Harbortouch, a market leader in point-of-sale (POS) payment solutions, is setting up a product development division in Lithuania. The division, which will be the company’s first outside the US, is expected to employ approximately 60 IT specialists.

Today Commcise, the eminent provider of integrated commission management solutions for investment management firms, and ITG, a major independent broker and financial technology provider, reported that their research payment and management technology solutions have been integrated to provide a seamless end-to-end MiFID II research solution. 

nCino, the worldwide leader in cloud banking, today announced that $23 billion-asset Valley National Bank has selected its Bank Operating System to boost efficiency and enhance communication across the commercial loan process.

Today Mastercard announced that Erika Brown Lee has joined the company this month as senior vice president and assistant general counsel for privacy and data protection. Brown Lee will report to JoAnn Stonier, the company’s chief information governance and privacy officer.

She will lead the team that provides advice for and ensures compliance with privacy and data protection laws across the company’s products and services. Brown Lee will also work closely with information governance and cybersecurity teams to develop policies and manage regulatory interactions.

Whilst the major headlines in the telecommunications market have been reserved for B2C mega deals such as BT’s acquisition of EE for €14.5bn, it is in the B2B market where the volume of the M&A activity reshaping the sector is really taking place. 

According to Chartis Research, Wolters Kluwer has been named a Category Leader in its 2017 RiskTech Quadrant for Enterprise GRC Solutions. It notes the fourth consecutive time it has earned this distinction.

Today  Fiserv, Inc., a world leading provider of financial services technology solutions, announced that 

I’ve just returned from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) where there were a number of events.  Just a few weeks ago, I was in Bahrain, talking at a conference about FinTech as usual.

Today the Navigators Group, Inc. announced the promotion of Ciro M. DeFalco to Executive Vice President of The Navigators Group, Inc. Mr. DeFalco has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since December 2011. 

"This promotion recognizes both the significant responsibility of the chief financial officer and Ciro's accomplishments in the role over the past five years, " said Stanley A. Galanski, President and Chief Executive Officer of Navigators. "His leadership goes far beyond the financial performance of the organization."

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