Micro Azure represents a complete bundle of integrated cloud services for IaaS (Infrastructure as a service) as well as PaaS (Platform as a service) purposes with a wide range of programming languages, operating systems, tools, frameworks, devices and databases. Azure supports Internet of Things’ connectivity concept in its data processing and analytics.  

 Adyen, the global payments technology company, today announced that it processed $50 billion in transaction volume in 2015, up from $25 billion, and achieved revenue of $350 million, a growth of more than 100 percent over 2014. The results underscore how Adyen is building on its position as the global partner of choice for international ecommerce, and is rapidly expanding its point of sale offering by connecting a new range of customers to its omnichannel payments platform.

Over the last year, Adyen has reached two key milestones in the potentially enormous point of sale space:

 Ipreo, a leading global provider of market intelligence and workflow solutions to financial services and corporate professionals, and Symphony Communication Services LLC, a secure communications and workflow technology company, announced a collaboration to integrate Symphony's secure communications service with Ipreo's suite of capital markets workflow applications.

International payments experts, World First, today announces the appointment of Alexander Filshie in the newly created role of Chief Financial Officer, as the business continues to target global growth.

Ingenico Group a provider in seamless payment, announces having introduced contactless payment onto a Panasonic tablet.

Fiserv, a provider of financial services technology solutions, announced today that three credit unions located in British Columbia have selected the DNA(R) account processing platform from Fiserv.

FD , a leading provider of software and consulting services, announces that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Utilismart Corporation, a meter data management and analytics company with more than 100 clients including electricity, water and gas utilities across North America.

Vermilion Software (‘Vermilion’), the leading global supplier of client reporting and communications software, today announces that it has inked a deal with Nikko Asset Management, Asia's premier global asset manager.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced today that the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s Retail Payments Office has selected IBM to modernize its automated clearing house (ACH) processing platform. When conducting ACH operations, the Federal Reserve serves as the central operator ensuring electronic payments (direct deposit, bill payments) clear and settle between commercial banks.

With much of the new financial regulation being passed and implementation for most of it in full swing, supervision is likely to gain more attention in the coming years. Since investment firms and infrastructure providers are largely supervised by national competent authorities, it raises the question who watches the watchmen?