Acronis, a global leader in cyber protection, today announced the acquisition of 5nine, a global provider of Microsoft Hyper-V and Azure cloud management and security solutions. As part of the agreement, 5nine will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Acronis.

Moorwand, a dedicated BIN Sponsor that turns compliance into a competitive advantage, today announced that it has been selected by Telleroo, a payments company focused on the accounting sector, for its e-money issuing and digital banking capabilities.

Leading open banking platform provider, Token.io, today announces the formation of M10 Networks, a new spin out company focused on developing digital money solutions.

Token will continue to consolidate its leadership in open banking infrastructure, where its popular market platform enables developers and banks to create innovative and trusted financial experiences through enhanced connectivity to global banking.

Envestnet | Yodlee (NYSE: ENV), a leading data aggregation and analytics platform powering dynamic, cloud-based innovation for digital financial services, and JPMorgan Chase have signed a data sharing agreement, providing the framework for the bank’s customers to more securely and effectively share and use their personal financial information to improve their overall financial wellness.

Global Processing Services (GPS), today announced it has entered a strategic partnership with Visa, the global leader in payments technology. The UK-based PayTech Pioneer™ will become a preferred issuer processor for Visa’s Fintech FastTrack Programme in Asia Pacific, with the goal to accelerate fintech innovation in the region and champion the success of local businesses.

Doconomy and Mastercard today extended their joint effort to combat climate change. Moving beyond previously announced programs, this new arrangement brings the ability for any Mastercard issuer to offer their cardholder the ability to track and understand their carbon footprint based on purchases made.

Today, the first bank in the U.S. and Nordea in the Nordics announced they will join The Bank of Åland in enabling clients to track and measure their CO2 impact through the Åland Index.

DBS Wealth Management is the wealth management arm of DBS Bank (“DBS”), a leading financial services group in Asia. An early adopter of digital transformation and innovation, DBS has since become one of the world’s most digital-focused financial institutions. DBS is at the forefront of leveraging technology to shape the future of banking and was named ‘World’s Best Digital Bank’ by Euromoney in 2018. In the same year, its integrated all-in-one wealth management platform DBS iWealth was accorded “Global no. 1 for Wealth Apps” by Cutter Research.

Absa, the leading pan-African financial services group, has appointed Cheryl Buss as CEO of Absa International which includes managing Absa Securities United Kingdom. Among other responsibilities, this position will see her lead the bank’s international operations in its efforts to enable a globally scalable business that drives connectivity with corporate and institutional clients through an independent international presence. This in turn allows us to deliver Africa to our clients.

Encompass Corporation, a fast-growing provider of intelligently automated Know Your Customer (KYC) solutions, today announces a partnership with Pegasystems Inc. (PEGA), the software company empowering digital transformation at the world's leading enterprises.

Today Virtana, the leader in hybrid infrastructure management for mission-critical workloads, introduced the latest version of VirtualWisdom, the premier hybrid IT infrastructure management and AIOps platform for mission-critical workloads.