Synechron Inc., a leading Digital Transformation consulting firm for the financial services industry, today announced the acquisition of Attra, an Australia-based technology services and solutions provider, headquartered in Melbourne, and focused on the banking, finance, and payments industries.

IHS Markit, a world leader in critical information, analytics and expertise, today announced that capital markets veteran Seiichiro Miyaoka has joined the firm as Managing Director and APAC Head of the Global Markets Group (GMG). 

Research has indicated that mortgage borrowers may prefer a wealth-like ongoing service plan from brokers. The Mortgage Insights 20/21 research, conducted by eKeeper’s parent company, DPR Group, incorporated more than 2,000 responses from mortgage consumers, brokers and lenders. It explores the challenges faced by the different respondents to provide a unique insight into the current state of the mortgage market.

Wolters Kluwer’s Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Division has signed an agreement to acquire eOriginal, a leading provider of cloud-based digital lending software, for approximately €231 million in cash.  According to a statement, “the acquisition extends GRC Compliance Solutions’ leading position in U.S. mortgage and loan document generation and analytics into the fast-growing digital loan closing and storage adjacency.”

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Nutanix (NASDAQ: NTNX), a leader in private cloud, hybrid and multicloud computing, today announced it has been named a Leader by Gartner, Inc. in the December 2020 Magic Quadrant for Hyperconverged Infrastructure Software. Nutanix was recognised for its hyperconverged infrastructure software capabilities. The company is also positioned furthest to the top, as compared to all vendors.

TrueLayer, the leading technology company building financial infrastructure that’s open to everyone, today revealed the results of its latest research, produced in association with YouGov, into the payments trends shaping the wealthtech market.

Forter, the leader in e-commerce fraud prevention, today announced that Nuvei (TSX: NVEI and NVI.U), the global payment technology partner of thriving brands, will be joining its global network of merchants and banks to fight online fraud and approve more legitimate customers instantaneously.

Colt Technology Services has today announced its extended collaboration with Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), which sees Colt enabling agile, on-demand connectivity to Equinix Fabric.