China Systems has been included in the “20 Most Promising Java Development Solution Providers” list of CIOReview, a leading source of information on innovative enterprise solutions for decision makers in the IT industry.

Fiserv unveiled that Cuscal Limited, a leading provider of end-to-end payments solutions in Australia, has chosen Integrated Currency Manager, Device Manager and Terminal Connect from Fiserv. The new solutions will enable Cuscal to extend its range of services to include more automated, integrated cash and ATM network management capabilities.

Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK would have access to a new working capital solution from a mainstream bank which provides approval for funding between £500 and £100,000 within a matter of minutes and access to the funds within a day - a process that currently takes between two and 12 weeks. The solution from Santander, to be made available exclusively online, would leverage the powerful Kabbage Platform to accelerate automated SME lending, and enable customers to draw down a line of credit as often as once a day.

Saxo Payments, the global transactions services provider has today launched a white paper revealing the results of exclusive research into the cross border payments industry. Those surveyed included issuers, acquirers and PSPs as well as merchants, for a rounded view of the market, covering issues such as speed of money transfer, fees for international payments, and FX rates.

OpenLink has been named “Best Overall ETRM Platform” for the eleventh straight year in the 2016 Energy Risk Software Rankings. OpenLink achieved first-place rankings across thirteen categories, based on a survey of 245 end users and energy firms.

The pre-Budget hype around pensions tax relief that turned into pre-Budget warnings not to expect anything radical made for an interesting couple of weeks. I won’t dwell on the already dissected detail; I’m more interested in the direction of travel and what it means for investors.