SQR Systems, a London based cyber security start-up is launching a new mobile encryption application, CEERUS.

Solera Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SLH) ("Solera", the "Company", "we", "us" or "our") today announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement (the "Merger Agreement") pursuant to which an affiliate of Vista Equity Partners ("Vista") will acquire Solera in a transaction valued at approximately $6.5 billion (the "Merger"), including the existing net debt of Solera. Other key investors include an affiliate of Koch Equity Development LLC ("Koch Equity Development"), the investment and acquisition subsidiary of Koch Industries, Inc., and an affiliate of Goldman, Sachs & Co. 

Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, announced today the launch of its industry leading market data services inside Singapore Exchange’s co-location data centre.  This will help provide local financial firms with access to high-performance, high-quality content while lowering their total cost of ownership.

More than 20,000 companies are now using the compliance services in Thomson ReutersEikon Messenger, an indication of growing awareness across the financial and professional services industries of the need for secure and compliant instant messaging communications.

Cashfac Technologies, the market leader in Bank-to-Corporate Cash Management solutions, today announced that LV=, a leading provider of Insurance, Savings, Investments & Retirement plans, has gone live with Cashfac’s cash management solution for trustees administering Self Invested Personal Pensions (SIPP).

From today Lloyds Banking Group will offer its Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Bank of Scotland customers access to Apple Pay, which is transforming mobile payments with an easy, secure and private way to pay.

As Britain’s largest current account provider with three iconic brands on the high street reaching millions of customers, the launch today indicates another milestone in the adoption of new payment technologies.

Cyber security jobs now make up 14% of all new UK based IT roles as businesses increasingly hunt for cyber security experts to help protect against hackers, says Procorre, an international professional services consultancy that operates across a full range of business sectors in over 100 countries.

Procorre says that businesses are increasing their investment in cyber security after a series of recent high profile hacks exposed both the vulnerability of many businesses’ IT security systems and the extent of the potential threat.

 Hexis Cyber Solutions, Inc. (Hexis), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The KEYW Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:KEYW), and a provider of advanced cybersecurity solutions for commercial companies and government agencies, today announced that HawkEye G has been selected by Goodwill® Industries of Greater NY and Northern NJ, Inc.  for advanced