Upco International Inc. announced the recent developments about the UPCO mobile platform. UpcoPay, License update- UpcoPay is an innovative, highly secure and convenient direct payment solution to make person-to-person (P2P) and person-to-merchant (P2M) payments. In the second stage, with a full e-wallet implemented, users will be able to view multiple account balances, load funds, settle payments and initiate peer-to-peer and Foreign Exchange transfers instantly within the app without the need to create an account or input any bank details. Strategic partner to provide Payment Initiation Service in all Europe- In relation with the implementation of UpcoPay, with the final Brexit plan effective from January 2021, under the current legislation, UK licence holders cannot passport their licences into Europe and so they cannot continue to operate as a regulated entity. As anticipated, Token.io, Upco's technological banking partner with a UK licence (provided by the UK Financial Conduct Authority, FCA) will no longer be able to provide services to the organizations across the EU. Upco Messenger increased traffic significantly- Recently downloads of privacy-focused messaging apps Signal and Telegram got a boost as users looked for alternatives to Facebook-owned WhatsApp over concerns about changes to the service's privacy policy. Upco App also got a spike in downloads, the company noticed a 15% increasing on a weekly basis since beginning of January, mainly driven by key countries in middle east and Asia. Safety and bandwidth usage- Upco has been operating the "end-to-end encryption" as well as a serverless network infrastructure, which prevents messages from being stored and read by those who are not the intended recipient. Besides that, it provides Enhanced Data-saving capabilities: seven times less data bandwidth usage than incumbent apps. Upco does not sell analytics and data usage to anyone. Upco's vision- The vision around the application is to become a platform not only dedicated for a secure basic communication chat and call, but the objective is to provide a personal environment to provide a better support for day-to-day life. Upco aims to become a more effective and efficient "partner" for the community much more than a simple communication tool.