Fidessa group plc (LSE: FDSA) today announced that its Sentinel buy-side compliance solution has scooped the top spot for best compliance product for the sixth time at the annual Buy-Side Technology Awards.

 Currency Cloud, the B2B international payments engine inside countless financial firms announces a new Direct Debit functionality in partnership with Fidor Bank, a Munich-based digital bank that provides a unique banking API to seamlessly integrate Direct Debits into the payment processes of Currency Cloud and its customers. The new capability means that Currency Cloud can now provide a complete, end-to-end payment solution for its customers, from receiving funds to foreign exchange conversion and fund payout.

Leading provider of web-based business management software, Intelliflo, has integrated with James Brearley & Sons and Praemium to offer bulk valuations from within Intelliflo’s Intelligent Office system. This brings the existing list of providers supported by Intelligent Office to over 50.

Hedge fund managers are experiencing the ripple effects of new regulations on banks and prime brokers, with hedge funds facing increased trading fees and broader changes to business relationships. These dynamics place additional pressure on margins and are leading managers to seek new growth strategies, according to The evolving dynamics of the hedge fund industry, EY's 2015 Global Hedge Fund and Investor Survey.

Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, is enabling Robi Axiata Limited ('Robi'), Bangladesh's second largest mobile operator in terms revenue, to automatically detect and configure new devices on its network, allowing its subscribers to enjoy a smooth transition when they change handsets.

NBT Bank, headquartered in Norwich, New York, has selected Sales Enablement from Fiserv, a provider of financial services technology solutions. Sales Enablement is an interactive, fully customizable brand and sales message-focused mobile tool designed to facilitate a more personal, dynamic conversation with clients and prospects. NBT Bank plans to utilize the solution to support its Wealth Management Division and will arm both its Wealth Advisors and Retirement Plan Specialists with this new, tablet-based sales solution.

 Cavium, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAVM), a leading provider of semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing for enterprise, data center, cloud wired and wireless networking, today announced that it has partnered with Pica8 to bring true software-defined network (SDN) solution using Pica8's OpenFlow-based PicOS network operating system (NOS) andCavium's revolutionary XPliant switch chip. The combination of these technologies enables end users, switch manufacturers and system integrators to create customized SDN environments to meet business and application needs.

INDATA is a leading industry provider of software, technology and services for buy-side firms, including trade order management (OMS), compliance, portfolio accounting and front-to-back office delivered via iPM Epic® - the industry’s first investment technology platform specifically designed for the era of big data. INDATA’s iPM – Intelligent Portfolio Management® technology platform allows end users to efficiently collaborate in real-time across the enterprise and contains the best of class functionality demanded by sophisticated institutional investors.

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