Britain’s SMEs are shifting the billions spent each year on hiring traditional experts, such as legal and procurement consultants, to leverage the skills required to survive in an increasingly digital world, including those for cybersecurity and new payments technology.

Companies that are achieving outstanding success using analytics and decision management solutions from FICO are invited to submit nominations for the 2017 FICO Decisions Awards. These awards shine a spotlight on business leaders who are driving their business forward and improving the customer experience using decision automation, optimisation, predictive analytics, AI and machine learning. Nominations are due 31^st August, and the winners will be announced in early October.

Wealth management software firm, JHC Systems (JHC), has doubled its sales team in response to increasing demand for specialist financial technology in the UK and international markets. Leading the team is Edward Lopez, who joined JHC just over a year ago as Chief Revenue Officer. Other key appointments to the team include Noel Montaigue, Swati Barve and Jane Boorman. 

Gresham, the leading software and services company that specialises in providing real-time transaction control and enterprise data integrity solutions, is pleased to provide a trading update for the half year to 30 June 2017.

The Group’s flagship Clareti Transaction Control (CTC) offering continues to drive growth. Gresham expects to report that, for the six months ended 30 June 2017:

Calligo, a world leading cloud solution provider, today announced a series of senior appointments to power its successful global expansion strategy, as staff headcount increases by 50%.

New appointments include Chief Security Officer Karl Simpson, who was previously Chief Platform Architect at Virtustream and held roles at VirtualizeIT and Kleinwort Benson.

JSC Transfingroup Asset Management Company (TFG AMC) and JCB Absolut Bank (PJSC) became the first companies in the Russian market to have conducted a transaction via the centralized system for record-keeping and distributing Unit Investment Trust (UIT) units. The system was developed by National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russia’s central securities depository.

Bank of Ireland to Facilitate Competitive Start Fund Programme

A total of €500k in funding for Fintech start-ups is available from Enterprise Ireland, the government organisation responsible for the development and growth of Irish enterprises in world markets, through its Fintech-dedicated Competitive Start Fund (CSF).

Up to 10 successful Fintech start-ups will receive high-level business development support and an investment of up to €50,000 each through the Fintech CSF.

Midclear S.A.L., the Custodian and Clearing Center of financial instruments for Lebanon and the Middle East, has selected GMEX Group wholly owned subsidiary, GMEX Technologies, to provide and implement its innovative AvenirClear CCP product as the core system of the first derivatives central counterparty (CCP) in Lebanon. 

Linedata, the global solutions provider dedicated to the investment management and credit industries, has launched the latest version of Linedata Optima, a powerful, innovative suite of business process management (BPM) tools designed specifically for fund accounting and administration.