Coupa Software, a leader in cloud-based spend management, announced today that it has signed a partnership agreement with ACANTIS to expand Coupa’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) brand in the German-speaking DACH markets - which includes Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Accenture has joined a new hub of financial technology (fintech) start-ups based in Tel Aviv, Israel dubbed “The Floor.” As a supporter, Accenture will evaluate potential innovations for its clients and potentially its own strategic investments, while mentoring start-ups and strengthening its ties to the growing Israeli technology community.

Parisian-based Powernext SA and the Austrian Central European Gas Hub AG (CEGH) have signed an agreement to jointly develop the Austrian as well as the Central and Eastern European (CEE) gas markets. In the context of this cooperation, the Austrian CEGH Gas Exchange spot and futures contracts will be offered via the pan-European PEGAS platform and operated under the Powernext rulebook. The cooperation is subject to competition and regulatory approvals. CEGH and Powernext expect closing in Q3 2016.

Silverfinch, the leading look-through and data distribution utility for client regulatory reporting, has launched a new capability to its data model in response to the upcoming Key Information Document (KID) regulation for Packaged Retail Investment and Insurance Products (PRIIPs).

Aschheim (Munich). Wirecard, the leading payment service provider, and TeamViewer, Germany’s largest software company for remote monitoring and online meetings, are cooperateing in the field of payments: Wirecard is to provide credit card acceptance in more than 30 different countries for TeamViewer, handling payment processing and international risk management in its role as an acquirer.

First State Investments and KKR have entered into an agreement by which Coriance, a French district heating company which is currently owned by KKR’s infrastructure funds and a co-investor, will be acquired by First State Investments managed infrastructure funds. The proposed transaction is subject to customary approvals. No financial terms were disclosed.

Integral, the only provider of end-to-end electronic FX trading platforms, today announced OCX RiskNet™, a mid-point matching engine by which Integral’s customers can offset their risk safely and anonymously with other customers. OCX RiskNet has been in use with select customers for several months and is now made available to the broad FX community for all major currency pairs. It is seamlessly integrated with FX Cloud™, Integral’s market-leading trading platform.

DHgate and SGS announce a Strategic Cooperation Agreement. SGS has rich experience in the product verification industry and quality control of e-commerce products. DHgate will work with SGS on improving the quality of sellers' services and products, thereby building brand image and reputation.