PCN Pulse

Staying on the beat; 6 July – 12 July 2021 From Startups to Unicorns Tide rises on $100 million cash injection UK business banking platform Tide has raised over $100 million in Series C funding at a valuation of $650 million. Tide, which has recruited 350,000 SMEs and opened over 410,000 business accounts since its […]
PCN Pulse

Staying on the beat; 28 June – 5 July 2021 Big Beats Industry Clouds – the next Mega-Trend The next mega-trend in financial services is Industry Clouds – collections of cloud services, tools, common data models, APIs, and applications optimized specific use cases. Multi-cloud environments also benefit organizations needing to share data and access with […]
DeFi Conference 2021: The Rise of Decentralised Finance

Bitcoin Events is excited to announce its 2nd annual DeFi Conference which will take place online on 5 August 2021. As proud host of the annual Blockchain Africa Conference and Crypto Fest, Bitcoin Events now adds the DeFi Conference as its 3rd annual event that explores disruptive innovations in the cryptocurrency and blockchain technology industry. […]
Netcetera and Entersekt implement FIDO authentication standard for PLUSCARD – A first in Europe

Secure unlimited online credit card payments without a mobile device Nowadays, it is convenient to make quick and easy online purchases with a credit card. But how do you protect online payments from fraud? There are various methods to prove the identity of buyers. However, most modern methods require a mobile device. For customers who […]
Konsentus launches new solutions to meet the requirements of the open data economy in response to increasing market demand

UK, 30 June 2021: Konsentus announced today that it has expanded its product range to help accelerate the digital transformation journey from open banking to open finance. Konsentus Verify, the leading open banking fraud and risk management service, is ready to support open finance. Open banking is the first step towards a data sharing society, […]
The most global B2B event in the Forex industry in Cyprus – Forex Expo 2021!

Date – November 18-19, 2021 Venue – Cyprus, Limassol (Parklane Hotel) https://forexexpo.com/ The most interactive B2B event in the Forex industry – the legendary Forex Expo with a 20 year history is coming to Cyprus again. We are very excited to present the event in Cyprus. It is to become one of the largest and […]
PCN Pulse

Week – 21-28 June 2021 Stay on the weekly beat. In this weeks Pulse: Fundings – from Mollie to Voyager Visa acquires Tink for $2.2 billion 2021 – a record year for European fintech investment Crypto mining crackdown in China – what does it mean for Bitcoin? How PCN launched a 4-day workweek in a […]
Around the cashless world in 80 days

Zurich, June 28 2021 – The hype around contactless plastic money is no longer dedicated to Europe alone. It is an international phenomenon. A global tour reveals stunning developments in the world of digital payments, putting paper money into museums rather than into wallets and pockets. It is said that in China, one can travel […]
Open Banking Expo Awards announce the finalists

Open Banking Expo is delighted to announce that the shortlist for its inaugural Awards ceremony has been released and is now live on the Open Banking Expo Awards website. More than 90 financial institutions, fintechs and Open Banking pioneers across the globe are featured on the list. Open Banking Expo co-founder, Kelly Stanley, said: “I’d […]
Viva Wallet Announces Partnership with Fraudio

Viva Wallet announces new partnership focused on tackling the elimination of payment fraud and money laundering. Since its inception in 2000, Viva Wallet has become the first entirely cloud-based European neo-bank using Microsoft Azure and has since opened branches in 23 countries in Europe. Viva Wallet is known for its ability to provide businesses of […]