BITA Wealth platform. 

Eventus Systems, Inc., an award-winning global provider of multi-asset class trade surveillance and market risk solutions, announced today that G.H. Financials (GHF) has selected Eventus to meet its trade surveillance needs worldwide. The London-based exchange-traded derivatives clearing firm will deploy the cloud-based version of the Eventus Validus platform beginning in early 2021.

Tinkoff, Russia’s largest digital bank and provider of lifestyle services via its super app, was named the world’s Best Consumer Digital Bank and honoured with multiple other category wins at Global Finance’s Digital Bank Awards 2020, it announced today.

Today, Citi announced it has selected Mastercard as its network partner for the Citi Plex Account on Google Pay, a new digital checking and savings account built with financial wellness and mobile functionality at the core of the design to make managing money simpler, smarter and more rewarding.

The European Central Bank (ECB) has chosen SIA, in partnership with Colt Technology Services, for its connection to the Eurosystem market infrastructures through a single access interface (Eurosystem Single Market Infrastructure Gateway - ESMIG).

SIA is a leading European hi-tech company in the payment services and infrastructures sector, controlled by CDP Equity.

Compass Plus and independent global payments consultancy Consult Hyperion have joined forces to make industry professionals question whether payments platforms that are entering their fourth decade can truly meet their future business needs in a new white paper and webinar.

Marqeta, the global modern card issuing platform, announced today that it has won three new digital banking clients in the UK and Europe, with all expected to go live with Marqeta in 2021. Its European Digital Banking solution has been adopted by Dozens, P.F.C. and Novus to power payments, instantly issue cards and drive innovation.