Tim Brazier has joined GFT as Head of the newly created Application Simplification Practice.

Tim joins GFT from the Royal Bank of Scotland, where he was MD of Application Simplification. In this role, he managed a large scale programme designed to simplify the application architecture across the bank.  He has over 10 years’ experience working in consultancy as both a practice head and COO at Thales Information Systems and Catalyst Ltd.

Lombard Risk, a leading provider of regulatory reporting solutions to the financial services industry, launches an important update to its AgileREPORTER solution covering SA-CCR, the standardised approach for measuring counterparty credit risk exposures. SA-CCR, the most pressing of the ongoing Basel reforms, replaces the Current Exposure Method (CEM) and Standardised Method (SM).

Bravura won the ‘Technology Provider of the Year’ category at the 2016 FStech Awards. Recognising excellence and innovation in the field of information technology within the UK and EMEA financial services sector, the event – now in its 16^th year – was held last week in London, UK.

CME Group in its capacity as joint administrator and calculation agent for the LBMA Silver Price, and Thomson Reuters announced the implementation of new measures to further enhance and develop the LBMA Silver Price Benchmark, based on ongoing consultation with participants and approval of the independent Oversight Committee.

CU Anytime will deploy an integrated channel management software solution from NCR and INETCO to proactively manage 225 multi-vendor ATMS.

Next generation self-service management, cash optimization and real-time transaction monitoring software will be integrated to improve availability, reduce operational costs and guarantee exceptional service delivery to members.

Keesler Federal Credit Union (KFCU) is the first credit union to implement the Online Banking Solutions’ (OBS) Messenger Business Center secure online business banking product. Messenger Business Center (MBC) is an extension of the proven OBS Messenger Center, along with Messenger Financial Center, Messenger Delivery Center, Messenger Commerce Center and Messenger Security Center product suites.

Markit has been named a ‘category leader’ in the 2016 Chartis RiskTech Quadrant for risk data aggregation and reporting (RDAR). The ranking recognises the company’s deep domain knowledge across numerous risk topics and strong technology capabilities.

BIAN to host a leading industry event with support from think tank CORE.

The BIAN C-Level Summit, taking place on April 20 in Berlin, will provide an unparalleled opportunity for financial industry executives to engage with like-minded industry leaders.

FireEye launches Mandiant® Red Team Operations, a set of objectives-based assessments that conduct no-holds-barred attacks on organizations to highlight weakness in systems or procedures and to boost detection and response capabilities. Additionally, Mandiant Penetration Testing was also announced today, offering eight highly customizable penetration test types including penetration tests that assess Industrial Control Systems (ICS), Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and Mobile Applications and Devices. Both service offerings are avalaible today.