SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc., a global provider of financial services software and software-enabled services, announced the appointment of Will Entwistle, Senior Vice President, SS&C Institutional and Investment Management. Mr. Entwistle brings extensive experience building world class sales and relationship management organizations at Interactive Data Corporation and IBM Corporation.

Accenture and Automation Anywhere, a global provider of robotic process automation (RPA), are working together to deliver enterprise-grade RPA solutions to organizations that automate business processes, enabling operations to be scaled faster and more cost-effectively, while increasing performance accuracy.

Bank guarantees are a vital feature of many sectors of business, but are costly to manage and all too easily mislaid or found to be riddled with inaccuracies that render them invalid.

Why is that? To a large extent it is because paper still predominates, making it difficult for businesses to stay on top of the guarantees relating to all their projects.

In commercial property, guarantees are often a basic requirement in leases, where they give landlords security against potential loss from tenant defaults.

NYMBUS, the world's first complete, full-stack, API-driven core processing platform, announced today the acquisition of Sharp BancSystems, Inc. (SBS), a Texas-based software provider founded in 1987.

Vonage reports that Dave Pearson, CFO, has received the prestigious CFO Innovator Award from CFO Studio.

Charles River, a front and middle office investment management solution provider, today announced that Exoé S.A. (Exoé) an outsourced trading and execution specialist in Paris, has selected the Charles River Investment Management Solution (Charles River IMS) delivered as Software as a Service (SaaS). Exoé users will have a single, cross-asset order and execution management (OEMS) platform that can support the firm’s increased trade volumes and number of accounts.

Equinix, Inc., the global interconnection and data center company will provide private access to Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute via its Equinix Cloud ExchangeTM in the company's Toronto (TR2) International Business ExchangeTM (IBX^®) data center.  Through this partnership, Canadian-based companies gain private access to both Azure and Office 365 while

Mizuho Financial Group and IBM reported a test of the potential of blockchain for use in settlements with virtual currency.  By incorporating blockchain technology into settlements with virtual currency, Mizuho will explore how payments can be instantaneously swapped, potentially leading to new financial services based on this rapidly evolving technology. The pilot project uses the open source code IBM contributed to the Hyperledger Project.

Walmart knows customers want to save not just money, but also time. That’s why Walmart introduced Walmart Pay – a safe, easy, convenient way for customers to pay with their smartphones in Walmart stores.

Thoma Bravo, LLC, a leading private equity investment firm, today announced it has completed the acquisition of Bomgar, a leader in secure access solutions, from TA Associates. Financial details were not disclosed.