Technical body EMVCo has published transaction data showing that 58.9% of card-present contact and contactless transactions globally were EMV®-enabled between July 2016 and June 2017. This represents an increase over the prior year, when 42.4% of transactions were EMV-enabled. 

The data reflects average transaction volumes over a 12-month period to account for seasonal variations. Given the ongoing rate of EMV chip technology adoption, EMVCo acknowledges that real-time figures for transaction volumes today are likely to be higher than the reported June 2017 figure. 

CloudMargin, the multi-award winning creator of the world’s first web-based collateral and margin management solution, announced that Martin Adams has joined the firm’s senior leadership team as Head of Client Operations. Adams is a 26-year veteran of derivatives operations, with extensive experience in over-the-counter (OTC) and listed derivatives, as well as fixed income and foreign exchange (FX) products.

The British Business Bank is pleased to announce the appointments of Piers Linney and Amanda Rendle as non-executive directors (NEDs) to the Board of the British Business Bank, effective from today.

Appian, a leading  Low-Code and 

Quark Software announced today it has acquired Docurated, the creators of enterprise sales enablement solutions.

I’m really pleased that the Treasury lends it's backing to the UK Asset Management industry. Following the final draft of the FCA report issued in 2017, the government has thrown it's hat into the ring to further highlight what a prominent role that the Asset Management industry plays not only because it represent around 1% of the UK's GDP, but also how the industry provides a solid tax, regulatory and innovative stronghold for the global investments industry. 

Less than six months from now, in May 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) replaces the current Data Protection Act. Described as the ‘biggest shake up’ of data protection laws for 20 years, the new rulings will change how organisations store and use personal data, while extending the responsibilities of organisations to protect it. Are you prepared – indeed, do you see this as relevant to you?

Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 6 December 2017 – Datacenter.com, an exceptionally ambitious data center provider that paid over $500,000 to buy its domain name while planning a targeted global roll-out of large-scale colocation data centers, unveils its on-demand colocation services model designed to scale, Datacenter.com Start Direct Cabinets. With a month-to-month contract and no minimum term, the pay-as-you-go colocation offering provides cloud-like elasticity including highly flexible power and connectivity options.

Rapid7, a leading provider of analytics solutions for security and IT operations, today announced it has been named a Visionary in Gartner's 2017 Magic Quadrant for Security Information and Event Management. Among the vendors included in the Visionaries quadrant, Rapid7 is positioned the highest for its ability to execute.