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.

KEYMILE security solution raises the bar in simultaneous delivery of ultimate data encryption and system security while guaranteeing strict critical communication high-availability and precise timing needs 

 Qumram, a leading global provider of digital compliance solutions for the financial services industry, has announced two game-changing appointments to the firm’s Board of Directors, following its Annual General Meeting on June 6, 2016.

Capital markets firms will stop thinking blockchain is something to be suspicious of and start to realize its enormous possibilities this year.

Blockchain will soon evolve into “the” disruptive technology that will totally transform the banking system, eliminating the need for securities depositories and central clearing, and reducing settlements delays.

X Open Hub, a multi-asset liquidity provider partners with PFSOFT, a multi-asset technology provider, in order to integrate X Open Hub's liquidity and market data into PFSOFT's Protrader brokerage solution. The new integration will include market data and execution for over 1500 global instruments divided among FX, Indices, Commodities, Shares and ETFs.

The Hard Truth

I stand for the health and vitality of community banks and have watched for too long as the core and IT vendor oligopoly enjoyed by Fiserv, Fidelity, Jack Henry and the likes have gone unchecked, putting the entire community banking industry at great risk. Unable to develop and deploy the same affordable, cutting-edge, customer-facing services as those produced by larger national banks, community financial institutions have been left at the mercy of their core and IT providers.

So, What Can We Do?