On May 19, 2016 Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Prague - the second annual conference dedicated to cryptocurrency and blockchain technology took place in the Czech Republic. In 2016 to the conference former name (Bitcoin Conference) the word ‘Blockchain’ was added, since it is data structure blocks that developers, investors and financial institutions have focused on.

The conference was divided into three parts, dedicated to cryptocurrency trends, innovations and practical implementation of blockchain.

Tryzens, the leading provider of retail and B2B digital commerce solutions, has been awarded inRiver’s Product Information Management (PIM) UK Partner of the Year.

Tryzens was recognised at inRiver’s annual PIMpoint Summit in Malmö, Sweden at the end of April. inRiver is the market leader for simplifying PIM to both B2C and B2B multi-channel commerce.

Neustar, a trusted, neutral provider of real-time information services, reports that Standard Life has selected Neustar MarketShare to help fully understand the effectiveness of its marketing spend across online and offline activities, measured over both short and long-term periods. As the global leader in advanced marketing analytics software with the industry’s only holistic planning and attribution solution, Neustar MarketShare will enable Standard Life to evaluate and understand the true value of its marketing spend.

Neptune, the open standards network utility for pre-trade indications in bond markets, today announced that it has completed connectivity to Fidessa's buy-side OMS platform to distribute high quality pre-trade data to assist the buy-side with liquidity and price discovery utilising their existing workflows.
 

 Fintech startup Ormsby Street has launched its innovative credit-checking tool CreditHQ in Germany, as part of a new partnership with one of Germany’s biggest banks.

For Financial IT it has been a busy month, as we continue to expand, we are attending many more events, in many more places. Over this period, Financial IT has had a presence at events in Denmark, Sweden, Kenya, Tanzania, US, UK, Cambodia, China, Russia and Armenia. This gives us the opportunity to see and hear which way the markets are going, what are the latest trends and to see and hear that from some of the leaders in the financial services industry.