Nasdaq Corporate Solutions, a business of Nasdaq Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ), announced plans for the expansion of its Boardvantage board portal and leadership collaboration software into Canada through access to two data centers in Ontario. 

CBOE Vest Technologies, a software company enabling users to work with target outcome investment strategies, and the Options Industry Council (OIC), a provider of unbiased options education, are working together to educate investors and broaden the appeal of options with a new online tool, The Options Strategy Builders.

BitFlyer USA, Inc. announced today that it will launch its US-based Bitcoin exchange by the Fall of 2017, having already gained regulatory approval to operate in 34 states. bitFlyer’s new office is based in the financial district of San Francisco.

iSHRAQ provides Islamic based Financial and Investment solutions to clients, specializing in Sharia investments to bring the best of Stock Markets, Mutual Funds, Portfolio Management Services, Real Estate Investment, and Wealth Management Services in a Sharia-compliant way. Consisting of 6 modules: iSHRAQ*Invest, Finance, Sukuk, Fund Management, Treasury and General Ledger covering all aspects of investment, finance and banking available on the market, while providing a user-friendly interface with the ultimate performance and an accurate calculation and speedy data retrieval. 

Wolters Kluwer today announced the release of its enhanced Capital Changes 871M Automated Compliance Tool. The solution helps banks, brokers and other financial services firms comply with IRS rules already in place, in addition to new, complex regulatory changes that will go into effect January 1, 2019, based on IRS Notice 2017-42 relating to certain equity-linked financial derivatives.

Hampleton Partners, an international mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and corporate advisory firm for technology companies, today issued 11 technology M&A market reports for 2H 2017 in the key business segments of artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR), automotive technology, cybersecurity, digital marketing, e-commerce, enterprise software, financial technology, internet of things (IoT), IT services, and SaaS & cloud services. 

 Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA), the software company empowering customer engagement at the world’s leading enterprises, has announced that leading risk technology analyst firm Chartis Research has named Pega as the top category leader in Know Your Customer (KYC) systems in its latest RiskTech Quadrant® report. 

UK CEOs feel that investment in cyber security is a revenue opportunity rather than an expensive burden, according to a report by KPMG.

As a part of KPMG’s CEO Outlook 2017, 150 UK CEOs were asked about their investment plans for the future and the issues affecting their business. It found that 70 per cent of leaders see investment in cyber security as an opportunity to find new revenue streams and innovate, rather than as an overhead cost.

 Veracen, LP (“Veracen”) announced today a global co-development, co-marketing and collaboration agreement with Linedata Services, S.A.(LIN:FP) (“Linedata”), a publicly held global software and services company based in Paris, France with 20 offices and 1,250 employees supporting 700+ clients worldwide.