ClusterSeven, a leading provider of end-user computing (EUC) management solutions, today announced that it has been ranked as a best-of-breed vendor in the Chartis Operational Risk Management Systems for Financial Services RiskTech Quadrant^® for 2015.

SunGard, one of the world’s leading financial software companies, today announced the opening of its East African office in Nairobi, Kenya. By investing in and establishing a physical presence in Kenya, widely regarded as the financial services hub for East Africa, SunGard will reinforce its commitment to the region and is well positioned to execute on its strategy of achieving accelerated growth in these markets.

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR) has received the Inside Reference Data award for "Best Managed Service for Reference Data" for the third consecutive year. The awards, which are judged by end-users in financial firms, recognize industry excellence within market data, reference data and enterprise data management. 

Spirent Communications’ device intelligence solution Tweakker has been selected by Prepaid Wireless Wholesale (PWW), North America’s largest mobile virtual network enabler /aggregator (MVNE/MVNA).

 UK companies wasted more than £2.3bn on non-EU international payments in 2014, according to a report from FXcompared Intelligence, the independent research division of FXcompared. A lack of awareness of better bank rates or non-bank foreign exchange and international money transfer services is revealed to unnecessarily add billions of pounds to the cost of exporting and importing, with SMEs suffering disproportionally.

 HID Global®, a worldwide leader in secure identity solutions, will be showcasing its broad offering of citizen ID solutions at Secure Document World 2015.

Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of information for businesses and professionals, now offers increased depth of coverage in Canada’s fixed income markets from the electronic bond trading marketplace CBID, operated by Perimeter Markets Inc.

NeoXam, a leading provider of investment management software and services, has acquired SmartCo, an innovative enterprise data management software company, advancing NeoXam’s strategy to deliver cost effective, highly configurable solutions to the global asset management community.

From June 6, the business customers of KBC will be able to handle their European B2B direct debit mandates fully electronically.

Custom House Fund Services, a leading provider of financial services to the alternative investment sector, has announced that it will release significant enhancements to its Gateway technology platform over the next several months. Gateway is their web based portal that connects fund servicing with solutions across the middle and back office, designed specifically for US alternative investment managers.