As Apple and the other handset giants turn their attention to financial services through the launch of their various ‘Pay’ solutions, will banks face a similar fate to that of the music industry, which Apple revolutionized with the iPod and iTunes? Are their business models under the same threat that labels and music distributors faced in years gone by?

OpenLink, the global leader in trading and risk management solutions to the energy, commodities, corporate and financial services industries, announced today that MET Group has chosen OpenLink to manage its cross-border, multi-commodity energy trading risk management and REMIT reporting.

Asia Pacific is swiftly becoming the ‘frontline for the Internet of Things (IoT)’[1] with 8.6 billion connected devices and a robust digitalinfrastructure. Most countries in the region are actively implementing digital initiatives so as to transform their nations into smart economies.While this presents innumerable opportunities for businesses to tap on, it is vital for companies to leverage technology and innovate faster, in order to keep up with the rapid adoption of all things digital.

INTIX today announced that industry veteran André Casterman has joined its management team. Casterman, the former global head of Corporate and Trade markets at SWIFT, joins as Chief Marketing Officer.

HSBC in Germany chooses SWIFT’s Value Added Network (VAN) solution to connect to Target2-Securities (T2S).  SWIFT's VAN Solution enables T2S participants to connect to the new pan-European securities settlement platform for the secure exchange of business information in ISO 20022, offering the highest resilience, with minimal risk and cost.

Bloomberg BNA today announced the release of its new BEPS Tracker, which enables international tax professionals to quickly and easily determine the status of a country's response to the OECD's Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) action plan. The BEPS Tracker gives practitioners the latest information on countries' proposed and final changes to tax laws and regulation.

Nasdaq, Inc.  announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Marketwired, a leading global provider of news distribution services and analytics for communications professionals. Marketwired services over 8,500 clients, including Forbes 2000 companies, private corporations and public relations agencies.

Technology academics at the University of Derby are joining forces with cyber security experts and businesses to discuss the importance of security and predictability when moving large amounts of data.

The University is co-hosting an event called ‘Big Data In Transit’ with Lockheed Martin and The VTC (Virtual Technology Cluster) Group at Derby’s Silk Mill on Tuesday (February 16.)

More than 25 high-tech companies, including Microsoft, Deltarail, Roche USA and Unilever will be attending to share knowledge and practise around the movement of Big Data.

 Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) and the Republic of Estonia have announced that Estonia's e-Residency platform will be facilitating a blockchain-based e-voting service to allow shareholders of companies listed on Nasdaq's Tallinn Stock Exchange, Estonia's only regulated securities market, to vote in shareholder meetings.