“Blockchain can radically transform exchange sector”, believes Kaidi Ruusalepp, CEO at Funderbeam (exchange for startups) and former CEO at the Estonian Nasdaq subdivision. On March 9, she will speak at Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Tallinn.

Being experienced in managing Nasdaq, Kaidi founded Funderbeam – an investment and research platform for finding investors and startups.

OpenLink, the global leader in trading, treasury and risk management solutions for the energy, commodities, corporate and financial services industries, has been named as the number one technology vendor for both Commodities Trading Systems and Commodities Pricing and Analytics in the 2016 Risk Technology Rankings.

Gresham, the leading software and services company that specialises in providing real-time transaction control and enterprise data integrity solutions, is pleased to announce a strategic win in the European banking sector.

Infosys Finacle, part of EdgeVerve Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Infosys (NYSE: INFY), along with its partner Let’s Talk Payments (LTP), today released a global survey report - “Blockchain Technology: From Hype to Reality”. According to the report, over 80 percent of bankers surveyed expect to see commercial adoption of the technology by 2020, with nearly half (50 percent) of the financial institutions already investing or planning to invest during 2017.

Ziraat Bank, the largest financial institution in Turkey, is partnering with Diebold Nixdorf to enable a connected consumer experience with advanced software and professional services on 7,000 of the bank's automated teller machines (ATMs).

Whether consumers prefer mobile banking, visiting the branch or using ATMs, Ziraat Bank is ensuring its customers experience the same "look and feel" on every channel. Diebold Nixdorf's software platform will enable the bank to design innovative user interfaces and introduce new functions quickly on all the ATMs in its network.

On 27th January, Bolero International, the leading trade finance digitisation platform, was named as one of the recipients of Corporate Treasurer 2016 Asia's Best Treasury and Finance Strategy awards.

The annual awards honour those with proven vision, but also those who have endeavoured to share their ideas and broaden the treasury knowledge base within Asia, covering a wide range of categories including “Best Trade Finance Strategy” for which Bolero was a joint recipient alongside HSBC and Reliance Industries.

The Freelancer and Contractor Services Association (FCSA), the UK’s leading trade association for professional employment services, has agreed a partnership with Modulr, which specialises in providing flexible payments technology to businesses, enabling faster, cheaper and easier payments.

CloudMargin, the multi-award winning creator of the world’s first web-based collateral and margin management solution, today announced it is continuing its rapid expansion in London with the appointment of Filipe Rodriguez as the firm’s new Chief Technology Officer.

Industry veteran Rodriguez will be based in the firm’s London headquarters, where he will lead the global technology advances for the FinTech firm, reporting directly to Steve Husk, CEO of CloudMargin.

Winton, the global investment management business, today announced that the second cohort from the Winton Labs accelerator will pitch at a Demo Day on 9^th February. Featuring five of Europe’s most innovative startups focussed on AI, machine learning and data science, the second Winton Lab programme has been run in collaboration with The Alan Turing Institute, whose academics have provided the startups with technical mentorship.

Beyond Analysis, the award-winning big data, insight, and analytics business is entering a new stage of growth as it confirms its shareholders have today purchased Visa Europe’s stake in its business, concluding a partnership formed in 2011.

Together Beyond Analysis and Visa Europe developed and implemented truly innovative customer loyalty initiatives by unlocking the power of purchase insights to offer huge value and insight to retailers and other consumer-facing businesses.