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WorkFusion Raises $45 Million in Funding to Fuel Growth for Agentic AI for Financial Crime Compliance AI-Powered E-commerce, Stablecoins and Local APMs: Emerging Trends Headline EBANX’s Payments Summit in Mexico Second Day of Money20/20 Middle East Unveils Next-Gen Solutions at the Region’s Largest Ever Fintech Gathering United Gulf Financial Services Joins The Hashgraph Association and Exponential Science Foundation Adding $1M to Hedera Africa Hackathon Pool Prize Payhawk Transforms Spending Experience for Businesses With Four Enterprise-Ready AI Agents Alipay+ to Launch in Saudi Arabia, Facilitating Cross-Border Mobile Payments for Local Merchants Saudi Central Bank Launches Google Pay Service Through Mada Network Tamara Secures New Asset-Backed Facility of Up to $2.4 Billion Starling Reveals New-Look Logo, App and Cards as Bank Launches Brand Mission to Help Britons Become ‘Good With Money’ barq Joins Forces With Thunes to Power Faster, World-Class Remittances Across Saudi Arabia Paymentology Expands Presence in Saudi Arabia to Support Vision 2030 and Next-Generation Payments JPMorganChase and Plaid Announce an Extension to their Data Access Agreement for Sharing of Consumer Permissioned Data Enhancements to Ecommpay Subscriptions Service Help Address Failed Recurring Payments HSBC Deploys Wealth Intelligence for Its Wealth Management Staff to Enhance Client Experience Klarna Customers in US and UK Can Now Access Klarna Installment Plans for In-Store Apple Pay Purchases

Will a ‘Custom Connect’ help break a latency record?

At the time of writing, Custom Connect’s microwave connections between Frankfurt and London are the fastest in the industry. Now the company is supporting another speed record breaking initiative: a rowing adventure between The Netherlands and London, immediately followed by The Great River Race.

The Dutch Marines Rowing Challenge is in aid of marines suffering trauma from their work in war zones across the world. 130 Dutch marines will row across the North Sea to Sheerness, North Kent, to London. They start in the Port of Rotterdam on 5th September 2015 and after a stopover in Vlissingen, The Netherlands, they arrive at London Bridge on 12th September.

On arrival, they will join the Great River Race in London. This marathon is a spectacular 21.6 mile boat race up the River Thames attracting over 330 crews from all over the globe. It appeals to every level of competitor, from those who enjoy fun, fancy dress and charity stunts, to serious sportsmen and women who want to win.

Custom Connect is proud to be sponsoring the challenge. “In a world of microseconds and bytes, it is great to do our bit in the domain of brute muscle force, seamanship and camaraderie. For once, we will calculate in hours instead of in microseconds. We believe very much in the objectives of the challenge and are happy to support our marines. They really need it,” said Olav van Doorn, Custom Connect’s CEO.

  1. WorkFusion Raises $45 Million in Funding to Fuel Growth for Agentic AI for Financial Crime Compliance Read more
  2. AI-Powered E-commerce, Stablecoins and Local APMs: Emerging Trends Headline EBANX’s Payments Summit in Mexico Read more
  3. Second Day of Money20/20 Middle East Unveils Next-Gen Solutions at the Region’s Largest Ever Fintech Gathering Read more
  4. United Gulf Financial Services Joins The Hashgraph Association and Exponential Science Foundation Adding $1M to Hedera Africa Hackathon Pool Prize Read more
  5. Payhawk Transforms Spending Experience for Businesses With Four Enterprise-Ready AI Agents Read more
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