Cloudian® today announced a fully native S3-compatible object storage solution for VMware Cloud Providers that is managed directly from VMware vCloud Director, a key component of the VMware Cloud Provider Platform. The Cloudian solution gives VMware Cloud Providers a limitlessly scalable, cost-effective and feature-rich storage foundation for delivering new and enhanced value-add services to their customers. In turn, these services will enable customer

Identitii Limited (Identitii, Company) (ASX:ID8), an Australian FinTech enabling the secure overlay of transaction level detail on top of financial messages using a private blockchain, advises that its customer, HSBC has announced the launch of its Digital Accounts Receivable Tool (HSBC DART) using Identitii’s innovative tokenisation technology, to its corporate clients in India.

National Bank of Canada (NBC) has completed its acquisition of a 10% stake in EquiLend from J.P. Morgan following clearance from EquiLend’s regulators in the United Kingdom, Canada and Ireland. J.P. Morgan will continue to hold a 10% ownership interest in EquiLend.

The deal was announced in December 2018 and closed in June 2019. J.P. Morgan previously held a 20% stake in EquiLend.

Intertrust N.V. ("Intertrust"), a leading global provider of expert administrative services to corporate, fund, capital markets and private wealth clients, today announces the acquisition of Viteos, a provider of leading-edge technology solutions for U.S. funds, from PPC Enterprises LLC, FiveW Capital LLC (an affiliate of 22C Capital) and Viteos management.

Financial IT speaks to Haresh Hemrajani, Regional General Manager, Europe, FSS Technologies at Money20/20 Europe about trends, advancements and challenges facing while providing the FSS solutions

Financial IT speaks with SmartStream at Money 2020 Europe, Amsterdam.

Athene, a rapidly growing pension annuity provider in the U.S., has adopted RiskFirst’s pension risk analytics and reporting platform, PFaroe, to enhance their monitoring capabilities for plan sponsors. Athene will use PFaroe’s on-demand liability and transaction price monitoring services to help plan sponsors evaluate risk, enabling those considering purchasing an annuity to transact at the optimal time.

Leading security token platform Polymath has today announced a strategic collaboration with digital identity verification solution Blockpass. Blockpass will provide clients of the Polymath platform with a streamlined identity verification solution, simplifying user onboarding and decreasing required resources in the process. This partnership cements both companies’ ultimate goal of simplifying processes in the blockchain ecosystem, and providing easy and manageable solutions for regulated businesses.

Solactive announces the release of its Solactive eGaming Index. It serves as the underlying of the Evolve E-Gaming Index ETF (“HERO”) and includes companies active in eGaming and eSports, both of which are striving markets with robust performance potentials. Canadian ETF provider Evolve ETFs will be the first company to launch an ETF tracking the index.

Paysend launches a new revolutionary solution for global payments, leveraging the transparency of blockchain technology and a well-established global network. The new stablecoin was built directly on the Stellar network and will provide a consistent store of value that users can hold, or seamlessly trade and transact with in real time.