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Alibaba Cloud and VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) today announced the next evolution of Alibaba Cloud VMware Service, a jointly-developed public cloud service. With Alibaba Cloud VMware Service, enterprises across China can accelerate enterprise cloud transformation to support digital innovation with lower costs and risk.

NICE Actimize announced that LGT, the world’s largest family-owned private banking and asset management group, has chosen NICE Actimize’s advanced Markets Surveillance and Anti-Money Laundering solutions along with other of its targeted compliance offerings to deliver upon its financial crime strategy across its global holdings. Based in Liechtenstein, LGT Group has more than 20 offices throughout Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, Australia, and North America.

AppTech Payments Corp. a Fintech company powering commerce experiences, today announced the appointment of Julia Yu as Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance and Accounting. As the Company begins to expand payments globally, Julia will oversee AppTech’s accounting, finance, and reporting functions. In this new position, Julia will play an integral role in the Company’s financial planning and strategy activities.

 Hyland, recognised as a Leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant™ report by analysts, has also been named a Customers’ Choice technology provider in the 2022 Gartner Peer Insights ‘Voice of the Customer’: Content Services Platforms. The distinction stems from positive reviews of Hyland’s suite of content services platforms.

SEON, a London-based Anglo-Hungarian startup that powers online fraud prevention raised $94 million in Series B funding.

The fourth annual WealthTech100 list for 2022 has been launched today by FinTech Global. The prestigious ranking recognizes the world’s most innovative technology solution providers that address the digital transformation challenges and opportunities faced by banks, wealth management firms and financial advisors.

Elavon, a wholly-owned subsidiary of U.S. Bank and one the largest payments processors globally, today appointed Pari Sawant as Chief Product Officer.

As Chief Product Officer, Elavon, Sawant will oversee the organization’s global product management efforts and a worldwide team. Sawant joins Elavon with more than 20 years of experience as an executive and senior leader in consumer, SMB and enterprise software. This work encompassed global product management, financial management, marketing, analytics, AI and product development.

Opsmatix, an innovative fintech providing AI-powered  unstructured communications management solutions, announces the appointment of New York-based  seasoned finance and technology executive Dan Kramer as CEO. Dan replaces Justin Forrest, who is now  the global COO of the company. 

AstroPay, the global leader in online payment solutions, has launched a new in-app feature, Transfer, which enables users to transfer money to even those contacts who don’t have an existing AstroPay account as long as they are in the same country. Available in over 150 countries, this new functionality makes transferring money between digital wallets even easier and is commission free.

India’s largest trade finance network, announced today that it has raised a further INR 114cr as part of its Series C funding from International Finance Corporation (IFC) and PayU, the Payments and Fintech business of Prosus. Vayana plans to use the funds to build products focused on helping MSMEs better manage their working capital and become credit ready.