Maitland, the global advisory and fund administration firm, has opened a new office in Miami. The office will provide Maitland’s LatAm team with a regional base, giving their growing private and institutional client base access to on-the-ground support. The new office is Maitland’s 15th across 12 countries.

Ipreo and Misys announced the signing of an agreement whereby the two companies will integrate Debtdomain and Misys FusionBanking Loan IQ – market-leading software solutions for syndicated loan arrangers and agents.

Clients will benefit from the powerful integration capabilities included in FusionBanking Loan IQ. Mutual clients of Debtdomain and FusionBanking Loan IQ have previously integrated the products, but this solution will be the first that is jointly developed and supported by both Ipreo and Misys.

 Balance Credit a leading online lender to hardworking families and individuals, announced today new agreements with MoneyGram  and PayNearMe, providing Balance Credit customers the convenience of cash payments.

Axios Systems, the global leader in IT service and asset management software, will present the future of IT service at next month’s ITAMOrg conference in London.

Ian Moyse, UK Sales Director at Axios, will lead the session for more than 300 senior IT executives at Olympia Conference Centre on Thursday, 9th of June, at 3pm. He will challenge leaders to transform their customer experience by combining IT asset and service management systems.

The Logic Group, a leading provider of omni-channel managed payment services, today confirmed that customers of its managed payment service are able to offer shoppers the option to pay for goods and services with Android Pay.

 The British workforce is burdened by financial worries, and it’s costing employers an estimated £120.7billion a year. That’s the key finding of a new, in-depth report looking at the state of the nation’s finances, commissioned by alternative finance provider, Neyber. “The DNA of Financial Wellbeing” report is based on the views of 10,000 UK workers, and is the first of its kind looking into the impact money worries have on our working lives.

 ebizmarts, a leading Point of Sale (POS) provider for the Magento retail ecosystem, has today announced the appointment of John Fitchett as Managing Director of UK and Europe. Mr Fitchett brings a deep understanding of payment gateway infrastructures and technologies to the fast-moving company, which counts global parenting retailer Mothercare, and luxury fragrance brand Jo Loves among its customers.

Credit Suisse, a leader in the global cleared derivatives industry, has selected the Derivatives Utility from FIS for its post-trade futures and cleared over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives operations and technology.

I just received a white paper about Social KYC from Fintech startup Veridu.  The idea is to use our social media profiles to authenticate and onboard as a new 21st century KYC process.  It’s an interesting idea I thought I’d share here but, before I do, I posted a note on the blog in 2009 that recommended banks to use social media as a way of verifying whether custo