Navidar® is pleased to announce that Jeff Houston, CFA, has joined the firm as a Managing Director based in Austin, TX. Jeff was one of the early pioneers in publishing research on the SaaS software sector beginning with the salesforce.com IPO in 2004. Jeff will continue to provide focused research on the SaaS software, e-commerce, and Internet sectors as well as the broader technology trends shaping our world. Jeff has nearly 20 years of experience, primarily as a successful Wall Street analyst, having published research on more than 100 public and private technology companies.

Qlik®, a leader in visual analytics, today announced that PSCU, an award-winning and leading provider of financial services and payment solutions to credit unions, has deployed Qlik Sense® to drive greater efficiencies across the service organization.

GLAS, the leading independent provider of finance administration services, has appointed Joe Knight to spearhead the expansion of the firm’s existing Direct Lending platform.  Joe will have responsibility for business development and developing strategic relationships with GLAS’ existing direct lending client base. The move comes as funds increasingly replace banks in the lower to middle market transactions, leading to an uptick in demand for independent agent and trustee services.

 GreenKey, creator of an award-winning voice workspace platform for global financial market participants, today announced that the firm next month will launch a mobile application for iOS and Android devices. 

Coupa Software, a leader in cloud-based spend management solutions, today announced Coupa Release 16 (R16), its third major cloud platform update of the year. R16 delivers better visibility into the operations and business value of customer spend management initiatives, increases collaboration, and adds new capabilities across the entire Coupa platform from expense management to sourcing, to e-invoicing, and more.

I was chatting with the Reg folks here at Fidessa Towers yesterday and the spectre of MiFID 3 came up. Before you all jump off the window ledge there is no official notion of this yet, but when will the regulators feel that their work really is done? The direction of travel has been clear for a while – dismantle the current industry and replace it with something that is utilitarian, uniform and, above all, safe. At the heart of this is the regulator’s poster child “outcomes for end investors” and making sure that their investment dollars are spent properly.

 The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) Europe today announced the appointment of Daniel Sazbon as the new chairman of its board of directors. Daniel, who assumes this voluntary role in addition to his existing position as storage infrastructure sales director Europe at IBM, takes over from Bob Plumridge, who will continue to be an active member of the association’s board of directors. With over 30 years’ experience in the storage industry, Daniel has been a member of the SNIA Europe board of directors since 2004.

Regions Bank has now launched a simplified, online consumer loan application and underwriting experience in conjunction with Avant. Earlier this year, Regions and Avant announced this agreement, which combines Regions’ established banking and online presence with Avant’s technology platform to provide a fast, convenient digital experience for customers seeking consumer loans.

 Kyriba Corp., the global leader in cloud-based treasury, payments, cash and risk management solutions, today announced its partnership with Accuity, the leading provider of financial crime compliance, payments and financial counterparty know-your-customer (KYC) solutions.

Q2 Holdings, Inc., a leading provider of secure, cloud-based digital banking solutions for community-focused financial institutions (FIs), announced today the launch of its Centrix Dispute Tracking System (CentrixDTS™) Fraud Alerts module, an add-on to the case management and Regulation E compliance platform financial institutions use for both fraud and non-fraud transaction disputes.