Trade finance specialist Bolero International has appointed former J.P. Morgan executive Daniel Cotti to its Board of Directors with immediate effect.

In his new role as Non-Executive Director, Cotti will further partnerships with the banking and finance community, as well as driving continued growth for the business and adding value to new and existing corporate relationships.

There is no doubt that big data is one of the major trends in the IT industry that has matured over the last few years. In fact, a study from EMC’s Big Data League - which looked at different sectors readiness to embrace big data – found that 60% of organisations stated that making better use of customer insights, trend data and information about their business are key to unlocking the next wave of growth in their business.

 Considering the recent surge in cyber-attacks, protection of critical networks and information has become a major global concern. From being featured in UN General Assembly meeting to Premiers of India, USA and Singapore talking about it, cyber security is starting to top the agenda of national and regional priorities.
 

Sinclair Voicenet, the UK’s longest established specialist provider of multimedia interaction recording, quality management, interaction analytics, customer feedback and workforce management solutions, has appointed Christopher Ayton as Applications Consultant.  In this new role he will consult with customers in a wide range of market sectors including local government, public safety and enterprise contact centres, to help them extract maximum value from their installed solutions.  He will also provide pre-sales support for system upgrades and new installations.

London-based International Finance Magazine has conferred the 2015 awards for 'Best Retail Bank' and 'Best Retail Customer Service Bank' in Kuwait to Gulf Bank. The awards will be presented in London later this year in November.

Loylogic, the leader in global e-commerce and e-payment solutions for loyalty programs, has developed a brilliant browser add-on for Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer for its innovative PointsPay solution.

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ: LQDT), a global solution provider in the reverse supply chain with the world’s largest marketplace for business surplus, announced today that it has once again been named “Asset Disposal Firm of the Year” by ACQ Magazine’s Global Awards 2015.

 Equiniti Pancredit, a specialist lending software provider, has been chosen by leading digital communications company, O2 UK, to deliver the technology behind its latest flexible offering for small business customers.  Business Essentials will support companies with their business-use mobile phone expenditure through a new finance initiative.

For Aspera, an IBM company and creator of technologies that move the world's data at maximum speed, IBC 2015 marks the company's biggest ever presence at the show in the company's 10-year history.