MYPINPAD, a leader in PCI certified payments software solutions together with Hong Kong’s leading payment terminal manufacturer and payment solution provider, SPECTRA Technologies, announced the launch of a software-based contactless payments solution for smart devices that will revolutionise the customer experience for small and micro merchants in Hong Kong. SPECTRA Technologies, a technology......
In the last 10 years or so, global financial institutions and regulatory bodies have come together to unleash a battery of regulations for Banking, Insurance, and Micro-economies. The advancement of new technologies such as AI, Machine Learning Engineering, Big Data, Cloud and Edge Computing, Blockchain and Crypto, and low-code DevOps, have heavily disrupted the RegTech industry. This primer dives......
Mercurity Fintech Holding Inc. announced that Mr. Cong Huang has been appointed as Independent Director to the Company’s Board of Directors, and Mr. Liu Hao has been appointed as a Director to the Board. These changes were put into effect on March 4, 2021. Mr. Cong Huang is a renowned researcher and entrepreneur in......
As institutional adoption of crypto such as bitcoin increases, compliance is top of the list of challenges that exchanges like HKVAX need to tackle Elliptic provides HKVAX crypto AML/CFT solutions for real-time transaction monitoring and wallet screening HKVAX, an institutional-grade crypto exchange based in Hong Kong, has announced a partnership with Elliptic,......
Veriff, a global identity verification provider is partnering with Kueski, one of the fastest-growing fintech platforms in Latin America. Veriff, a global identity verification provider is partnering with Kueski, one of the fastest-growing fintech platforms in Latin America. With this partnership, Veriff expands its business in the Latin American market by helping......
Sheila Vokey Appointed Interim CEO Central 1 announced that Mark Blucher has stepped down as President and CEO of Central 1 Credit Union to pursue a different future. Sheila Vokey has been appointed interim President and CEO, effective immediately, while the Board of Directors undertakes an executive search process to......
ANZ’s former global head of fixed income is now CEO of Viridios Capital and is teaming up with S&P Global Platts to develop the first AI-based carbon market indices. Eddie Listorti, ANZ’s former global head of fixed income, is making headway with his new company, Viridios Capital, as chief executive......
EMTECH, a first-of-its-kind fintech for central banks, today announced a partnership with the Central Bank of Ghana to deploy its Modern Central Bank Sandbox Platform™. The Central Bank of Ghana confirmed the collaboration in a release. The partnership with the Bank of Ghana will leverage EMTECH’s software to test innovative......
Penta manages to top up its series B investment Due to a positive business development and strong business performance, all existing investors increase their initial investment, with ABN AMRO Ventures taking the lead as strategic investor The financing round will be used to further expand Penta’s business model Following Penta’s......