In the past forty years, technology has greatly changed the way we live and do business. Especially in the latter half of that period, the Internet and the Internet of Smart Things have completely changed the appearance of global industries 

Opsmatix, an innovative provider of AI-powered omnichannel operations automation solutions, announces a significant new hire to lead their platform development. Sateesh Pinnamaneni has joined the firm as Head of Engineering and will be working closely with Mark Barton, Opsmatix's Chief Technology Officer. 

 733Park’s deal sourcing team recently sourced Northeast Merchant Systems, a provider of comprehensive merchant credit card processing services for 

SERgroup Holding International GmbH (SER Group), a leading global vendor of ECM software for intelligent information management, has taken the next step in its international growth strategy and, effective July 1, 2021, has founded SER Solutions Middle East Ltd., based out of Dubai.

Elron, a leading Israeli early-stage tech investment company, announced a new managerial appointment. Mr. Elik Etzion has been appointed to lead the Enterprise Software and Cyber Investments at Elron. Etzion will be responsible for identifying and accompanying companies specializing in Cybersecurity and Enterprise Software spaces. He will take over the role as of July 2021.

Cross-blockchain technology specialist Synapse Network is developing the first cross-chain investment ecosystem based on blockchain technology. It will offer five cross-chain products for the cryptocurrency sector, including a cross-chain DEX and DeFi marketplace, a chain agnostic launchpad bringing together projects and private investors to enable investment opportunities in early-stage startups, and an accelerator and incubator for startups and entrepreneurs, where ideas are converted into working projects.

Wayne Johnson, CEO, Encompass Corporation comments:

“The emergence and adoption of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology has created a new scenario for regulators and fuelled global financial crime – essentially, we are facing a payments technology that transcends country borders, is not subject to rules and legislation associated with fiat systems of currency and, in turn, this has bred a plethora of issues pertaining to untraceable money laundering."

Consumers around the world fear that businesses are now compromising online security in their efforts to deliver seamless digital experiences. According to research released today by Trulioo, the leading global identity verification company, 71% of respondents living in China, the UK and the U.S. feel that online brands are now prioritizing speed over security. 

 Lightspin, the next-generation cloud security platform, announced today that they have been named a Gold Globee® winner for the Security Cloud/Saas Start-up of the Year category in the 13^th Annual 2021 Golden Bridge Business and Innovation Awards. 

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], the European leader in the payments and transactional services industry, launches Round Up feature through its rail ticketing app redspottedhanky. Round up supports charities as they recover from the impact of the pandemic and decreased fundraising revenues.