Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges, clearing houses and data services, announced today that its subsidiary, Interactive Data Pricing and Reference Data, LLC (Interactive Data), will become the new benchmark index provider for four of Blackrock’s iShares U.S. Treasury Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs): iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (SHY), iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEI), iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEF) and iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT). Known as the ICE U.S.

There is a widespread perception in the market that alternative finance is disruptive thanks to its burst onto the scene around 2011. But the industry has matured since its infancy, experiencing rapid growth, and many now consider it no longer to be ‘alternative’. Smart organisations are placing the SME at the heart of the decisions they make and positioning themselves as part of the wider invoice finance market.

Bloomberg has announced its “Bloomberg Business Innovators” list, naming Cambridge Quantum Computing (CQCL) as one of the breakthrough businesses that is has identified in its inaugural 2016 group of innovators that will change the way we live and work.

An expert judging panel convened by Bloomberg, comprising leaders of finance, technology, social enterprise and fast growth sectors, selected CQCL for inclusion as one of the top 50 companies.

 Banco Santander´s Board of Directors agreed to the appointment of J. Peter Jackson as new head of the Group´s Innovation area.

Mitel®, a global expert in real-time business, cloud and mobile communications, announced a disruptive series of new solutions that accelerates its lead in the mobile enterprise market. The announcements, made in Berlin at the Mitel Next event, reflect rapid implementation of the company's strategic vision of the cloud-based mobile enterprise designed to address the evolving needs of a mobile-first world for enterprises, workers and consumers.

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced today that Gate City Bank, a $1.9 billion asset financial institution based in Fargo, North Dakota, has expanded its relationship with Fiserv by selecting the DNA(R) core account processing platform and additional integrated solutions from Fiserv.

Transforming itself through streamlined services and increased functionality, Emprise Bank has selected FIS™ (NYSE: FIS), a global leader in financial services technology, as its new core banking provider.

GFT, the leading business, design and technology consultancy working with the top 10 global investment banks, today announced the trends that will impact the global technology and business landscape among financial services and institutions in 2016. These trends outline how the industry continues to be shaped by shifting regulations, Big Data, the need for increased transparency, and the emergence of distributed ledger concepts and new FinTech firms that may disrupt established markets.  

To industry pundits and casual observers, it came as a shock this week when Apple projected that growth for its iPhone sales would hit the slowest pace since 2007, the year of the iconic phone’s release. At the same time came the first forecasted decline in Apple’s revenue in the last 13 years. Currency fluctuation and the cooling of China’s economy notwithstanding, Apple’s predicament is a reflection of tough times across the board in the mobile phone industry. 

 Santander InnoVentures, the $100 million fintech venture capital fund of Santander Group, in partnership with Onevest, a leader in the startup ecosystem operating CoFoundersLab and 1000 Angels, today announced Cambridge Blockchain as the winner of itsDistributed Ledger (DL) Challenge. Massachusetts based Cambridge Blockchain was among five finalists, selected from more than 100 applications, to pitch directly to the judging panel at the Challenge final in New York on 27^th January.