Appian today announced the immediate availability of the latest version of the Appian Platform for process automation. The new release features enhancements in total experience, data fabric, automation, and process mining, all underpinned by Appian’s industrial-strength low-code design.

“Organisations must go beyond applications that provide automation at the task level and begin implementing process orchestrations that unify humans, systems, and digital workers,” said Michael Beckley, Founder and CTO at Appian. “Appian delivers the end-to-end process control organisations need to design new digital solutions, automate complex processes, and optimise business operations to drive continuous improvement.”

Enhancements to Appian Portals extend total experience benefits across business-to-business and business-to-consumer use cases. In under four weeks, Appian customer AARP built a robust, secure, and engaging Appian Portals experience to support the Fraud Watch Volunteer program providing support to fraud victims among AARP’s 40 million members.

“We needed a way to accept and process applications from volunteers, and we spent more than 18 months looking for a technology that would enable that while meeting our very strict security requirements,” said Fisnik Shpuza, Director of Workflow Automation at AARP. “Appian Portals gave us everything we needed. It’s secure, it’s beautiful and looks like an AARP web page, and it connects all the incoming data directly into our process.”

The new release makes it easier than ever to build beautiful and intuitive web and mobile Portals that engage external users in a seamless total experience with internal employees. New features include:
 
 • Start Process from Portals: Start any process automation directly from a Portals interface. Appian customers can initiate end-to-end process automation directly in a Portal enabling the orchestration of AI services, assigning human tasks or executing robotic process automation. 
 • Query Appian’s data fabric from Portals: It is now streamlined to query and display record data in Portals from Appian’s data fabric, without the need for complex integration calls.
 • Portals Header Bar and Pages: Engage Portals users with great experiences. Add a header bar for multi-page navigation to connect with your users in more ways, all with no code.
 • Portals Change Management: Changing and iterating Portals is even easier. With the addition of new proactive actions and recommendations, Appian proactively updates portals and notifies developers when objects change.
 
The Appian Data Fabric unifies data across systems without moving the data, dramatically reducing the time needed to build powerful applications. The latest Appian release includes enhancements that make working with the Data Fabric even easier, including:
 
 • Centralised Record Security: Secure all aspects of your records in one place. Quickly specify who can see which records and record views and what actions they can take.
 • No-Code Security Rules: Now specify security by answering two simple questions–Who can see it, and when?
 • Simplification: Appian’s Data Fabric now features drag-and-drop record type configurations, auto-generation of user record type relationships, database updates with codeless data modelling, the ability to combine data across record types, and more.
 
In today’s economy, IT leaders must continue to deliver value to the business with fewer resources, while driving greater operational efficiency. Business leaders face increasing regulatory compliance burdens, driving a need for end-to-end process control, and they are also experiencing pressure to digitally innovate to remain competitive.

The latest version of the Appian Platform helps IT leaders achieve digital agility while enabling business leaders to easily design, automate, and optimise business operations to drive efficiency and deliver new digital innovations.

To try the latest version of the Appian Platform for yourself, sign up for your free Appian Community Edition.

Monevium, the UK-based, authorised payment institution, offering a modern and straightforward way to manage money, has recently announced the launch of its intuitive mobile app. This latest feature gives Monevium users the ability to control their entire account from just a single app.

The FCA-regulated company provides fast and secure payment facilities to manage everyday finances. With the Monevium Euro IBAN account, users can send and receive funds worldwide, as well as transfer funds between Monevium customers, and the launch of the mobile app makes this process even simpler.

Monevium account holders can access the full functionality of their account by simply logging in using Face ID from the home screen of the app.

Among the comprehensive range of functions within the mobile application are features which help to make the most of the mobile application in the increasingly 'mobile-first' world that we now live in, including the ability to order virtual debit cards as well as physical debit cards directly from within the application.

Monevium customers can view all card and account statements on a real-time basis from within the application, as well as retrieve previous statements with ease.

Gone are the days of having to write a PIN number associated with a debit card which is often required to either make cash withdrawals from automated tellers or to verify in-store purchases with a physical debit card, as the Monevium application securely hosts the PIN number associated with your card, meaning that Monevium account holders can look it up on the application securely at any time, without the concern that it may be mislaid or accessed by unauthorised people, as would be the case with PIN numbers written on paper files.

