Cloudflare, the leading Internet performance and security company, today announced the general availability of Cloudflare Workers, a new way for developers to deploy and execute their code directly at the edge of Cloudflare's global network.

Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. (NRI), a leading provider of consulting services and system solutions, today announced that the company has begun providing services, namely eFrontInvest in Japan. eFrontInvest, developed by eFront is for managing alternative investments.

While Fintech companies were initially viewed as a banking competitor, the two are finding that there is greater benefit to working together. According to the 2017 World Retail Banking Report, 91 percent of banks and 75 percent of Fintechs responded that they expect to partner with one another in the future. APIs (application programming interface) are a key enabler in this evolution.

ING has today completed the acquisition of its 75% stake in Payvision, a fast-growing, leading international omnichannel payments service provider. 

 TIBCO Software Inc., a global leader in integration, API management, and analytics, today announced it has extended its global partnership with four-time consecutive FIA Formula One™ World Constructors’ Champions Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport. This partnership will continue to equip the team with advanced TIBCO® solutions throughout the 2018 season, supporting strategic decisions based on data collected from the brand-new Mercedes-AMG F1 W09 EQ Power+ race car.

As Saudi Arabia continues its journey towards its Vision 2030 with the National Transformation Program (NTP) 2020, one of the key measures outlined in Vision 2030, is a shift towards a digitized economy. While the focus is globally shifting to new and emerging Blockchain technologies which are integral to supporting and realizing digital economies around the world, the Middle East isn’t far behind.

Mobile payments are fast approaching a tipping point, with spending via smartphones accelerating according to the latest consumer spending data from Worldpay.

Colt Technology Services and PCCW Global, the international operating division of HKT, have collaborated with Clear, a blockchain start-up company, to demonstrate that inter-carrier settlement times can be reduced from hours to minutes by blockchain technology.

Mambu today announced that pioneering Nordic digital lender, Folkefinans, is leveraging the SaaS banking engine to power its long-term growth strategy. Folkefinans chose Mambu for its flexibility and scalability which allows the lender to keep focus on launching new products to meet changing customer and regulatory requirements.