Over the last several years IT departments have experienced a dramatic change in how they support the increasing demands placed on their Wide-Area Network (WAN). This change came not as a passing trend in network management; but rather, it was driven by the rise of the Internet of Things (IoT).  Today, workloads associated with smart cards, ATMs and branch kiosks, along with potential workload from wearables, retail loyalty programs and data mining, are ushering in the era of IoT in the financial services industry.

TPG Capital, the North American- and European-focused private equity platform of leading global alternative asset firm TPG, today announced that Ron Labrum has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Beaver-Visitec International (“BVI”). The appointment comes alongside the close of TPG’s acquisition of BVI, a leading global developer, manufacturer, and marketer of specialized surgical devices for the ophthalmic marketplace. The previously-announced transaction was agreed to in July of this year.

ACI Worldwide, a leading global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, today announced that Computer Services, Inc. (CSI) (OTCQX: CSVI), a leading fintech services company, has partnered with ACI to power its card fraud protection platform, extending its long-term relationship with the company.

Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the global interconnection and data center company, today announced the opening of its latest International Business ExchangeTM (IBX®) data center in Sydney, known as SY4.

Walgreens Balance® Rewards members can now seamlessly apply their loyalty account at checkout through Android Pay, furthering the convenience of earning and redeeming points and expanding the company’s portfolio of unified mobile payments solutions. This latest integration gives the more than 85 million active Balance Rewards members, many of whom use Android devices, another easy, secure and private way to earn and use loyalty points in-store, and eliminates the need to separately scan or enter their Balance Rewards card.

Bats Europe (Bats), the region’s largest stock exchange operator, has made available for testing on its platform its MiFID II compliant process for order record keeping, which the exchange is proposing as the industry approach to encourage harmonisation. Bats is also making available a range of enhancements to facilitate further user testing of their algorithms.

Your Community Bankshares, Inc., the holding company for Your Community Bank, announced today that YCB shareholders voted to approve the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated May 3, 2016, between WesBanco, Inc. (WesBanco) and YCB. 98.75 percent of votes cast at a special meeting of YCB shareholders voted in favor of the merger, representing 69.97 percent of all outstanding YCB shares as of the record date.