Should a Monevium account holder have to report a physical card missing, there is no need to have to contact customer service, as it is often vital that a card is disabled immediately upon noticing that it is not present. Instead, Monevium account holders can instantly freeze the use of any Monevium physical card via the application, and then should the card be located, it can be reactivated again via the application instantly.

In keeping with the truly global nature of today's economy, Monevium account holders can make international payments via the SWIFT network or Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) system from within the application, something which is very much avantgarde compared with many traditional banking systems which require their customers to log onto web pages in order to conduct international transactions rather than facilitating them via a mobile application in the way that Monevium does.

Monevium account holders can transact quickly and easily with each other via the peer-to-peer (P2P) payment functionality available in the Monevium application which allows Monevium customers to make internal payments.

Ordering new or replacement cards can be conducted from within the mobile application, and the details of the cards can be displayed at the touch of a button, making online purchases easy without having to carry additional paraphernalia.

Alexey Stepanov, the Managing Director of Monevium, comments "The Monevium mobile application is here to further the 'mobile-first' nature of everyday life in the modern economy. Monevium customers are very much at the forefront of the modern way of living, and the array of features provided by the mobile application makes keeping track of transactions as well as managing new ones effortless, regardless of location, all in one place, on one user-friendly platform."

"This is just the first step in our mobile journey. We have a vast amount of features planned to roll out over the coming months, which include a corporate app with corporate cards; balance top-ups from debit cards; support for more currencies; and many more, which will only serve to improve the experience our users have with Monevium."

Today CoinFund, a leading web3 investment firm, announces tech veteran Julie Mossler has joined as its Head of Marketing and Communications. As an award-winning and highly experienced brand leader, Julie will reimagine the firm’s marketing and narrative strategy as well as support its portfolio companies in their positioning and go-to-market approaches.

Julie joins CoinFund with more than 18 years of experience in hypergrowth Web2 and web3 startups, as a builder of some of the most ubiquitous superbrands in the world. She most recently served as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) at Metaplex, the world’s largest NFT ecosystem, nurturing its developer community and growing the protocol to more than $3B in transactions in less than one year. Julie has also served as interim CMO at fintech blockchain unicorn Paxos. Prior to her time in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry, Julie drove the adoption of category-defining, community-driven consumer technology, leading brand and international growth strategies for Waze and Groupon as a senior executive on their early respective teams. She has appeared on PRWeek's "Innovation 50" & "40 Under 40," as well as Business Insider’s "Top 50 Tech PR People".

Jake Brukhman, CEO and Co-Founder of CoinFund, said: “We are thrilled to welcome Julie to the CoinFund team. As the industry seeks to stabilize and redefine itself after a turbulent 2022, it is more important than ever to have a clear voice championing the broader benefits of the web3 ecosystem. Julie will help CoinFund effectively tell the story of our team and our track record as one of the very first pioneers in the crypto fund space. Her wealth of exceptional experience will be an invaluable asset to our  portfolio companies on their road to success, delivering on the promise of CoinFund as the best partner to early-stage teams in the blockchain.” 

Speaking on her appointment, Julie Mossler said: “CoinFund has an esteemed history and reputation as one of the earliest firms in web3 venture investment, rightfully holding a place of legitimacy among the crypto-native community. As the industry accelerates and broadens to welcome those who are new to blockchain, CoinFund will embody web3 ethos to build in public and provide leadership, visibility and expertise to entrepreneurs and the industry as a whole. The firm is shoulder-to-shoulder with brilliant founders building the next chapter of the web - I’m honoured to tell these stories.”

Co-founded in 2015 by Jake Brukhman, CoinFund was one of the earliest firms to enter web3 venture investing, and currently has stakes in over 90 web3 ventures across its portfolio, spanning all aspects of web3, including artificial intelligence, protocols, gaming and NFTs. Today the firm has evolved to specialize in both web3 and crypto-focused investment and is a registered investment adviser, led by managing partners Brukhman, Alex Felix, Seth Ginns, David Pakman and Christopher Perkins.

