Santander UK today announced the appointment of Graham Calder as interim Chief Information Officer and Daryl Brookes as Director of IT Operations & Service Delivery.

Graham will lead the delivery and development of Santander UK’s ambitious technology strategy and IT transformation plan, supporting Santander’s aim to become a digital bank with a human touch. Daryl will report to Graham and focus on delivering industry-leading levels of IT service provision and performance across all areas of the bank. 

Colt Technology Services has today announced the launch of its SD WAN White Label solution, enabling wholesale customers to seamlessly launch a global and award-winning SD WAN service from Colt, complete with a customisable end-customer portal. 

With Colt SD WAN White Label, wholesale customers can rapidly tap into the enterprise SD WAN market’s huge potential with a mature, innovative, and globally available solution without an upfront investment and minimal internal development.

Leading Cypriot bank Hellenic Bank announces the successful launch of its new retail banking platform, built in partnership with Engagement Banking technology provider Backbase.

BSO, a global pioneering infrastructure and connectivity provider, has expanded its reach into Asia through a partnership with the Asia Pacific Exchange (APEX), an Approved Exchange in Singapore which lists derivative contracts. The partnership will provide APEX customers with added infrastructure solutions helping futures traders gain faster, more secure access to international markets via BSO’s global network. 

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], the European market leader in payment and transactional services, is proud to announce that the company is the world’s first payments player to achieve Mastercard Enhanced Contactless (Ecos) certification released in the end of January, on its new contactless standard for POS device through Ingenico, a Worldline brand since October 2020. 

Planixs, the leading provider of real-time, intraday cash, collateral and liquidity management solutions, has announced today that its Realiti® software has been selected by Santander, one of the Global Systemically Important Banks (GSIB

The winners of the 11th annual FDM everywoman in Technology Awards have been announced, celebrating the industry’s most exceptional talent. Hailing from diverse business backgrounds, the winners collectively represent financial services, blue chip brands, academia and enterprise. These remarkable women are shaping the future of the technology industry and have a responsibility as role models to share their experiences, laying the foundations for others to follow in their wake.

Cirrus, a provider of cloud-based document management software, is expanding its client success team to support increased execution and planning in response to growing market demand for its solutions with the addition of Aubrey McCarthy as its new Director of Client Success. 

Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the banking software company, today announced Suez Canal Bank has selected Temenos Infinity to transform the digital customer experience for its retail and business banking. Temenos Infinity provides a complete digital platform for Suez Canal Bank, covering the entire customer lifecycle from customer onboarding, account opening and digital servicing.

Worldwide end-user spending on public cloud services is forecast to grow 18.4% in 2021 to total US$304.9 billion. This is up from US$257.5 billion in 2020, according to Gartner, Inc.