Standard Chartered, a leading international banking group, and Infor, a global leader in business cloud software specialised by industry, today announced a strategic agreement to introduce the Infor Nexus network to the Bank’s clients. By digitizing the financial supply chain, businesses can minimize supply chain delays and friction, while suppliers can benefit from improved access to capital.

 Kneip, the global leader in fund data management, is today announcing that it has appointed Calum Muskett as the company’s Chief Commercial Officer.

Muskett joins from ICIS, a RELX PLC Company, where he achieved worldwide success in delivering considerable revenue and profit growth, building valuable commercial partnerships and creating new channel strategies. Prior to this, Muskett worked with various leading financial business intelligence and information providers, including Morningstar, FactSet and Reuters.

 Abacus Group, a leading provider of hosted IT solutions and services for alternative investment firms, today announced record accomplishments in 2019, as the company reached new heights in its number of clients and revenues, which were each up nearly 50%. Abacus’s acquisition of Proactive Technologies in February represented a significant expansion of the firm’s technology and service offerings and contributed to the record growth of the business.

Highlights from the year include:

Acquisition of Proactive Technologies

Customers of App Postepay, among the preferred payment Apps in Italy, can now access Western Union’s cross-border and cross-currency platform to send money globally, following an agreement between Postepay, one of the largest Electronic Money Institution (EMI) in Italy, bringing together Poste Italiane’s assets and expertise in payments and telecommunications and Western Union (NYSE: WU), a leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement and payments.

Sage (FTSE: SGE), the leader in cloud business management solutions, today announced a new Sage Marketplace where a curated selection of Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) can showcase popular Apps that link to Sage Business Cloud solutions. This means that customers can enhance their Sage Business Cloud solutions with bespoke industry and vertical applications.

Last night, leading payments provider Klarna held its first “Smoooth Sessions” event of the year, with a panel of retail experts coming together to consider the future of retail. 

Financial IT an exclusive interview with Neville Roberts, CEO of Fintech organisation Planixs. 

Financial IT: Could you please tell us briefly about your background and career path that brought you to launching Planxis?