Julie’s appointment comes after CoinFund announced the launch of a $320 million early-stage web3 venture fund in August 2022, CoinFund Ventures I, to increase its scope beyond its $83 million seed stage fund announced in July 2021.

Informa PLC (“Informa”), a London-based events production, digital products and academic research services agency, will host FinovateEurope. A cutting-edge fintech conference catering to the digital future of financial institutions, the event will be held in person from March 14-15, 2023, at the Intercontinental O2 Hotel in London, England.

Finovate believes that the time of financial sector executives, investors, C-suite leaders, financial innovators, fintech operators and other attendees is invaluable. Thus, events are designed with a view to pack in a high density of expert insights, create environments conducive to accelerated networking and optimize proceedings for business efficiency.

Following the event’s networking-made-easy approach, the organizers have placed great emphasis on developing structured networking options to deepen industry bonds, speed up knowledge exchange, explore potential synergies and forge life-long partnerships with industry peers.

For over a decade, Finovate has attracted the biggest names across the financial landscape. 48% of past attendees are from financial institutions such as banks, credit unions and investment management firms, while 28% represent fintech or technology companies. Senior leadership from marquee names such as Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citi, Fidelity Investments, HSBC, ING, JP Morgan and Llyods will be in attendance. Other attendees will be representing solutions providers, investors and VCs, media and government.

Having amassed considerable experience in spotlighting innovative fintech companies, Finovate will host more than 35 interactive demo sessions where C-level executives will showcase the technological breakthroughs that they are achieving, as well as their intended roadmaps heading into the future. Such a framework ensures that attendees experience highly engaging sessions in authentic and efficient formats.

The event also boasts a star-studded line-up of keynote speakers, thought leaders, and several highly interactive panelists, including highly sought-after market experts such as Katharina Lueth, chief client officer and managing director at Raisin; John C. Hulsman, president & managing partner at John C. Hulsman Enterprises; Elise Bohan, senior research fellow at Future of Humanity Institute, Oxford University; Chris Skinner, CEO at The Finanser; Jeremy K. Balkin, managing director, global head of fintech and innovation at JP Morgan.

Greg Palmer, Vice President, Finovate will offer the welcome address on Day One and Day Two.

On March 13, there will be a special pre-event briefing for financial institutions, which will include an expert-insight session with Nicole Perry, global strategy director for digital business growth at 11:FS, and a fireside chat with author Steven Van Belleghem and David Penn, research analyst at Finovate.

The evening will conclude with a drinks and networking session for all attendees.

FinovateEurope is a must-attend event to fully grasp the intricacies of the emerging fintech sector, identify ideas and trends that resonate most with various business models and effectively drive expansion of professional networks.

Payoneer, the financial technology company empowering the world’s small businesses and entrepreneurs to transact, do business and grow globally, has today announced the winners of its seventh annual Entrepreneurship Awards. With over 9,000 entrants from over 150 countries, the awards recognize global entrepreneurs who have disrupted their respective markets and demonstrated resilience and innovation.  

This year’s awards bring together innovators from across the world with winners from Argentina, China, India, Serbia, Thailand, the United States, and Ukraine. The businesses are demonstrating innovative approaches to scaling their business, expanding internationally, and building resilience. The diverse geographical spread of both the entrants and winners is testimony to the borderless nature of entrepreneurship in today’s digital global economy.  

The seven category winners, including the all-new Eco Impact Business award, are:  

·       Disruptive Business: Denys Shkribliak, Owner & Founder, Wood and Hearts Inc (Ukraine)  

·       Socially Responsible Business: William Scott, CEO, Dynamo (United States)  

·       E-commerce Business: Nitcharee Ujjin, Co-Founder, THUMBINTHAI CO., LTD., (Thailand) 

·       E-commerce Business: Yangzhong Wang, Founder & CEO, Colorpik Inc. (China) 

·       Eco Impact Business: Prem Zalzman, Co-Founder & Sr. Manager of Strategic Innovation, Kolibri (Argentina) 

·       Services Business: Shaheen Madraswala, Founder & CBO, Leamigo Technologies (India) 

·       Services Business: Ognjen Vukovic, CEO & Owner, Four Winds Digital LTD (Serbia) 

The winners have shown the resilience to innovate in the face of challenges such as the impact of war and economic downturn. This year’s awards also included a new category, the Eco Impact Business award, recognizing the important role that entrepreneurs are playing across the world in addressing global environmental challenges.  

