Africa’s growing technology community, coupled with the rise of its financial services sector, are expected to create a surge in demand for specialist ‘fintech’ contractors, according to professional services consultancy, Procorre.

Procorre, which manages the life cycle of finance and technology projects around the world, is already seeing a significant increase in requests for app developers, data analysts and ‘mobile wallet’ framework developers to help the fintech market grow.

The essence of banking in the 21st century is digital.

 Enterprise technology expert and former Gartner executive, Duygu Cibik, has joined Reval’s executive management team as Chief Customer Success Officer. Ms.

FICO unveils appointment of Claus Moldt as chief information officer (CIO). Moldt, a respected IT industry veteran, brings exceptional experience leading teams responsible for the operation of large-scale, high-availability, mission-critical technology platforms.

Nexuslab, the Swiss blockchain startup programme powered by Startupbootcamp Fintech, has announced the ten international startups selected to join its pilot programme starting this April. The selection reflects a broad range of industries bound to be affected by blockchain technology innovations in the near future.

Wolters Kluwer and Financial Network Analytics (FNA) today announce the establishment of an Asia Pacific alliance that will enable a faster, quicker and ultimately deeper analysis of market dynamics.

Using network science, the FNA platform provides an intuitive visualization of the complex interconnections between elements of financial networks. It creates a map that can communicate and help financial experts to understand market dynamics quickly and effectively.

RBNZ has selected the Numerix Oneview enterprise pricing and risk analytics platform for the transformation of its Treasury Systems strategy and future roadmap. Numerix Oneview will provide market standard trade valuation, position and collateral management, alongside enhanced risk and performance reporting, to aid in effective decision making and reduce key operational and market risks.

BECU recognized by global research and advisory firm, Celent, as a 2016 Model Bank award winner in the Omnichannel Banking category. Selected from a field of over 100 entrants, BECU has demonstrated a truly innovative approach to harnessing and sharing the wide array of data required to successfully ensure their 900,000+ members are able to effectively complete their transactions at the ATM.

DekaBank has extended their contract with icubic AG for another three years. For over eight years, DekaBank has been using software produced by icubic for the settlement of electronically traded fixed income bonds. The use of a reliable trading system and integrated gateways enables the bank to quote and trade the best possible market prices with the lowest level of latency. With iQbonds and iConnect, DekaBank utilises two icubic AG trading software solutions for the fixed income sector.