“The Google buy button and Android M announcements are the latest in a long line of innovations that aim to disrupt the payments market. With the likes of Facebook and Twitter trialling direct payment options and Google adding a buy button to its search results, consumers can soon expect to make online purchases with just a single click.
 

 AsiaInfo, China’s largest telecoms software and services company, is launching Veris Real-Time Intelligence (RTI), a powerful new real-time customer engagement and interaction engine for its award-winning Veris™ BSS product suite.

New Thomson Reuters MarketPsych Indices on companies deepen the insight available to investors about how emotions and perceptions embedded in news, blogs and social media impact markets and trading strategies.

Hanse Orga, the leading provider of intelligent SAP-integrated financial software, announces that Kevin Grant has been appointed as a member of Hanse Orga’s Executive Board. In this newly created position, which he will take up on June 1, he will be responsible for the international organization development of Hanse Orga.

Surecomp^®, the leading global provider of trade finance solutions for banks and corporations, announced today that SCF-PRO^®, its innovative supply chain finance solution for banks and corporations, has been awarded the “SWIFT Certified Application – Supply Chain Finance” label. SCF-PRO has earned this SWIFT accreditation for two years running.

Gulf Capital, one of the largest and most active alternative investment firms in the Middle East, received dual recognition at the Banker Middle East Awards yesterday when its flagship GC Credit Opportunities Fund I was voted as the “Best SME Credit Fund” in MENA and when the firm received the “Best Private Equity Firm” accolade for the 5^th year in a row.

 Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq:AGYS), a leading global provider of next-generation hospitality software solutions and services, today announced that Robert L. (Rob) Jacks has been named vice president of professional services for the company, effective June 1.

ABTEC is the largest and most prestigious event that convenes the entire financial technology community from across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Featuring industry-leading conferences, a tightly focused trade exhibition and much more, ABTEC is a definitive platform where top decision-makers share insights with technology providers and collaborate to rethink financial services. Year after year, ABTEC attracts the financial industry’s best and brightest minds, serving as a conduit for innovative ideas and thinking.