Increased globalisation paired with rapidly evolving technology has altered the landscape in which companies operate. While quicker travel times and improved communication have made the world a much smaller place, this has not necessarily eased pressure on businesses. This changing environment means businesses now need to adopt new technologies and align with international trading expectations.

Organisations can now benefit from a real-time and integrated view of all cyber security threats, thanks to the new IT GRC solution from new generation GRC solution provider OXIAL, that integrates IT risks and threats with overall risk and compliance structures.

Fiserv, Inc., a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced today it has reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash offer to acquire Monitise plc (LSE: MONI).

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. announced an agreement with MSCI ESG Research to add its ESG Fund Metrics to Broadridge's Global Market Intelligence, the leading platform for domestic and cross-border fund data and analytics.

EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE:EPAM), a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and software development services, today announced that it has been ranked on the Forbes' annual list of Fastest Growing Public Tech Companies. 

Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, today announced the launch of SafeNet Trusted Access, an access management and identity protection service, to secure cloud and on premise applications. Powered by a robust risk-based analytics engine, Gemalto's solution delivers integrated Cloud Single-Sign-On (SSO) and Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) capabilities so companies can easily implement secure, conditional access and additional authentication levels when outlined in the policy engine. 

As reported last month, R3 has just completed the first two of three tranches of our Series A funding round, raising $107m to fund the development of Corda, our distributed ledger platform designed from the ground up for the needs of commerce. 

Royal London, the UK’s largest mutual life insurer has teamed up with fee free mortgage and protection adviser L&C to develop and test a new life insurance application service called Streamlined Mortgage Protection which uses advanced machine learning algorithms to simplify the underwriting journey. 

TSYS, in conjunction with Featurespace, announced a new fraud prevention product today, called TSYS Foresight Score with Featurespace. 

Diebold Nixdorf, the leader in driving connected commerce, and Samsung SDS America ("Samsung") are teaming up to showcase how integrating advanced mobile technology—such as facial recognition—and the self-service channel can lead to enhanced security and an improved consumer experience.