John Caplan, CEO of Payoneer, commented:  

“Congratulations to all our winners and business leaders who entered the Payoneer Entrepreneurship Awards. Cross-border small businesses are the heart of global trade, and it is inspiring to see our customers from across the world make a meaningful impact on their local communities and the global economy. Payoneer entrepreneurs are the best in the world and this award is our way to recognize the very best.”  

To further the impact of these businesses, Payoneer has partnered with Kiva, an international nonprofit with a mission to expand financial access to help underserved communities thrive. The winners are awarded credits that give them the chance to pay it forward to other entrepreneurs who need the funding to keep growing and to experience the power of microfinancing their businesses. 

One of the winners who will be receiving Kiva credits is Wood and Hearts Inc, a Montessori furniture manufacturer in Ukraine. Wood and Hearts won the disruptive business award for their pioneering child-safe non-toxic products. After the war in Ukraine caused the majority of their production lines to cease operations, Wood and Hearts used Payoneer’s working capital solution to establish new manufacturing sites in other regions of the country. Denys Shkribliak, Owner & Founder, commented on the motivation behind his work: “My kids have always been my inspiration. I started to work with wood when I understood that plastic toys may be harmful to the health of my kids. All I do now is because of my dear family.”

FNZ, the leading global wealth management platform, is delighted to announce the launch of a transformative global family leave benefits package for all employees and new recruits.  

The new package, available to all of FNZ’s 6,400 employees worldwide, is a significant step forward for the industry and sets the standard at a global level. The new package is also a strong demonstration of FNZ’s commitment to its culture and values, as it continues to support its employees and attract the very best talent to join its business. 

FNZ has experienced exponential growth since its establishment in 2003. In the past five years alone,  the company has increased its assets under administration from US$212 billion to over US$1.5  trillion, an impressive seven-fold growth. This success is attributable to the contribution of FNZ's dedicated employees, who have been instrumental in the company's expansion. In the last two years, FNZ has welcomed more than 2,000 colleagues worldwide through job creation and acquisition. 

The announcement of this new package, which is a part of FNZ's Total Benefits Package, is a clear demonstration of the company's commitment to promoting an inclusive and diverse workforce across its global business. This commitment is further reflected in FNZ's continuous efforts to attract and build top talent through competitive financial rewards and significant career development opportunities. 

Employees are now eligible for 26 weeks of primary and secondary parental leave, regardless of gender, at 100% of their salary. This benefit is available within the first 18 months of birth or adoption and both the primary and secondary caregivers can claim this benefit, including if they are both employed by FNZ. Caregivers are defined as biological parents, adoptive parents, same-sex parents, or parents through surrogacy. FNZ is also offering transitional support to employees currently on maternity benefit packages. 

Employees are also able to take eight weeks of fully paid bereavement leave, dependent on the relationship of the employee to the deceased person, and up to two weeks of fully paid emergency care leave per year. This new benefit package is fully integrated with existing FNZ policies and local statutory benefits.

Renata Mrazova, FNZ Group Chief People Officer, said: “Preparing our employees for the future by empowering them to succeed and develop the right skills is paramount. It is our responsibility to  provide our global employees with the support and freedom to enable them to grow their careers at  FNZ throughout the different stages of their lives.”  

“This new benefits package is aimed at creating a level playing field for all our employees globally by supporting diversity and inclusion and ensuring that everyone can succeed equally regardless of gender. Employees should not have to make the difficult decision to prioritize between a career and supporting their families. Providing all of our colleagues with the ability to choose how they shape  their futures is a big part of our culture.” 

Adrian Durham, FNZ Group CEO, added: “We are thrilled to introduce our new global family leave benefits package. FNZ’s ambition is to create a culture for growth, one that opens up limitless  opportunities for our employees, customers, and the wider world.” 

