Up and away – iCore now launches iCore Cloud Services, integration in the cloud which lets companies save time and connect cloud-based systems directly to each other.

The rise of cloud-based systems and services make the step to integration in the cloud logical. It’s the next big thing in the system integration market, says Håkan Holm, CTO at iCore Solutions.

• The new agreement will enable UK retailers to accept Alipay payments in-store, and connect with Chinese tourists before they travel to the UK
• Chinese tourists represent an important growth opportunity for British retailers, and are expected to spend more than £1 billion this year
• Alipay users will benefit from a more convenient and familiar in-store payments experience, while merchants will benefit from increased brand awareness and consideration

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today published a white paper that outlines function-based guiding principles for regulators and market participants for the post-trade processing of tokenized securities. The market for trading crypto assets that are security tokens where the post-trade processing uses distributed ledger technology (DLT), has created a need for safety, security and reliability around these transactions to protect market stability. 

The chancellor's Spring Statement confirms that, despite Brexit uncertainty, the strength of the underlying economy means there are great opportunities in the UK for equity investors.

British stocks have, over the last thirty years, been the darling of asset managers around the world. Investors in the UK benefit from a business-friendly environment, minimal regulation, good corporate governance and dividends paid in pounds. They also get automatic diversification thanks to the broad range of globally facing companies in the FTSE 100.

ITRS Group (“ITRS”), the leading provider of real-time monitoring and analytics, has been selected to provide ITRS Capacity Planner to CDL, a leading provider of software solutions for the insurance market. ITRS Capacity Planner (formerly Sumerian Capacity Planner) will initially be used with CDL’s flagship Strata solution to provide capacity management and planning to enhance customer experience and efficiency.

Top Image Systems Ltd., today announced that it has filed, on March 12, 2019, its definitive proxy in connection with the Company’s previously announced acquisition by Kofax Holdings International Ltd. 

Reference is made to the joint press release by Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) and Gemalto (Euronext Amsterdam and Paris: GTO) dated 27 March 2018 in relation to the launch of the recommended all-cash offer by Thales for all the issued and outstanding shares of Gemalto (the Offer), the publication of the Offer Document, and the joint press release of Thales and Gemalto dated 10 August 2018 in relation to the further extension of the Acceptance Period. Terms not defined in this press release will have the meaning as set forth in the Offer Document.

Tomorrow marks PSD2’s next deadline – the point by which banks must make their open APIs available for testing by payment and account information service providers. Danny Healy, financial technology evangelist at MuleSoft has thoughts on it. Danny leads a team that helps banks and fintechs alike make the most of the APIs they’re being compelled to expose under the legislation, and believes that the industry should be interpreting the next phase of PSD2 as an opportunity to differentiate themselves.