Discussions around legacy payment platforms always generate heated debate. Whilst these antiquated systems were not built to fare the pressures of today, the fact that so many high-profile and successful financial institutions continue to build upon infrastructure first implemented in the 1970s can go far in illustrating the longevity of this technology.

Fidessa has been named Best Sell-side Front Office Execution Platform, for the second consecutive year, at the 2016 Sell-side Technology Awards hosted by Waters Magazine. These awards recognize the leading technologies and vendors in the sell-side financial technology arena.

Chances are there was an advert in the newspaper this morning about the launch of a new mobile-based digital payment service by yet another bank. No morning, it seems, can pass without at least one such ad, a promotional post on social media or a television commercial. Can you blame anyone if they begin to equate digital with mobile services? But digital is much more than mobile. Traditional bankers are becoming wise to the larger digital trend and are busy looking around their offices identifying everything that can “Go Digital”.

Majesco, a provider of core insurance software, consulting and services for insurance business transformation, extended agreement to use the Majesco P&C Suite Cloud platform by Homesite Insurance, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Family Mutual Insurance Company. Homesite Insurance will use Majesco’s multi-line cloud platform with ready to use content, including ISO ERC integrated content, for the commercial line of business.

TickSmith’s TickVault Platform was recently implemented for use by National Bank of Canada. Based on Hadoop technology, TickVault accumulates and rebuilds all Canadian stock trading activity and is used for post-trade analysis and back testing.

Fiserv announced the launch of 

For many people, their first interaction with a company is a virtual connection. That first impression – typically in the form of a website – says a lot about a business and must convey professionalism, competence, and security. Small business owners understand the importance of an online presence, but the thought of building and maintaining a website can be daunting.

Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading news and information provider, and the Thomson Reuters Foundation will host the second Trust Forum Asia conference in Singapore on April 28.

Box and Cognizant announced a collaboration that will help enterprises transform the way they work with Box Platform. The companies will build and deliver custom solutions for vertical industries that modernize business processes, drive productivity, and replace legacy infrastructure by moving enterprise content to the cloud.

Liontrust Asset Management has gone live on Eze OMS and Eze Portfolio Accounting, implementing a front-to-back office workflow to replace its in-house systems.

This represents a significant investment by Liontrust and is designed to strengthen and support the company’s activities across its front and middle office, with Eze Software Investment Suite being chosen after a rigorous and lengthy selection process involving a number of vendors.