International network service provider, RETN, announces today that they have carried out a massive upgrade of their point-of presence (PoP) at EvoSwitch AMS1 - which doubles RETN’s networking capacity at EvoSwitch’s data center in the Amsterdam area.

The network upgrade has transformed RETN’s PoP at EvoSwitch AMS1 into a ‘Super PoP’, expanding EvoSwitch’s already network-dense connectivity options in Amsterdam significantly. 

FSS, a Payments & Fintech leader has successfully completed its PCI audit and received the certification of compliance for the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 3.2 (PCI DSS V 3.2). 

FSS is among the few third-party payment processors globally to receive the PCI DSS V3.2 certification for FSSNeT, its hosted payment services environment. The certification underscores FSS’ ability to provide a secure payment services environment, compliant with the most rigorous and up-to-date global standards. 

The German financial supervisor BaFin gave its unconditional approval to the acquisition of Concardis GmbH by Advent International and Bain Capital Private Equity. The transaction had previously been cleared by the European competition authority; so the takeover is now completed. The new owners are internationally experienced investors in the financial service sector and now intend to build an international payment platform.

Cennox, the global supplier of Banking Solutions, has completed the successful acquisition of 3SI Security System’s European Division. The deal, which was signed on the 25th July 2017, will enable Cennox to further support their European clients. This acquisition follows almost two years of their hugely successful exclusive 3SI Distributor agreement, covering the UK & Ireland, that started in October 2015.

SecuredTouch behavioral biometrics-based HUMANOBOT seamlessly detects non-human behavior generated by bots, malware, and automated scripts and stops fraud-focused emulators within mobile applications.

 Finastra today announced a new milestone in its Platform as a Service (PaaS) vision, with several early adopters now developing and running apps on FusionFabric.cloud. Fintechs, consultants, banks and academics are using the open technology platform to create and deploy innovative apps which could also be commercialized via the FusionStore portal, currently in development.

Sage’s acquisition of Intacct creates a tremendous opportunity for FinancialForce.  Not only does this validate market interest in and business value of cloud ERP, it gives us the edge in delivering our differentiated value to new prospects during this time of uncertainty for Sage and Intacct customers.  Unlike Sage's multi-platform, multi-cloud, integration-dependent offering, FinancialForce has been native on Salesforce Platform since our founding.

When we think about booking travel, we think glossy brochures and aspirational pics on websites as part of the process to find the perfect break at the best possible price. Few of us think about the huge amount of operations going on behind-the-scenes to make sure that hotels, airlines, tour operators and other suppliers are booked and paid. Then there’s the potential minefield of managing cross-border transactions.

Quantitative Brokers (QB), an independent, global financial technology company providing advanced, dealer-neutral agency algorithms in Futures and US Cash Treasury markets has partnered with TS (formerly TradingScreen), a leading industry provider of electronic trading solutions, to integrate QB’s premium multi-leg spread trading algorithm Legger on TS’s TradeSmart platform.