AccessPay, the provider of payment automation and business intelligence, has announced its commitment to the Faster Payments New Access Model. The company is one of only eight accredited fintech vendors to have signed a Letter of Commitment to provide aggregation services.

986 million electronic invoices were processed and delivered to invoice receivers in 2014 by members of the European E-Invoicing Service Providers Association (EESPA), based on a set of survey results completed in June 2015.

Infosys Finacle, part of EdgeVerve Systems, a product subsidiary of Infosys (NYSE: INFY), today announced a partnership withPayveris, an online and mobile digital payments co

 Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the global interconnection and data centercompany, today announced that it has been added to the MSCI US REIT Index (RMS/RMZ), as the largest data center REIT. This will take effect after the close of trading on Monday, August 31, 2015.

Pioneer Bancshares, Inc., the holding company for Pioneer Bank, SSB, and FC Holdings, Inc., the holding company for First Community Bank, N.A., jointly announced today the signing of a definitive merger agreement that will result in a combined community banking franchise with total assets of $1.1 billionand 22 branches across Texas.  The combined company will operate under the Pioneer Bank brand. Jeffrey A.

Tendr, the mobile crowdfunding discovery platform, rebrands as OFF3R and will now offer US crowdfunding investment opportunities from Angel.co and other leading US platforms. OFF3R is backed by super angel investment club QVentures and with investors in over 42 countries.

EMV Chip Card and Terminal Certification Program

Leading EMV chip card payments consultancy FIME is the first to have its chip card personalization validation services and POS/ATM certification test platform approved by the Debit Network Alliance (DNA) under its recently established DNA Shared Debit AID certification program.

Provenir, the risk decisioning solutions provider, today announces the appointment of Paul Spiteri as Vice President of Business Development in North America.

This isn’t a ‘should it, shouldn’t it’ question. For pensions, savings and investment businesses, the move to next generation technology is a strategic imperative if they’re to respond effectively to consumer demand and market innovation. Bluntly, it’s the only viable option to remain competitive.

We’re familiar with the trend towards platforms. Fragmented consumer experience caused by multiple systems and products is no longer sustainable. The market demands transparency, simplicity, lower costs and digital access.