Arya, an intelligent, open architecture digital services platform for both retail and commercial account holders, announced that it reduces annual costs for financial institutions by consolidating online banking, mobile banking and mobile deposit versus standalone deployments for each channel. 

Corvil Senior Trading Strategist, Voyta Karas, has been enlisted as a moderator for today's FIX Trading Community Americas Briefing, to oversee critical discussions around the developments, challenges and opportunities arising from electronification of the fixed income markets.

Ransomware attacks are a key cybersecurity threat for global organizations, warns Verizon’s 2018 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR). Ransomware  is the most common type of malware, found in 39 percent of malware-related data breaches – double that of last year’s DBIR-- and accounts for over 700 incidents.

Liquid Voice, a global provider of interaction recording, quality management and analytics solutions, has announced that Support (UK), a leading supplier of business communications solutions, has achieved Silver accreditation status in Liquid Voice’s new Business Partner Programme. This accreditation recognises the company’s specific contact centre product and application expertise as well as a commitment to delivering the highest level of service to customers across Europe. 

Purpose Software, the UK’s leading supplier of business management software to the managed services and print reseller industry, has appointed Howard Clark as Sales Manager.  In this new role, he will be responsible for spearheading all sales and marketing activities for FORZA, the company’s recently launched SAP Business One-based ERP platform, and building relationships with new and existing customers.

 NTT DATA, a recognised leader in global technology services, is today announcing the successful completion on a Proof of Concept (PoC) trial for data analysis in conjunction with Reportix, a company that specialises in flexible data management, for the Bank of England (BoE) Fintech Accelerator Programme.

Paroc Group has recently launched a capacity expansion programme in its Trzemeszno plant in Poland to support its growth strategy for Central and West Europe. In addition to the positive market situation, two key macro drivers ‒ energy efficiency and fire safety – are expected to increase the demand for insulation materials. Paroc believes that the demand growth will be especially in favour of stone wool insulation materials due to its superior fire resistance properties.

The number of payment card Point-to-Point Encryption (P2PE) systems, which meet the new industry standard has passed 200 for the first time, highlighting the growing worldwide emphasis on security.

Aquila Capital, an investment company specialising in alternative investments, has announced a new investment strategy with a focus on logistics properties in Spain, Italy and Portugal. In total, between EUR 350 and 400 million are to be invested in long-term, fully-let core and core plus properties in selected, highly sought-after logistics locations. The company expects to generate returns of between 7% and 8% (IRR) for its investors.

 Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, today announced it will enable Carter Bank & Trust of Martinsville, Virginia, to modernize operations, diversify income and lending opportunities, and attract new customers.