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IndustryUpdate

Tech Top 40 award by the Connecticut Technology
Council. The awards honor the state's 40 fastest grow-
ing tech companies. Continuity was recognized in the
software category.
ControlScan named to Top 100 MSSPs list

Managed security and compliance solutions provider
ControlScan Inc. reported that MSSP Alert, published
by After Nines Inc., recognized the company on its
2018 Top 100 MSSPs list. The annual list and associated
research identify and honor the top 100 managed secu-
rity service providers (MSSPs) that specialize in compre-
hensive, outsourced cybersecurity services.
Impact launches new website, salary guide

Impact Payments Recruiting revamped its website,
ANNOUNCEMENTS http://go-impact.com, which is a "destination for all things
recruiting in the payments and fintech industries," the
company stated. "Designed with flexibility and simplic-
6th Avenue Capital joins two associations ity in mind, our new website reflects our ongoing com-
6th Avenue Capital LLC, a provider of alternative mitment to our clients." Among the resources are the
small business funding, joined the Innovative Lending 2018 Payments Industry Salary Guide, hot jobs list, blog
Platform Association and the Small Business Finance and introductions to the Impact team.
Association. Both organizations are focused on deliver- SinglePoint rolls out LastMile Delivery
ing more transparency to alternative funding and to
ensuring that Main Street small businesses have access SinglePoint Inc. launched LastMile Delivery, a platform
to responsible funders and the capital they need to designed to provide small and midsize businesses the
grow. ability to streamline deliveries and give customers the
insight and predictability of when a delivery will arrive.
ACH volume exceeds 2 billion payments Available to businesses throughout the world, LastMile

In August 2018, ACH network volume exceeded 2 billion Delivery leverages advanced routing and location tech-
transactions in a month for the first time, an increase of nology and provides location tracking, estimated time of
over 10 percent compared to August 2017; the value of arrival, product tracking and inventory, an omnichannel
the payments was $4.5 trillion, an increase of 12 percent ecommerce experience and scheduled arrival time.
compared to 2017, NACHA – The Electronic Payments SmartMetric develops dual-purpose biometric card
Association reported.
SmartMetric stated it is close to completing production
Bank of France hosts meeting of its dual-purpose cybersecurity and access ID biomet-
on global cyber resilience ric card. Instead of using a banking smart card chip the
cyber/access biometric card uses a secure FIPS approved
In early September, key global and regional payment, smartcard chip along with a short distance radio fre-
clearing and settlement operators met in Paris at a quency transmitter for doorway and building access.
roundtable hosted by the Bank of France. The objec- The card is activated by the person's fingerprint.
tive was to discuss cyber security and the resilience of
financial market infrastructures and the wider market
ecosystem. Senior executives, together with authorities, RESEARCH
discussed continued collaboration, preparation for and
responses to cyber incidents, with a particular focus on Reward-based better than discount-based promo
cross-border actions.
Research conducted by Aberdeen Group, found compa-
Continuity receives Marcum Tech Top 40 award nies that offer consumers reward-based promotions are
more likely to experience greater marketing promotion
Continuity, a provider of regulatory technology solu- success and profitability than those offering discount-
tions that automate compliance management for finan- based promotions.
cial institutions of all sizes, stated it was given a Marcum

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