FST Financial Sector Technology: a leading business title for IT decision makers in the UK and European financial services sector http://www.fstech.co.uk/ iZettle’s mobile payments service is now available in Mexico as a result of its global partnership with Banco Santander http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/iZettle_Banco_Santander_Mexico.php http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/iZettle_Banco_Santander_Mexico.php Union Bank of Taiwan has signed up with Calastone through the new Taiwan Depository & Clearing Corporation (TDCC) fund service http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/Union_Bank_of_Taiwan_Calastone.php http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/Union_Bank_of_Taiwan_Calastone.php HedgeStart Partners has partnered with Commensus to provide IT outsourcing and cloud-based services to its clients http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/HedgeStart_Partners_Commensus.php http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/HedgeStart_Partners_Commensus.php Türk Ekonomi Bankası (TEB) has given over 4,000 of its employees access to the QlikView Business Discovery platform http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/TEB_QlikView_Business_Discovery.php http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/TEB_QlikView_Business_Discovery.php Altrincham has become the top location for identity fraud in the UK outside certain parts of London, according to research from Experian. The Cheshire town recorded 13 fraud attempts for every 10,000 adults, with residents targeted at over three times the national average (four in every 10,000 adults) http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/Experian_Identity_Fraud_Research.php http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/Experian_Identity_Fraud_Research.php Thanachart Bank has selected Wolters Kluwer Financial Services’ IFRS solution in order to adhere to Bank of Thailand requirements http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/ThanachartBank_WoltersKluwerFinancialServices.php http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/ThanachartBank_WoltersKluwerFinancialServices.php On 11 July, Rapide will hold a webinar entitled, How to reduce complaints and drive loyalty in the financial sector http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/Rapide_Customer_Engagement_Webinar.php http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/Rapide_Customer_Engagement_Webinar.php The Payments Council has announced the publication of Payments Roadmap – An Initial Report http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/Payments_Council_Payments_Roadmap.php http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/Payments_Council_Payments_Roadmap.php Sequel is gearing up to launch Sequel Impact, pitched as the first product to deliver multiple sector risk and exposure intelligence in real-time http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/Sequel_Impact_Launch_September.php http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/Sequel_Impact_Launch_September.php Metro Bank has set out its recommendations for legislative change in the banking sector, ahead of the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards’ imminent report http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/Metro_Bank_Banking_Standards.php http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/Metro_Bank_Banking_Standards.php WorldPay has signed a lease on a new London office at Minerva’s The Walbrook Building, EC4 http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/WorldPay_New_London_Office.php http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/WorldPay_New_London_Office.php Staples and Intuit have announced a three-month pilot that will allow the office supplies giant to be the exclusive UK retailer of Intuit Pay http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/Staples_Intuit_Pay_Pilot.php http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/Staples_Intuit_Pay_Pilot.php Australia’s Commonwealth Bank is launching a new online support forum and unveiling a new look for CommBank.com.au http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/CommBank_Support_Community_Website.php http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/CommBank_Support_Community_Website.php Cyber attacks have leapfrogged the euro zone crisis and are now the top concern for Britain’s banks http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/Cyber_Attacks_UK_Banks.php http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/Cyber_Attacks_UK_Banks.php Poland’s Getin Bank is implementing Hitachi’s finger vein biometric authentication in its new Getin Up branch network http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/Getin_Bank_Hitachi_Biometrics.php http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/Getin_Bank_Hitachi_Biometrics.php The Bank of Korea has gone live with Calypso Technology’s front-to-back office solution to manage its portfolio http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/The_Bank_of_Korea_Calypso_Technology.php http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/The_Bank_of_Korea_Calypso_Technology.php Mobile authentication outfit Encap has announced a seven-figure investment from ProVenture Seed http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/Encap_ProVenture_Seed_Investment.php http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/Encap_ProVenture_Seed_Investment.php Two million London bus journeys have now been paid for via contactless cards http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/Contactless_London_Buses_2m.php http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/Contactless_London_Buses_2m.php Deutsche Bank is making its Autobahn sales, trading and research platform available via mobile devices http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/Deutsche_Bank_Autobahn_Mobile.php http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/Deutsche_Bank_Autobahn_Mobile.php BofA Merrill Lynch, Citi and Goldman Sachs are the first FCMs to use MarkitSERV Credit Centre, a pre-trade credit checking solution for the OTC derivatives market http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/MarkitSERV_Credit_Centre_FCMs.php http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/MarkitSERV_Credit_Centre_FCMs.php SIX Payment Services has launched a cashless payments microsite, aimed at clients, media and the general public http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/SIX_Payment_Services_Microsite.php http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/SIX_Payment_Services_Microsite.php Santander UK and iZettle have announced a UK partnership agreement http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/SantanderUK_iZettle_Partnership.php http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/SantanderUK_iZettle_Partnership.php Tibco Software has bought StreamBase Systems, a provider of high performance event processing and real-time analytics software, for an undisclosed sum http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/Tibco_Streambase_Acquisition.php http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/Tibco_Streambase_Acquisition.php Misys’ first year as a private company saw around 30 per cent growth in software licence revenue http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/Misys_Software_Licence_Revenue.php http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/Misys_Software_Licence_Revenue.php Banco Santander is making an investment of more than €5 million in Swedish m-payments venture iZettle http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/Banco_Santander_iZettle_Investment.php http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/Banco_Santander_iZettle_Investment.php Cash use increased in the UK last year, according to the UK Cash & Cash Machines 2013 report from the Payments Council http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/Payments_Council_LINK_UKCA_Report.php http://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/Payments_Council_LINK_UKCA_Report.php