First Data has announced the appointment of Michael Manos as chief technology officer. Manos joins First Data from AOLI and will be responsible for First Data’s global technology infrastructure.

Benz and Beamer auto dealership has announced it sold a Tesla Model SP85 to an anonymous customer for 5,447 litecoin, an equivalent of USD90,000 at the time of purchase.

GlobalPlatform, the organisation which standardises the management of applications on secure chip technology, has welcomed Mahindra Comviva as its newest member.

Equifax, an information solutions provider, has announced its partnership with Jumio. The companies will be working together to develop a series of solutions for a more secure mobile transaction process for both consumers and retailers.

Flint Mobile has announced a partnership Leap Payments who will resell Flint’s mobile payment services.

Mobey Forum has launched a Mobile Corporate Banking Workgroup in a bid to help businesses keep pace with the rapidly evolving consumer mobile financial services market.