Sequel Business Solutions, the leading insurance and reinsurance software specialist, today announced that it has entered into a partnership with everis, the multinational consulting firm, to help extend its global reach. As part of the agreement, everis will provide Sequel with local client support, as well as configuration and implementation services, internationally.

Correos, the postal industry leader in Spain, has partnered with Prepaid Financial Services (PFS), a leading European issuer and programme manager of physical and virtual prepaid card products, to launch the contactless Correos Prepago MasterCard® card in Spain. As part of the partnership, PFS provides the complete prepaid solution including BIN sponsorship, programme management, end-to-end technology solution and customer service support.

Leading payment technology and prepaid card provider, Tuxedo Money Solutions, has appointed Leanne Meech as Client Relationship Manager for its clients in the consumer payments sector.

Leanne joins the company with nine years’ experience working within the payments sector.  She previously worked for leading financial provider MBNA as a relationship manager where she worked closely with American Airlines, Etihad and United Airlines, developing her expertise.

The ICO has ordered Anglesey County Council to improve its data protection practices after it repeatedly failed to address security and privacy issues.

Two separate security incidents as far back as 2011 led to the council signing undertakings to make changes and improve practices. But despite committing to the improvements, audit visits in July 2013 and October 2014 still found unresolved problems with the security of personal data.

Anne Jones, Assistant Commissioner for Wales said:

Fenergo, the leading provider of Client Lifecycle Management solutions for institutional banks, has today published key findings from new research commissioned from the Aite Group which suggests that financial institutions are struggling to manage regulatory compliance and entity data management obligations across multiple jurisdictions.

Thomson Reuters today announced enhancements to the open capabilities of its flagship financial desktop, Eikon, which will help foster innovation, boost productivity and enhance client servicing for financial institutions around the world.  App Studio in Eikon allows third-party developers to create apps that display as native applications on the Eikon screen, distributing them directly and securely to Eikon users.

 Duco, a London-based fintech provider of hosted reconciliation services, announced that the firm's expansion continues with the appointment of Emmanuel Lesur as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), responsible for global sales.

Duco Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder Christian Nentwich, Ph.D., said: "Emmanuel has a proven track record of building a stable global sales force, growing revenues and managing talented professionals. He is a terrific addition to our management team, which is focused on delivery of the next round of growth for Duco."

Saxo Payments, the global transactions services provider, has secured a new partnership with PSI-Pay, the end-to-end account and card-based payments solutions provider.

Eze Castle Integration, a leading provider of strategic IT solutions and private cloud services to hedge funds and the investment industry, today announced it has been awarded "Best Technology Provider - Client Service" in the HFM Asia Hedge Fund Services Awards. The HFM Asia Awards recognise and reward the industry's leading hedge fund service providers for the outstanding service and support they have provided to the Asia hedge fund industry over the past 12 months.

Over the summer, Mobey Forum’s Biometrics and Security Workgroup, set up to explore opportunities and use cases for biometric authentication in mobile money, met with The Biometrics Institute and the Natural Security Alliance, in a bid to exchange knowledge and expertise.

Biometrics adoption is gathering pace, particularly in mobile financial services (MFS). Acuity Market Intelligence estimates that by 2020, mobile biometrics will be used to authenticate almost 65% of all mCommerce transactions, creating a market worth in the region of $34.6bn annually.