Gem, a blockchain technology platform, announced today the launch of Gem Health, an initiative for building an inclusive blockchain ecosystem for healthcare.
 

essDOCS, the leading enabler of paperless trade, announced today its further expansion in Asia Pacific with the opening of its first mainland China office in Shanghai.  

In line with essDOCS’ strategy of providing a local presence in key markets, the opening of the Shanghai office further strengthens the company's ability to serve its rapidly expanding China customer base.

 INFINIDAT, a leading provider of enterprise data storage solutions, today announced that Triple C, Israel’s leading cloud services provider, has replaced all of its production storage systems with the InfiniBox enterprise-proven data storage array.

 Nasdaq has officially launched the Nasdaq Validator to support exchanges, clearinghouses and central securities depositories (CSDs) in reducing the cost and complexity of quality assurance (QA), and bring new functionality to market quickly and effectively.

Equiniti Group, the specialist technology outsourcer providing non-discretionary payment and administration services, is holding its Annual General Meeting today and is issuing the following trading update covering progress to date in 2016.

Pelican, a new mobile trading app that combines premium trading technology with state of the art social functionality, has officially launched today after a successful beta testing period.

 Almost three-quarters (71 percent) of European retailers and financial institutions plan to increase spending on payments technology in the next 18 to 24 months in the face of increasing competitive pressure and a feeling of being ‘under siege.’

Mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) is revolutionising the POS terminal industry. Taxi drivers, plumbers and hairdressers can now accept payments on the move, armed with their smartphones. And larger merchants are also benefitting from a cost-effective, wireless and flexible alternative to the traditional POS infrastructure. Because of this, the market is poised to grow by 400% over the next four years, 46% of all POS terminals in 2019 are expected to be mPOS and the market will be worth an estimated $43 billion by 2018.

Partech Ventures confirms its support of Lendix, the French number one in lending platforms, as CNP Assurances, MatMut and ZenCap AM join as new investors.