“In order to achieve these aspirations, we need to inspire our people, based on the premise that only engaged, dedicated and passioned employees can take care of our customers. We’re dedicated  to attracting and developing the very best talent to our exciting, fast-paced business – and this  investment is a testament to our commitment to supporting our employees around the world.” 

To learn more about FNZ’s employee value proposition, culture and global benefits package please  visit www.FNZ.com/careers  

Wolters Kluwer, a leading software solutions and services provider, announced today three divisional CEO appointments that will set the stage for accelerated growth at the company.

• Karen Abramson, formerly CEO of Tax & Accounting, is now the CEO of the new Corporate Performance & ESG (CP & ESG) division.
• Jason Marx, formerly leading North America Tax & Accounting, is the new CEO of Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting.
• Steve Meirink, formerly leading Compliance Solutions, is the new CEO of Wolters Kluwer Financial & Corporate Compliance.

The appointments follow Wolters Kluwer’s strategic decision announced in February of this year to create a 5^th division, Corporate Performance & ESG (CP & ESG). CP & ESG has been established to meet the growing demand from corporations and banks for integrated financial, operational, and ESG performance management and reporting solutions.

CP & ESG brings together Wolters Kluwer’s global software businesses that focus on corporate performance management, environmental health and safety (EHS), and risk: (CCH Tagetik, Enablon, FRR, and TeamMate). By leveraging the natural synergy that exists across these businesses, the company will be able to better serve its customers and drive accelerated growth by extending and integrating its current product portfolio.

“Environmental, Social and Governance is one of the areas in which our clients are seeking more robust solutions and insights,” says Nancy McKinstry, Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Executive Board of Wolters Kluwer. “Our ESG products help our clients mitigate risk, comply with an ever-changing regulatory environment, and advance their ability to be more responsible corporate citizens. By bringing these solutions into one division, we will be able to capitalize on the growth opportunities in this fast-growing space and meet the growing demands of our customers for ESG solutions.”

Last year, Richard Flynn, then CEO of Governance, Risk & Compliance division (which has now become Financial & Corporate Compliance), informed us of his plans to pursue new experiences outside Wolters Kluwer. Under Richard's leadership, the GRC division drove successful innovation and operational synergies that solidified GRC as a leader in the financial and compliance markets, while fostering a deeply engaged workforce.

“I am excited to be working with all of our CEOs and the wider leadership team during this period of significant growth for Wolters Kluwer,” McKinstry added. “I would also like to congratulate Karen, Jason and Steve on their well-deserved appointments, and thank Richard for his many contributions to Wolters Kluwer.”

NinjaTrader Group, LLC, a global leader in futures brokerage and advanced technology for active traders, announced that it has just launched new web and mobile apps for fully integrated multi-device trading, along with a series of enhancements to its offering. The new suite includes a dramatically streamlined account opening and management process, accompanied by a refreshed website and brand experience unveiled today.

The introduction of NinjaTrader Web and Mobile facilitates seamless trading across devices through a cloud-based trading infrastructure, offering access to all the firm’s trading applications, including a new generation of its award-winning desktop platform. The release also features an expanded suite of consumer-driven enhancements, such as a new account management dashboard, a simplified user interface and performance reports providing immediate access to trading history. Clients can also access daily broadcasts of live market commentary and new, on-demand training resources.

NinjaTrader Group CEO Martin Franchi said: “The entire team at NinjaTrader has been hard at work implementing cloud-based technology that delivers an entirely new trading experience to the active retail trading community. Our customers can now seamlessly trade across any device from any location and access a host of new features and trading tools. We’ve also taken the opportunity to completely refresh our website and brand with a new look and feel that we believe better aligns with who NinjaTrader is today. As we celebrate our 20-year anniversary this year, we’re always looking forward. We’re excited to roll out additional enhancements in the coming months, and our customers and partners will continue to play a strong role in guiding us into the future.”

The comprehensive mobile offering is optimized for iPhone, iPad and Android users. NinjaTrader Web can be accessed from any web browser.

NinjaTrader has an ecosystem of more than 900 third-party vendors and thousands of external tools enabling traders to extend and customize their trading platform and analytics capabilities with trading indicators, apps, automated trading strategies and more.

Trading activity at NinjaTrader Group in 2022 reached nearly 115 million futures contracts.