Mint Payments is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with eWAY, whereby eWAY will licence Mint’s “card present” capability to distribute their own mobile point of sale (“mPOS”) solution.

Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS), a leading provider of corporate governance and proxy voting solutions to the global financial community, today announced the appointment of Georgina Marshall as Head of Global Research effective September 1.

Options, the leading managed service and IT infrastructure provider to the global capital markets industry, has today announced it has opened a new central London office. The move sees the firm consolidate its two existing London offices into one larger premises in the Victoria area of central London. The 5,000 square feet office, situated in Portland House, Victoria, will accommodate growing staff numbers within the firm and have capacity for over 100 employees.

Milestone Group, the global provider of optimised fund processing solutions, has announced the establishment of ‘pControl Africa’. Operating from a new office in Cape Town, pControl Africa is a joint venture between Milestone Group and domestic provider Global ASP, a leader in the provision of hosted member administration and asset management solution platforms, as well as technology, consulting, disaster recovery and business continuity services.

Custom House Fund Services, a leading provider of financial services to the alternative investment sector, is delighted to announce that they have acquired the majority of the U.S. clients of the former Dundee Leeds Management Services.  The transition became effective June 1 and represents $1bn in assets.

Custom House is one of the world’s largest and most respected independent fund services providers with AUA in excess of $20bn, eight offices worldwide and over 220 employees.

Platform Black, a provider of alternative finance to UK businesses, has expanded its team in strategic regional locations to better help SMEs access working capital quickly. Gareth Jones, Business Development Manager, is based in Basingstoke and supports companies across South-West England and Wales. Dave Saddington, Regional Sales Director, is based in Manchester and covers The Midlands and Northern England. 

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ), the world's leading provider of market technology, was recently selected as 'Best Market Surveillance Provider' by Waters Technology's 2015 Waters Rankings for the third year in a row. Nasdaq received the award for its SMARTS Trade Surveillance technology, which is currently used by over 100 market participants across 65 global markets and across all asset classes.

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