I recently wrote about the importance of having a foundation of decency. To us, this is more than an abstract idea or clever sound bite.  It’s a statement of our core belief that the path to achieving success in both business and societal goals is delivering an environment where the best people choose to be.

DigitalTown, Inc., the leading provider of People-centric Solutions for Smart Cities, provided a condensed update on the status of the SmartWeb initiative and the start of Blockchain tokenization of the Company's domain name portfolio.

PSD2 has been one of the most fiercely debated payments topics of recent times. Will this be the death of traditional banks? Will consumers get a better deal when it comes to financial products? Are FinTech’s going to take over?

 IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO), a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions, today announced that it was named Best Data Provider for Fixed Income and Credit at the 2018 Fund Technology and WSL Awards. The awards recognize technology providers, data specialists and exchanges for innovation and exceptional service to mutual funds and global asset managers.

EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE:EPAM), a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and software development services, was ranked #14 in the number of employees that actively contributed to Open Source projects on GitHub. According to InfoWorld, EPAM had 585 active contributors to GitHub in 2017. The list was compiled using the GitHub REST API to pull public information from GitHub users with at least 10 commits to public projects last year.

After the successful launch of the Vienna Cyber Security Week (VCSW) last year, this international dialogue platform has again positioned Vienna as a global centre for network security. Experts from industry and research working in the field of critical digital infrastructure security invited representatives from public authorities, governments and organisations to join them at this event.

Blockchain technology offers much more than the current bitcoin hype might suggest. “Blockchain has matured into a core technology and will achieve a breakthrough in the finance sector this year. Blockchain-based applications can be used to solve problems that used to be extremely costly and time-consuming,” explains Marika Lulay, CEO of GFT Technologies SE (GFT).

Citi is expanding the network of its Global Innovation Labs with the opening a new hub in London. 

It is difficult to forecast how many more similar incidents will happen in 2018, but undoubtedly a lot. Some people still naively believe that crypto-currencies are their chance for a wealthy life, and they blindly spend their last savings on unstable digital coins via opaque online platforms. Obviously, it’s a windfall for unscrupulous “entrepreneurs” who won’t shun the low-hanging fruit.

Global asset manager Russell Investments today released figures from an internal study showing significant cost savings delivered by Russell FX Network (RFX Network) for currency transactions in 2017. 

RFX Network is a trading platform for foreign exchange (FX) transactions designed for the buy-side community, including asset owners and pension funds. Built on Integral’s InvestorFX technology, RFX Network combines advanced execution functionalities with a seamless OMS and allocation workflow designed for asset managers.