The introduction of new, polymer currency this year means businesses will face the biggest upheaval in UK currency since the introduction of the pound coin in 1983, says Cummins Allison, the leading innovator and provider of coin and currency processing solutions. The introduction of the new five pound notes in September, followed by new pound coins and ten pound notes in 2017, means the money counting machines that many businesses rely on to accurately process cash must be replaced or updated.

 NiCE IT Management Solutions attained a Gold Datacenter and a Gold Application Development competency, demonstrating a "best-in-class" ability and commitment to meet Microsoft Corp. customers' evolving needs in today's dynamic business environment and distinguishing itself within the top 1 percent of Microsoft's partner ecosystem.

On May 19, Prague will host Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Prague. The event will bring together blockchain developers and those who apply the technology in practice: financiers, bankers and businessmen.

The event will consist of a conference, divided into two streams, and an exhibition of IT developments in the field of Blockchain.

The participants will talk about the practical application of Blockchain technology and its legislative regulation in Europe. Developers of payment services and gadgets will deliver their reports.

MUFG Union Bank (the Bank) has launched IPA Port, a new online platform that offers fully integrated issuing and paying agent services (IPA) for issuers of USD commercial paper and certificates of deposit. This easy to navigate platform delivers seamless processing for issuance, interest, and maturity payment activities using real-time data and transaction monitoring and reporting through a single online source.

Horizon Software, the leading global technology provider for electronic trading and investment management, today announced a new version of its trading platform which extends functionality for electronic trading and market making of all listed structured products, such as warrants, CBBCs (barrier products) and ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds).

The Dutch subsidiary of Unisys Corporation has agreed upon a new five-year contract with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, to provide service desk and onsite services for the company's key locations at Schiphol airport and Amstelveen.

3dcart, a leading all-in-one eCommerce solution, is offering seamless payment processing from Braintree, a PayPal company, to allow easier online sales for small and medium-sized retailers.

3dcart’s 17,000 merchants will gain access to an end-to-end payment solution in which they can approve payments with a single click.

A few weeks ago I was invited to speak at an event called Women Techmakers, an event held in Barcelona as part of a Google initiative to provide visibility, community, and resources for women in tech.

I’ve been illustrating my frustration with incumbent banks for some time, saying that they lack technology leadership.  Almost a third of my new book talks about the biggest challenge for banks to respond to Fintech, Big Data, Cloud, Blockchain and all those other issues is to have leadership.  Digital transformation is not a project run by a function, but a complete change of the bank.  You cannot change the bank without strong leadership and most are failing.  In fact, the only bank that’s really out there is BBVA, because their leader is a programmer by background.  Even they have proble

OpenLink, a major firm in trading and risk management solutions to the energy, commodities, corporate and financial services industries, has agreed upon a five year strategic partnership with Uniper, an energy provider company, for the provision of its risk management platform.