Imagine HR departments presiding over walls of personnel files, payroll offices issuing cash in envelopes while typewriters clattered and physical in-trays grew heavy with memos.

Over the past two decades we have witnessed a seismic shift with technology evident in every aspect of our private and work lives, and the border between the two irretrievably blurred due to first the Blackberry and then the iPhone. So what’s next for the HR profession in terms of technology in the coming years?

Earthport is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, Baydonhill, which was acquired in 2013, has re-launched as EarthportFX.

EarthportFX will offer clients direct access to FX and payment services utilised by some of the largest and most sophisticated global banks and ecommerce businesses.

The EarthportFX brand combines Baydonhill’s extensive currency expertise with Earthport’s industry-leading global network and payments technology. In a market where FX companies are local or regional, EarthportFX's global market connectivity stands alone.

FlexTrade Systems is pleased to announce that it has opened a representative office in Sydney, Australia.

Avelacom has just signed an agreement to become a CME Group market data distributor allowing Avelacom to provide real-time, delayed and end-of-day data. Capital market companies located in 30 countries across Europe, Russia and Asia can now access the world’s leading and diverse derivatives market data.

Leading aeronautical manufacturer based in France implements IFS Applications (STO:IFSA) (STO:IFSB) to support global growth

In an effort to expand quality solar home system solutions to the 2.3 billion people worldwide without reliable access to power, d.light is licensing its pay-as-you-go financing technology to partners and distributors around the world. d.light is the market leader in solar lighting and home system solutions in the developing world, as well as one of the early pioneers of the PayGo model.

EPA Advisory Board launches Project Europe to bring the FinTech community together, working as a powerful force that can impact policy, regulation and legislation post Brexit

Tony Craddock, Director General of the EPA comments;

‘New strategies and modes of working will need to be adopted to cope with the uncertainty of the transition period as we make our exit from the EU. The EPA is already putting in place support and advisory groups that will work with members, plan for change and seize new opportunities.’

A new study from Juniper Research has found that the total value of Bitcoin transactions is expected to exceed $92 billion this year, up from less than $27 billion in 2015. The research found that transaction volumes continued to be concentrated overwhelmingly on the exchanges, with Bitcoin now trading at values almost 50% higher than at the beginning of the year.

Path Solutions, announces today that BOK International (“BOKI”) first overseas branch office for Bank of Khartoum (“BOK”) in Bahrain has completed successfully the implementation of iMAL across its operations.

Gregory L. Schlegel, CPIM, CSP, Jonah and VP Business Development for SherTrack LLC has co-authored a new book on supply chain risk management with his Department Head, Dr. Robert Trent at Lehigh University. Greg teaches supply chain risk management in Lehigh’s MBA and adult education Certificate program. Greg also teaches ERM, Enterprise Risk Management at Villanova University in their EMBA program. The book, “Supply Chain Risk Management: An Emerging Discipline”, from CRC/Press, is a survey book describing an emerging end-to- end approach to supply chain risk.