NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), the global leader in consumer transaction technologies, announced today that Vodat International is using Authentic, an intelligent payments platform from Alaric, an NCR business. Vodat is using the platform to underpin its Unified Payment Service, which is providing retailers with a managed, PCI-compliant card processing solution.

The unprecedented number of data breaches over the last year has increased investigation of attack patterns and deep post-breach analysis to reveal the root cause. Knowing your IT environment gives you better control over your most critical systems, but awareness of what is going on outside your perimeter gives you the opportunity to proactively prepare for possible cyberattacks. The negative experiences of other market players, especially in the financial sector, may serve as an excellent guideline for identifying existing gaps and strengthening your own security.

The FIS Consumer Banking PACE Index™ tracks how financial institutions are performing against customer expectations in nine different countries: the United States, United Kingdom, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, Netherlands and Thailand, using data compiled from more than 9,000 banking consumers. Commissioned by FIS, the study was conducted by TNS, one of the world’s largest independent research agencies.

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“Bad to the Bone” is sung by George Thorogood and the Destroyers. I thought you’d enjoy the irony.

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Pave, the online marketplace lender focused on providing access to affordable credit through a personal and transparent funding experience, today announced the nationwide launch of its new platform, focused on serving Millennial borrowers across the United States.

 Reval announced today that Scenic, a leading global luxury travel and tour company, has selected the Reval Cloud Platform for integrated treasury and risk management (TRM). 

 Nasdaq's BWise (Nasdaq:NDAQ), a global leader in enterprise Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (eGRC), announced today that it has been selected by 

MasterCard and PAY.ON have joined forces to enhance the MasterPass digital wallet solution by making MasterPass immediately available to more than 110 payment service providers (PSPs) via PAY.ON's white label global payment gateway.

 Mendix, a leading provider of application Platform-as-a-Service (aPaaS), today announced a new release, making it even easier for enterprises to develop and deploy modern applications in support of digital innovation and transformation initiatives. The Mendix Digital Experience (DX) release includes extensive pre-crafted UI templates; OData support; enhancements to the online developer community; and an expanded Free Edition with full production capability.