Accenture announced a collaboration with SAP SE  to develop the next generation of predictive analytics solutions for asset management in the utilities industry to enable condition-based maintenance. The SAP® Predictive Maintenance and Service solution is planned to be extended to better manage risks by improving equipment uptime in transmission and distribution, as well as maintenance and equipment-replacement planning.

Transaction Network Services (TNS) is strengthening its payments business with two high-level senior appointments which will help TNS deliver on its ambitious growth plans.

George Zirkel joins TNS as Senior Vice President and Head of Global Payments Strategy. He will be based at the company’s headquarters in Reston, USA. John Tait takes on the role of Managing Director of TNS’ Payments Division for the Asia Pacific region and will be based in TNS’ office in Sydney, Australia.

Majesco, a global provider of core insurance software, consulting, and services for insurance business transformation, today announced a partnership with Life.io, a digital consumer engagement platform, transforming how insurers relate to their customers through monitoring and analyzing their behavior, preferences and more through real-time data integration.

Within the framework of their strategic digital alliance since 2011, Siemens and Atos cooperate in the field of cyber security for industrial companies. Together, they provide customers in the manufacturing and processing industries with comprehensive security services and products for production and office IT. The offer ranges from security assessments and the installation of protective mechanisms, such as firewalls, through to the continuous monitoring of plants and offices.

Horizon Software (Horizon), the leading global technology provider for electronic trading and investment management, announced today that Chinese broker,DongXing Securities (DongXing), has chosen Ho

Citi’s Treasury and Trade Solutions’ has launched electronic document submission (“eSubmit”), a digital service that allows clients to complete the account opening process by returning electronic versions of account opening documentation rather than paper, in select Western European countries.

Fifth Third understands that consumers want simplicity in their financial lives. So today Fifth Third is introducing two new credit card products, TRIOSM and Truly SimpleSM, that are easy for consumers to understand, use, and maximize their benefits.

Guenther Peer talks about the latest trends in treasury and cash management and how Reval can help banks to address the issues.

Collibra, a leader in data governance software solutions for business users, and PwC today announced the two companies have expanded the scope of their existing global partner relationship.

Financial institutions around the world not only prioritise financial inclusion and financial transparency, but also share the desire to increase data sharing and collaboration with their peers to achieve it, according to a new study by LexisNexis® Risk Solutions, a global big data, technology and analytic linking company.